Show I I II i Plans Laid for Wiping Out Plague Drastic Measures Proposed Proposed Proposed Pro Pro- posed by Health Officers Officers Officers Of Of- to Control the Epidemic of Paralysis WASHINGTON Aug 18 Warnings that the infantile paralysis paralysis paralysis pa pa- epidemic may appear next summer in n other states not gravely grave grave- ly aff affected now unless drastic measures measures are tal taken en to control its course was given today to the national national national na na- na- na conference of public health officers officers officers of of- by the special committee named to recommend ways and means for its suppression The committee recommended that state health authorities be notified by uniform health certificates of removal removal removal re re- re- re moval of all children under 16 years of age from epidemic areas Continued d on page paJA 3 PLANS LAIDo LAID Continued o from page 1 R of one state or community another was disapproved The Thee ee e e recommended that during sual ual prevalence of ot infantile schools should not be opened medical edical supervision by a ite for Travel Bates tates for tor interstate travel tho ee held should be signed by byor byor or i state health officers n ates of private physicians Valone be a sufficient basis Issue of a permit to travel rt said Its its for tor Interstate travel J I e based on medical examina examina- Bis Vs believed that the federal ent can perform all duties of Ion and certification required state tate relations in case of ot une un- un e valence of infantile ding measures to deal with s s the report recommended reporting of ot all cases hange of weekly reports beate beate be- be ate te and federal authorities observations for tor two weeks of Iren under 16 leaving an in in- on of all diseased persons and ls ts for lor six weeks tai tal treatment when possible I e funerals for tor victims tion of assembly of children I J places during an epidemic ess Campaign of flies and the com corn cup and a general edu edu- t for cleanliness and andIn tiff In with wIlli particular Instructions l i its and children concerning hygiene especially of the pd nose ot of oti what the health officers tue i f wreckage of the epi- epi the crippled children who sur- sur ast discussed at to today's days con con- Treatment of all victims in inI I mf at state expense was ended by Drs Albert of ot Iowa Nebraska Porter of Florida er In Iowa's state hospital rt said remarkable results in crippled by the plague t 1 tt Roberg of Oregon urged public health service take urb activities of medical im- im He said sald they were gaining in the West Di Denounced fUI fact of infantile low Jow progress of or treatment j if ims said Assistant Surf Sur Sur- f ral Rucker Parents be be- raged leave good o to quacks who advertise iral paralysis p They go from track until their resources I n noes S of ot improving the child 0 QUo ort of a conference commit- commit unending a system of uni- uni Il Ug Jion and dissemination of I information regarding J I i Sias S' S adopted 1 fRK Aug 18 The The health e RK reported only a slight 1 the epidemic of infantile New ew cases during tho last hours numbered and 2 2 as against cases ond and esterday Ir Aug Aug lh Eighty Eighty known I cases ases of infantile paralysis have havo been j i received at the Cook county and I Durand hospitals in Chicago since i July 1 It was announced today An average of three patients a day is 1 1 being received at the count county hospital hospitals i i and emergency y preparations are being made to receive a much greater num ber num-j num I PHILADELPHIA Aug 18 The The local health authorities having charge I of ot the fight against infantile paralysis sis received word today that the authorities au of Trenton N. N J. J have quarantined quarantined quarantined against merchants who send goods to customers on approval because because be be- cause of the possibility of such goods carrying disease germs upon their return return re re- re- re turn tu n journey |