Show Plan Nation NationWide NationWide Wide Fight on n Epidemic Conference Is Called by Public Health Service to Prevent the Spread of Infantile Paralysis H Aug 17 Measures to prevent further spread pread of infantile paralysis were discussed here today on a conference conference conference con con- ference called caned by the public health service under the authority of congress for such councils in an epidemic epidemic epi epi- demic of national danger Delegates from nearly all states were present today with detailed reports reports re reo re- re ports of the spread of the plague over the country The imposition of new regulations to prevent interstate transmission transmission- of the disease Is not the primary object of the conference but in welcoming the delegates Secretary McAdoo expressed expressed expressed ex ex- ex- ex pressed hope for federal and state coordination coordination coordination co co- co- co ordination of preventive measures and regulations Assistant Surgeon General A. A H. H Glennan in the absence of Surgeon General Blue opened the conference which is expected to continue two days Assistant Surgeon General W. W R R. Rucker presided The conferees agreed that their figures figures fig fig- ures showed more than cases o of 01 infantile paralysis in inthe the United States but that outside of New York New Kew Jersey Connecticut and Pennsyl- Pennsyl Pla t Uie lr ki situation tI pra practically ti allY allY- was wag 1 normal Aside side from the cases inthe in m the be vicinity of New York City there was wasI I I no mission specific of the evidence V disease e that could d dt t the be AX traced transmission transmission trans trans- d back to th the metropolis The statistics statis statis- statistics tics showed that cases in persons older lder than 16 were rare but not impossible ble NEW YORK Aug 17 The The epidemic epidemic epidemic epi epi- demic of infantile paralysis took a turn for the better today the third consecutive day showing a decrease in deaths and new cases During the twenty-four-hour twenty period ending at 10 a. a m. m the plague killed two thirty-two children children children chil chil- dren and were stricken This compares favorably with yesterdays yesterday's figures which showed thirty thirty four four deaths and new cases PHILADELPHIA Aug 17 DI Di Director rector Krusen of the local department of public health today requested that all Sunday schools and churches be closed to children under the age of 16 until the epidemic of infantile I. I I paralysis is over I |