Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-09-24 | Page 17 | New Polio Case Admitted to S. L. Hospital

Polio Case Admitted to 10 toSI SI S. L. L Hospital All Paralysis Wards Filled With 60 Patients Registered One new Salt Lake City case of poliomyelitis infantile paralysis was registered at Salt Lake general general general gen gen- eral hospital for treatment and andone andone andone one suspected case was reported Friday raising to 60 the number of patients under treatment or convalescing at the hospital Dr George N. N Curtis county physician said all patients are In fairly good condition He added that the physician attending the suspected case involving a year old girl had sought ought to register register reg reg- ister his patient for observation but that the polio wards are completely completely completely com com- occupied and it was necessary necessary necessary sary to refuse admission The new patient registered in late Thursday night was a a year 7 old girl Schools Start Meanwhile e. e thousands of Salt Salt Lake City school children prepared to return to classes Monday endIng ending ending end end- ing an unexpected vacation which was ordered when the polio epidemic reached serious proportions proportions proportions within the city Dr T. T J. J Howells city health commissioner warned that the order lifting the ban on assembly of children under 17 years of age is not effective until Monday and that the reopening of Sunday schools or admitting children to theaters or other places of indoor assembly is forbidden until that day After Monday no restrictions are to be placed upon indoor assemblies assemblies assemblies as as- of children since the present present present pres pres- ent downward trend of the epidemic epidemic epidemic epi epi- epi- epi demic has continued to the point that only something unforeseen would force continuance of theban the theban theban ban order Plans I I Plans for the reopening of schools are complete said Dr L. L John Nuttall Jr schools Elementary s schools c h a 0 o 0 1 s which did not open on September 7 as scheduled because of the polio epidemic will open at 9 a. a m. m Monday High schools closed September September Sep Sep- 10 when the ban order was extended will resume class schedules schedules sched ached ules tiles which were in operation at that time Dr Nuttall gave assurance that th the regular nurse servi service e i in Id s-ch s schools is complete and will operate on about the same schedule as in the past Day-care Day centers for children children chil chil- dren of working mothers also I will reopen Monday when registration will be conducted Arrangements Arrangement I also are complete for the operation operation opera opera- tion Hon of child-care child centers for care of children in kindergarten or first I grade during the half day they I Iare are not in school This service for children of working parents may be obtained through registration at Grant school South First West street