The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-31
pr. Abraham Sophian's Dis covery, Praised in New York, Improves Condition of Poliomyelitis Sufferers in Hillside Home All Are Recovering.
Two New Suspected Cases Found Today - Director Courtade's Refusal to Aid Health Board Regretted By Expert Seek to Pave Many More Streets.


 7x Through the announcement today }that the Kingstnn hospital authorities iii New York have had success ad- }miuistGk1ng . nAW serum treatment to l1nfanti1e para1ysas patients, it became lknown that pr. Abraham Sophian, tho iexpert In charge here, is the discov- ler6r of the method and that Bridge iport sufferers arc prospering under lthe treatment
 An the poHomyeiit1s victims at IH1i11dde home arc recovering. accord I1ng to Dr. HophiAn- Tho new treat fHhent that is be1ng given them con- isints of taking . quantity of serum kerom . convalanbant victim of the ldissase. wfthdraMfng some of the ispina1 fluid Of q sufferer and in5ect- i1ng the Dssnm fn 1fD place It Il said l Ifho serum aids,. i'm stimulating the Imanuknc<ufe saf . uefpon within tho 31oly which aftacks xhat acansed by ithe danDaS9- ,s4
 Twc s1r1., both aged eight. wsrs sfSn1S4pd fo Hl11stdes home today and placsd under observation as possible npkferera of poliomyelitis- They arc IGeE11dine EunkeI. 147 Denver avenue and Annie Horvath. 173 Pine street i Nl4e Evera, aged seven, of 213 Un- Ion Avsnpe, reported last week as q suspect, died t1,at morning of tuber- lculaf mening1ttsv at Hilldde home. ! Rudolph Core. aged three, of 727 IUn1on avenue. was placed under ob- lUsrvAtion at his home, as a suspect { Vivian Learre of 1887 State street rlvas sent to her home this morning IAftsr observation at Hillside She suf- Ifered only . minor illness. Quaran- Ifines were raised today on the houses let 2s3 Brooks street, 7ss Madison Iavenue and 1z2 George street
 Dincu1ty has been experienced by tDr. Sophfan in getting the co-opera- Ition ef Director of Public Works Ja- lcob A. Courtads. in. the movement for better health conditions. Director fCourtade has refused to- flush the I6treets with fire hose, as Dr. Sophian suggssted.
 Since he has besn here, Dr. Sophian has been trying to avoid antagonizing anybody, not for his own sake, but for the sake of Br1dgeport's health. Ghe refusal of the authorities here to no-operate with him, it is pointed out, win hurt the city. not Dr. Sophian.
 "For some technical reason" Dr. 6ophian said today, "Director Cour- xade has refused to flush the streets with fire hose. Very well. We shall get them as clean as we can by
 other means. We have exhausted moral suasfon.
 T hope that everything will be none by everybody concerned to pre- vent antasonism. It will hurt Bridgeport. shall leave hero and snay never be here again, so 1t makes little difference to me fhat attitude 1s taken. except that in the larger view of the thing. the interests of the city will be hurt"
 pr. Sophian said he understood the directors force would be greatly in- creased. however. for the purpose of doing things in his own way. Tho mayor has assured him also, Dr. So- ptian said, that at the next meeting Of the common counci1, measure will be introduced asking the ap- fproval of the council for raising money to pave as many streets as possible. This is desirable, Dr. So- phian said.
 A meeting of the health board was held at 3 o'clock today.