Evening journal., 1916-08-11
state keeps FREE
Of Children SPLACUE
Governor ConSultS With
State Board Regarding
Quarantine Law
NO APPOINTMENT
YET OF GUARDS

to check any outbreak that may oc-
cur and the local Board of Health
ready to cooperate with the State
authorities. no cases of the disease
are reported The local Board of
Health Office was besieged all day
Yesterday and again this morning by
adults accompanied by children who
desire to leave this State and need
health certificates for the children.
Just how many certificates had been
Issued so far, the Health Board could
not state, but it was admitted that
mroe than one hundred certificates
were issued this morning. While the
State Board of Health. at a confer
ence several days ago, adopted reso-
luton fixing a quarantine for this
State. il is understood that no guards
have been engaged by the board as
vet. it being thought advisable to
secure an opinion from the State
courts as to whether the board has
the right to employ guards. Neither
has the local Board of Health en-
gagged guards and will not unless the
disease should become prevalent.
The Wilmington Steamboat Com
pany has placed guards at its wharves
here and in Philadelphia to see that
all children boarding their boats for
Chester. Philadelphia OF Wilmington
have health certificates. This arrange
ment caused some difficulty to mem
bers of Shiloh Baptist Church. who
gave their annual excursion to Wood
side Park today. The children who
went on the excursion were held up al
the boat wharf. foot of Fourth street
until their health certificates were
made out.
Governor Charles r. Miller was TO
have gone West on vacation yester-
day. but he decided to remain at home
IN case the disease should break out
here and he be needed Governor Mil
Ter spent today at Dover, where he
was in communication with the State
Board officers. Officials of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company yesterday
issued the following notices to all
station agents.
"All children under Is years Of age
entering Pennsylvania, or those leav
ing who expect to be away more thar
As hours must have certificates snow
ing:
I. That they are from non-intecte'
districts, free from infantile paralysi
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the disease.
2. If they live in infected district
they must have certificates showing
that they have been under observs
ton by the health authorities for n
less than IA days.
&. Children from infected district
bearing certificates of health will b
passed only after an inspector ha
oddraeG fhnfF dos
tination address. the name Of tn
householder at their destination an
the name Of their travelling compan
ion.
A. Children who have had the dis
ease will be passed only when thei
certificates show that they have bee
under quarantine supervision for a
least 80 days, and have been regularl
discharged. The inspector will tax
their name, local and destination ad
dresses, the name ofthe householder a
the destination and the name Of thei
travelling companion.
5. Children absent from the Stat
of Pennsylvania for not more tina
forty-eight hours bearing proper Gel
tifcates from the original startin
point. will he re-admitted If the joui
ney has not taken them into infecte
districts. Commuters certificates wi
be issued and accepted If countersigi
ed and re-dated every ten days.
6. Persons not admitted into Penl
svlvania will be escorted by an il
spector across the border Of the Sta
and set at liberty after their name
and addresses have been taken. Adult
with children not having certificate
who resist will be placed under a
rest and tie children sent to hospital
Ticket agents are instructed to a
wise the public of the contents
these orders.
II is recommended that certificate
be procured from the proper healt
officers for all children under sixtee
years of age before buying transports
ton to any point. Compliance wit
this recommendation will save grei
inconvenience and delay.
When the river steamboat Thomi
CLYDE stopped at Chester yesterds
the captain warned all persons goir
aboard with children that the childrt
would not be permitted to leave Il
boat at Augustine Beach unless th'
had satisfactory bills of health.
view of this, several family parti
were forced to abandon contemplate
outings. Scores Of children were p
off the Wilson Line steamers
Chester. all of them being Philade
phians. The boat people were u
able to take them out Of the State. al
because of the Delaware State quara'
tine could not continue with them
this city.
The quarantine maintained at q
Fourth street Wharf, where the WI
son Line steamers, the Pennsgro
ferryboats and the Fenton Beal
boats come in. is a strict one. Il b
came effective today. when l..
Wiedenman, of this city, was sworn
as inspector for the state Board
Health and placed on duty at t
wharf.
MIR. Wiedenman has all three Ian
ings to supervise. but he is there
the capacity of a health officer on
He has authority to issue certificat
to children, allowing them to boa
the boats, upon the presentation
him of certificates of health signed
the children's physician or some du
constituted authority.
Up to noon today Mr.. Wiedenm
had issued but one certificate.
least twelve children under sixte
wears of age. bound for Pennsylval
norts we're not permitted to board
Wilson steamers or ferry boats
philadelphia or New Jersey. One oh
/ .a.-od che Guards in PHILADELPHIA a