Show NE NEW DELOUSING A TION BOOMS But Its It's Immigrants ants Instead Instead Instead In In- stead of Soldiers NEW YORK Jul July 20 Hoff Hoff Hoffman man Island detention station of ot the tho New York quarantine service now has an average transient population of ot 1000 a day duo to tho the inbound rush of Italian immigrants Im Im- migrants In addition tho the five doctors attached at attached at- at to the station h have ve given up all thoughts of ot vacation andare and andare are arc working one ono 0 of tho the quarantine quarantine quarantine tine officials said to the limits of ot human endurance in vaccinating fumigating and inspecting prospective pros pros- citizens and their families Tho The reason for tor the unusual ca call for the services of ot Hoffman Is Island Island Is- Is land is raid aid to bo be a misunderstanding standing on the part of ot Italian of officials officials ot- ot and steamship companies respecting United States public health regulations re Travelers from districts wJ where re typhus and other transmittable diseases prevail prevail pre pre- vail all are supposed to be deloused de loused examined and certified as clean by American public health officers before they board tho ship These re regulations are not being complied compiled with officials here claim and therefore tho delousing and fumigating must be done before the traveler is landed The ex expense expense expense ex- ex pense of tho the work here is charged to tho steamship companies During the last week more moro than half a a. dozen ships have arrived from Crom ports where typhus carrying suspects could be taken on board All of or these ships have been de detaIned detained detained de- de in quarantine while the steerage passengers numbering from one ono to 2000 on each ship were taken oft off ot on barges barbes landed jit tt t Hoffman Hottman Island and detained for twenty four to forty-eight forty hours During the detention the they arc compelled to take a thorough bath from tho tops of ot their heads to the tho soles of ot their feet teet Their clothing baggage and effects are arc put through a a. bath of ot live JIve steam From Hoffman Koffman Island arrivals are taken taleen to Ellis Island for tor examination examination examination examina examina- tion by Immigration authorities asto asto as asto to their qualifications |