Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-08
Assistant Surgeon General
Rucker Directing the Work
Being Done in New York.
OTHER STATES ALERT
TO EXCLUDE DISEASE
Children Barred From Libraries and
Picture Shows-Fewer New
Cases Are Reported.

NEW YORK, July s.-Asst.
Surgeon General w. c. Rucker of
the federal public health service
came here today from Washing
ton to confer with the local health
office and direct the six experts
assigned by the national govern
ment help combat the epidemic of
infantile paralysis. The federal
experts will concentrate their ef-
forts upon preventing the spread
of the disease to other states.
'"These inspectors from the public hos
pital SERVICE" said Dr. Haven Emerson,
the city health commissioner, will not
take over our administration. They arc
empowered to go anywhere and adopt
any measures not allowed the experts
of our department. We cannot go be-
yond the city limits"
DR.. Emerson declared it would be i'm.
dren from, Loo eo ,,in he'.e .h parents ana cni-
they came from infecte5 d,str;c.s shouSn ~,
known cases may be moved, however and
none Will be permitted to leave New York
city, and all persons in contact with the
disease must remain here T
although this was the hottest day
since the beginning of the epidemic
there were fewer fatalities from the
twenty -four hours preceding 10 o'c,ocS
this morning the disease kiIfed a;ahtosr
children in the gre.+aro -, .s:.
of this number dvinp in RrooL,,,r 'e"
Other States Are A1ar+
Inc health officials attached little sig
nifcance thus far to reports of isolated
cases in other narts of ~. oo,,...,,
s;do w. W, ou.-
sea.e' <u'ices from otner
STATES however. showed that state and
municipal health officers were On their
ground and taking precautions
The enisemio w.. 10.
o" IN many places. Children under
from readin, roou. - ,;hz-,
moving n;ctnre sbov. h,,. 80 -,
the amusements at Conev Island .xo.n.
those in the open air. Sixteen play
tho nnan;n "e cioseo touay ana
delayed The children's rooms in the
pupic Horarles and all Fairgrounds
Oil will he snrinkied -, ,ha
of the park Fairgrounds to make them
as on nostiess as possible.
two new cases maEine eigh. ,h;..
week, and two suspected cases is this
l1rnihs report OF the infantile pa
whose deatb ;s renortad .odn me 'na.e
HeaItb ,uthar;t;o -
cidad I.+e IaS+ 49, iorh ue
a. ao. " aoahuoh Ior
east pan ueclded
upoi III ehe i.erhoon TO appeal to tho
american Red cross for nurses to aid
IN stamping out the scourge which,
since June l, has caused 1876 deaths
among children. Health Commissioner
Emerson said he was now of the opin-
ion it would not be necessary to ask
for outside aid as the hosnitaIs ~ mi.
city have agreed to extend their helm
freely
Fauar Nou Casa. pan.,4.l
Some encouragement was found in
tho f.c+ tb.t f.uar NAM -
e" eoes "ero
reported yesterday than Thursday and;
Wednesday, All ,b. a;,
ting. vigilance and the strict enforce
ment OF every known sanitary pre-
caution could the epidemic be kept
within bounds.
DIR. Emerson declared that one of the
steps he had decided upon was the
prosecution of physicians who have fall
ed to report cases of the disease thew
have attended. Court actions would be
begun, ne SAID, wherever the necessary
.uotS |ou.u pe po.aiilsu.
was reported nv the Associa t;on for
Improying the Condition of the Poor
which has found that in the conpestej
districts of the citv frightened mothers
have internsd tbeir cbiidren in tbeir
tenement homes in many instances
with windows closed such action II
was pointad ont is Ekelx to have ser;
on adults as wem. ''''N' VI
pr ad1arenes MAySF With tses shas
ture the the latter had agreed to do every
try into the country OF shipments OF
IsIands ub;cb arc urpoptiv needeS for
research work in connection with in
lahtiie paralysis
Fresh Air Work Being Done.
ffesh an "oih ioi INV 'iiiioi GU "a ehe