The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
Health Department
 Orders Quarantine
 In Two Cases Here

Two cases of infantile paralysis are announced today by the health de- partment. Every physician in the city has been urged to report at once every, case in, which there is the slight. est suspicion and a corps of school nurses have been ordered to comb the city to scrutinize all young children under their care and to instruct mothers in preventative measures.
 Edith Fullen, aged 2 years. daugh- ter of William J. Fullen a Remington Arms & Ammunition company em- ploye living at 96 Madison avenue. Is declared by health officers to have a true case of infantile paralysis and the home is quarantined.
 Joseph Heigle. e7s stillman street. also the son of a intuition worker. is at Bridgeport hospital. still a suspect ed case, though medical opinion dif- fers as to the true nature of the par alysis. EsU4
 Reports received at the Health board offices today indicated that Fairfield county Is filling up with children brought by parents and guardians from New York where dss scourge is raging. One childrens' k>s stitution at Fairfield is said to huIfo received a consignment of z6 chil- dren from New York to be cared for here until all danger, of infection in that city is passed.
 Efforts to have the local board of health determine positively the cause of the general epidemics of septic sore throat, infantile paralysis and erys1- no1os }r fhis rftv Tailed Fear of infection has filled the health board offices with calls. Dr. Edward A. McLellan is kept busy from early morning until late at night calling at the suspected homes only to find in the great majority of cases that symptoms are mistaken.
 It is again called to the attention of Bridgeporters that fear at this time of infantile paralysis should be avoided. It is known that infantfle paralysis germs rsquire about one month for incubation. It hssN been decided as nearly as may be that the spread of the disease comes through flies, mosquitoes household vermin and particularly through household cats and dogs that harbor fleas or arc allowed to roam among, the infected garbage pails of other homes.
 Should the germs of this disease have been prevalent in Bridgeport 1t may be several weeks before it's symp- toms become apparent in children. Worry at this time Is therefore useless according to Dr. Mcclellan and should be avoided while all preventative measures for the future are taken.
 Keep the baby cool, feed 1t caro- fully, keep flies and other insects from it.. and watch carefully for any fever and digestive disturbances. Call a physician if it is not we'll. These are the accommodations of the board of health.
 Inquiry into the Fullen case shows that visitor in the Fullen house. hold hero who had been; exposed to a case of infantile paralysis in New York had spent three days in thA com pany of the child.
 Sidney Smith, of Brooklyn, N. r., employed in a pool parlos here was called to New Yorlf early this week, his child having been declared strick- en with the disease.
 pr. Elmer F. Blank of Noble ave- nue, family physician to the Hetrle child wse in conference with other physicians yesterday. At the -conolu- sion Dr. Bfank deolared his belief that she paralyt1c condition was the result Of fall rather than infection. Close observa<ton under direction of the board sof health will be continued.