POSITIVE CASE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 68, Issue 137, 22 March 1948, Page 3

POSITIVE CASE

INFANTILE PARALYSIS iN THE NORTH (P.A.) WHANGAREI This Day. v A poliomyelitis case, a man aged 25, Avas notified from Rawene. This is the twelfth case reported in Northland, three having developed while patients Avere in temporary residence. Only one of the last eight has had known contact with a previous positive case. . . The Minister of Health is giving consideration to tire reopening of schools closed individually, and Avill make a statement after Easter. FURTHER CASE AT NEW 1 PLYMOUTH (P.A.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Mar. 21. A girl aged eight years. aa-lio Avas admitted to the NeAV Plymouth Hospital, has been diagnosed as a positive ease of poliomyelitis. She had just returned from a holiday of three weeks in another district. No further restrictions have been imposed as a result. The case is the twenty-fourth in the Taranaki'health district since November 2, of which tAVo have been fatal. POSITIVE CASE AT AUCKLAND (P.A.) AUCKLAND, March 21. One case of infantile paralysis was reported in the central Auckland health district during the week-end. The patient Avas a child aged six, from the Waiuku district, who was admitted to the Auckland Hospital as a suspect on Friday. One suspected case, an adult from Takanini, Avas admitted to the hospital during the week-end. There were 45 positive and tAvo suspected cases in the hospital to-night.