PARALYSIS LULL.
DUNEDIN POSITION.
TWO NEW SUSPECT CASES.
GOOD RESPONSE BY PUBLIC,
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. The position regarding the infantilo paralysis outbreak has improved considerably. There were no admissions to hospital yesterday. Two suspect cases, a boy aged five years and a girl of two, were admitted to-day for observation. Neither case is paralysed. There were two suspect cases admitted on Thursday. The' medical officer of health, Dr. T. McKibbin, would not, however, agree that the outbreak in Dunedin was waning. He said that there was a definite temporary lull at least. The public is responding remarkably well to the restrictions placed on the movements of children under 16 years. Only in one or two cases have the authorities met with trouble from people travelling with children. The ban on children travelling operates generally anywhere outside a 20-mile radius. The outbreak has seriously affected the railways. The revenue for the week is £750 below that for the correspondin"- week last year, while in the past two days over £1000 has been refunded to poople who have cancelled ( holiday trips.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 306, 26 December 1936, Page 6
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182PARALYSIS LULL. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 306, 26 December 1936, Page 6
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