Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-01

Three children, all living in the northern
part OF the city, succumbed today-tO IN
fantile paralysis. This brings the total of
deaths here up TO the present time to 1bO.
Those who died today area
ANNA GAIsER, one year old, ITO North
Twenty-seventh street
ETHEL RBA. nine months old, 1881
North Swanson street.
DONALD FREED, seven years old, 1928
North Huber street.
The heavy fines levied by the health au-
thorities on those who ignored the law
and brought children suffering from the
disease out of the city has had good effect
upon the people generally.
Everywhere now there is a marked spirit
of co-operaton and parents have been made
to realize that the precaution taken by the
Health Bureau is for the protection OF the
children and residents OF the entire city.
Only two new cases were reported to-
day. They are:
GEORGE f. ToMLINSoN. 4 years old,
Bern road. Fox Chase.
CHARLES DERISSO, 1 year old OF 1853
Stanton street.
These make a total of 500 cases UP to
tho present time.
The serum for immunity from infan-
tile paralysis is WORKING well In two cases
at the Philadelphia Hospital for Contagious
Diseases according to DR.. Theodore LIE
BOutillter, VINO administered IT,
1t is arresting the disease, he said. Doc
tor LIE Boutillter went into western Penn
sylvania yesterday to administer the serum
to a daughter of physician. The case
had been considered alnost hopeless, but
the serum seems to have worked wonders.
Now IL is almost certain the child Will re-
cover.
Another child who received the serum
died within 12 hours This has been the
only case however. where the treatment
failed OF good response. In all these cases
it was administered Wednesday; several
other patients were treated with 1t yes
terday.
DIR. A. A. Cairns. chief medical inspector.
is wroth at New Jersey health officials and
said their certificates don't seem to be
worth the paper they're written on. He
made this comment after the prosecution
and fining of two parents who brought sick
children here from seashore resorts. The
fathers were fined 500.
Dr. Milton II. Foster, of the United States
Health Service, is in the city to CONFER
with Doctor Krusen about the infanttle
paralysis situation. He will probably open
offices here and stay as long as the disease
is serious. Doctor Cairns isn't at all hope
full that the epidemic will spend itself be-
fore the end of this month. He expects to
see the disease brought home by returning
vacationists in much the same manner as
The Camden City Council made an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to meet emergency ex-
penses caused by the fight against infant.le
paralysis. Raymond S. Crowley, Ia months
old, son of Mrs. Minnie w. Crowley, a
widow of 140 South Thirty-fourth street,
Camden, and Harold Grigg, Jr., years
old. of Brdwood tract. Haddonfeld. n. j.,
died of infantile paralysis Both children
were taken i'll on Wednesday.
The four instances of children brought
into the State while suffering from infan-
tile paralysis are being investigated by
Doctor Cairns.
Eight more children will go today from
the Hospital for Contagious Diseases to the
country branch of the Chlldren's Hospital
at Wynnefeld. where there are already 80
convalescents.
For the first time since the beginning of
the infantIle paralysis outbreak Lower Mer-
ion township Is suffering an invasion OF
the disease with one case at Bryn Mawr.
reported Wednesday night. and second
case at Ardmore, reported yesterday morn
ing.
The Ardmore case is Alice, the 14-months-
old daughter of Tony Ross, of Lancaster
avenue, near Holland avenue. The father
is a shoemaker.