Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-08-02 | Page 14 | Mortality Records of Epidemic Broken

MORTALITY RECORDS OF EPIDEMIC BROKEN Fifty-seven Children Die; Additional Beds Ordered for Hospitals; Heat Causes Trouble. NEW YOEK, Aug. 1. With all previous pre-vious mortality records in the epidemic of infantile paralysis here broken today, to-day, when it was reported that fifty-seven fifty-seven children had died during the twenty-fonr hour period ending at 1(1 a. m., Health Cuniniissioner Haven Emerson found it necessary to call for additional beds in hospitals to care for the afflicted. He said tonight that 1400 beds had been offered, and would be added to the number available today. to-day. The number ot new cases reported in the greater city was 15!), and it was said that of the L'f.'iS beds available in public and private hospitals only loU remained unoccupied tonight. The total number of cases of the disease since the epidemic began has been more than 4000. While the health authorities assert they have the situation well in hand, they admit that unless cooler weather I sets in tho number of new cases probably prob-ably will be increased by several thousand thou-sand before the epidemic stage passes. Circulars containing additional information infor-mation on how to rigid the disease wore distributed to the city's 11,000 police-' men today. Hoth the Woman's Sull'rage party and National Plant, flower and fruit girilrl are actively engaged in "clean-up" work through the city.