Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-10
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TAKES
DRASTIC MEANS TO STAMP
OUT PARALYSIS
STOP DEPARTURE or
CHILDREN FROM DUeuoLE
Should Situation Become Marc Alarm,
ina Federal Authorities Will Take
CHARGE and No One Will Be Allowed
to Leave city-Five New Cases Re-
ported-No Deaths Since Sunday
Special to Times-Republican.

Dubuque, July 10. Policemen are
stationed at every railroad depot mere
to prevent the departure of children
whose parents may attempt to take
them from the city in an effort to es-
cape the infantile paralysis epidemic
which is raging here. The decision to
put the entire city under quarantine
was made by the state board OF health
and an order to that effect was re-
ceived by local officials yesterday
morning. 1t is reported that the police
men encountered several cases where
children were attempting to board
tra:Ss but were stopped. The railroad
officials and employees are cooperating
with local health officials and little
further trouble is expected
Dr. F. c.. Rosenau, specialist OF
Rochester, Mimi. returned to the city
Yesterday and is fitting up a laboratory
in one of the local hospitals. prepare
tory to launching strenuous heht
against the disease. He brought win
him much equipment and more OF the
special serum which he has been using.
In the cases treated with Dr. RosenaTs
serum, it is said, the patients are
showing improvement and the special
list will make en- effort to take charge
personally of every paralysis case in
the city.
Five New Gases Reported.
Five new cases were reported 10 tie
city recorder yesterday. There have
! been no deaths since Sunday.
Members of the local health board
! ard physicians who ore cooperating II
the work of stamping out the disease
indicated that while the situation APP
peared gloomy on the surface. the
progress made in enforcing sanitary
and quarantine regulations were prom
ising Complete isolation of existing
| cases is the aim of those in charge OF
the quarantine and reports indicate
that their efforts have been successful
in ma jority of cases at least.
Dr. Rosenau was asked to issue
statement in regard to the general
situation yesterday. but owing to the
fact that he has been absent from the
city for two days he declined to DO SO.
He promised, however, that he would
give out a statement soon in which he
| would attempt to cover conditions gen.
| orally mere anu lue VI oSpCStS VI -
speedy end to the epidemic. DR.. Rose
nau is practically in charge of the sit
uation and will establish headquarters
at local hospital.
Club Excursion Postponed.
Additional precautions were taken by
| the local health board yesterday when
children were prohibited from riding on
I BUSES running between this city and
East Dubuque, across the river from
! here Another swimming pool, n pri
vate concern. also was closed to chill
| dren under IL years. while it is init
mated that children will be prohibited
entirely from entering stores down
town. The seriousness of the situation
was also responsible for the CONNER
cial club calling off their annual stean-
| boat excursion to Bellevue scheduled
| for Thursday The trip it is said. will
not be made until alt danger is passed.
! The event is an annual affair and
| usually attracts thousands, among
! them many children.
| City Attorney NJ. H. CZizek, who is
in charge Of the enforcement of sani-
tary and quarantine regulations re-
ports that the residents Of the city are
complying generally with the orders
issued. A few cases of violations have
been reported. however, but little trou-
BILE was experienced in getting the ac-
cused parties to agree to follow in.
structions.
The general clean-ups car,paign il:
progressing favorably, ACCORDING to re-
ports received at the city health Of
fees and Dubuque apparently will be
one of the cleanest spots in the country
when the epidemic is finally curbed. ~
City May Be Isolated.
Physicians who have been working
with DR.. Rosenau and who are III close
touch with the situation declare that
they expect the number Of cases to
gradually increase for another week ut
least. The crest Is expected to be
reached by that time however, when
they say the list will gradually dimin-
ish All urge constant vigilance and
stringent sanitary measures however.
Continuation of the strict quarantine,
regulations are also necessary they say.
In the letter accompanying the or
ders calling for complete quarantine
here. DR.. Guiiford Sumner, OF the
state board Of health, declared that IL
the local and state authorities were
unable to handle the quarantine situ-
alton, federal aid would be called upon.
1t was intimated that should this be,
done. no one. child or grown-up, would
be allowed to leave the city,