The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-12
State Health Commissioner
Not Afraid Epidemic
Will Start Here.
.GOLEBANK IS IMPROVING
Physicians Agree on Course
of Procedure in Sus-
picious Cases.

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No new cases of poliomyelitis, and
none under suspicion have been re
ported since the Bryan Coiebank case
The authorities and the city physlc ians
are looking for new cases and will
treat all child sickness with suspicion
until it can be stated Ueyvmd all doubt
that there is no infantile paralysis
symptoms.
Bryan Colcbank is being cared for
by his mother In the Walker house on
Merchant street. Mrs. Colepank Civ
ing information concerning the condi
ton of her son TO the neighbors By
word Of mouth from the upper story
windows Joy beamed across her
countenance ms morning Wilsn she
opened the window and said that her
son was improving and tnas az tell
much better The final consultation
in the case will likely be held tornor
row at which tfno special tests will
be made to set at rest all rurnorB thai
the ca5c is not infantile paralysis.
At the meeting OF the physicians OF
the city yesterday afternoon IN the
Office Of Mayor Anthony Bowen NJ
was decided not 10 close either the
lNAilO uu vi tuO lluIllUIl othtlbHo az hnAr
time and not to contine the traffic e
adults only notwithstanding the parai-
ysis scare. The doctors further an
nounccd their willingness 70 consid
or the proposition as to methods o
diagnosis of any suspicious cases. The
family doctor should he feel that liis
patient has any polfomyelitis synnp
toms is to call in another physician t.
be selected by tile family and the city
physician.
Bryan golebank who is suffering or
i.the East side With What Il said TO be
lnfu1tile pafaiyt & WAC sDmewhat I'M
proved esteidhy. I'D was able e.
move the muscles IN his feet and hie
physicians have hope for quick recoy,
cry. pr. Jepson, state health commits
sionet, told the twenty five doctors
gathered yesterday TIT CoIebank'e
casetneed not cause them any fear oil
all epidemic.
He also said that the schools of the
city, the churches, the places OF pub
lie amusement should not sbe closed,
that his opinion of the matter is that
so long as children are in school their
whereabouts are known to the parents.
He also said that the impression that
infantile paralysis is a hot weather
disease is all wrong inasmncli as epi
denies are more prevalent in Norwas
and Sweden and Canada than In any
other countries. In 1913 there was an
epidemic among the Indians In Cen
trial Alaska near the Yukon river. BE
telt that the two eases in Fairmont
are sporadic; that the people of this
city have no occasion to fear the
spread as has been the case in nlItinf
and Grafton. He also complimenteo
the physicians OF the city ON the irii
terest they manifest in the prevention
OF alarm among the citizens OF the city
The doctors present were @. NJ! Ram
age, Lee Boyers, G. II. Brownfield. q
Q. Henry, 7. H. Miller. j. A. Graham
=. P. Fitch. ]. E. ofFner. e. w. strick
Ter, H. d. Causey, H. H. Carr. j. w {
Mcdonald, G. L. Holland, w. Boyers
G. Boyers, w III Sands, L. b. Burk
j. A, Jamison, L. d. Howard, j. A
Harness, J. II, BouIware, II. S. Yost
e. NJ. Cox, l.. n. Yost, H. r. johnson