The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-20
PARALYSIS CASE
RAS DEVELOPED
0NP|ERPONT AVE.
Victim is Pauline Virginia
HoIstead, 10 Months
An MINIMIZING SERUM
New York Health Authol.i-
ties Send a Supply to
This City.
An IMMUKIZING SERUM

Coming with the announcement that
a fourth case OF poliomylitls had devel.
oped in Fairmont. is the receipt of a
letter by DR.. c. NJ. Ramage Of the
Board OF Health from Erdward j.
Banzhaf, assistant director of the De.
partment of Health of New York city,
that q serum capable of immunizing
against the disease has been discover.
ed. Prior to this discovery there has
been vaccine used but not altogeth.
er successful. The new method
promises to do that which is expected
ndrequired of it.
DR.. Banzhaf has offered the entire
knowledge and the collected data of
the thousands of physicians Of New
York city, and has also shown his In.
Sterest In the prevention of the spread
of the disease here by sending a sup.
ply OF She vaccine gratis. The immuniz.
ing process is a long and tedious one
and VIII not be resorted to here unless
the disease gets beyond the physic.
fans.
The fourth case of infantile paraly.
sis reported is that of 10 months old
Pauline Virginia Halstead,. of $50 Pier
pont avenue, city. The case was lag
nosed absolutely by DR.. Brownfeld and
Dr. Ramage this morning. Besides
the report of the Board Of Health this
morning concerning fourth case th9
board also says that one or two cases
are being held under suspicion. The
cases held under suspicion have shown
no signs of the 'malady but the physic.
iafs in charge feel that all precautions
should be taken to protect the public
and for this reason have asked the per-
ents to hold quasi quarantine over
the homes Of the Ill children.
The cases as they have developed
IN Fairmont and the present status fol-
lows:
No. George Carr, aged six years.
t'sTelton street Died.
No. 9. Bryan Colebank, aged Is,
years, Merchant street. Legs paralyz-
ed.
No. s. Nan Johnson, aged seven
years, Chicago street, legs a3u arm
paralyzed.
No. 4. Pauline Halstead, Pierpont
avenue, legs partially paralyzed.
This is the official record of the
cases developed in Fairmont since
january 8, when the Carr case came
TO the notice Of the city physician.
There is hardly any doubt in the
minds of the members OF the School
board that the schools will be allowed
to reopen at the stated time next
Tuesday, but should it be deemed ad.
yisable to close them longer to watch
the progress of the disease, 1t will be
done.
The two cases within radius of
Dne block of the old Normal school on
Quincy street has classed that sec.
ton as one that positively must obey
the quarantine and the instructions
of the city Board of Health in regard
70 children congregating on the streets.
Although the city will be watched by
police more carefully in all see.i ,ls,
this block, running from Quincy to
y Boydston and from Chicago to Pier.
pont, Will be doubly quarantined.
The case. of Bryan Colebank on Mer.
chant street, is isolated and there is
no danger from this source. Eighth
ward parents are reported to the city
as becoming lax in their watch over
! their children and are requested by the
Health board to take more pains to
help prevent the spread OF the disease.