ONLY ONE CASE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 5, 7 January 1937, Page 3

ONLY ONE CASE.

CHILD PARALYSIS.

:;ADVICE; JO ! isolation ■■• oitsr :• 'BETuk'n.' :., ,' : ■ The ..infaiitile...paralysis'-'-positibh-. iii' Auckland remains linch'anged. The-young' ■gii-i-'whq was admitted', to the Auckland. H6.!p.iia;l last;, week- is: still, the. oiiiy-'ea'sp;;.-liiid.-her.condition contiinie's;.to iiiipfoyc.' ■■.:■",Oii- tile return of. who iiavc; yisiicd:. Bniiedih' and': other "-'parts ',J6P '.Ot-ago^ineiiiilinp | 0 (lay:;. .representative health 'authorities tonic lio ;tction,..bu'trthe :ques'-.: ,t.ipn'.bf : pnssi])ie i-e'strietinns iii the Soutlu as.;ii- : resiil.t. of the outbreak i.s ;hot bvei'--.lboke.d. ..'by ..dth'ci- ' iii'tendiiig. travellers.' ■The-: : heal tit' authorities, stated.-;,t0.-dayj. '■that : tiicre. were no..'eomp'uifiory...restri.e-; ..Eio'ns .on traveilers, other, than, ch.iidren'.'..' ■tn'iiji.iti-.- .fi.-ohv. the : ! ;infi ; .efi'd. aicas,"-liiifc.-.'if. ■ H the ,, : , .epide.itiic,^iidde.iily : took;a;.very.'e'eri 1 .! ousvtui;n, res.trietinnsnii.aht,be'enforced,, .-with' conseq'u.eiit: .infer.i-uptibh .of coin-' iiverte; .aiid holiday plans'. '■" ' '■■■■';. '■ ",''■ ' - Cp-qperatiori y/it'h. pepartment;'- ;■■;;'';■; !tlie TF-Ton..]til, ;bepart'i.neilt : . .tiiroiighoiit ; thfe; bom'i.nion in ,-;niakiilg:. ell'eelive the.-;■■ precautioiis; agniiist-ilie' .spread of; infectipii.:: ,'Adult" .pe.r.sbii's,wlio: visit. , Ofa;>-o'..shbuld-'':kcep i vin' touch'.'witil tlie-tiepartineiit ahdjinforin it.'pf- -their Jiiibycnieiitsi, w'hile. tlic"';dis- ; :.trict' / ..:ojoicos , df the T:)(']);u'tment':tlirougli'-: ; ■piit.-.tiie,,-.country': .are maintaining -close contact'■■ witli ;each; btlicr.- ; Wlien travel-. le'rs ..return!.■.'.-lioiiip,'-.i-they : 'arc'"'required.,.to keep to t.lienisclves as'".iiiiicli as possible ■until.'about a fortnight has,-.elapsed: from the-.iimc.'.fflf leaving'.tii.c .infcct'etl.;.are'iis',' keeping n'w-ay, to': a. : i-easoiia.blp.;.ext'ent; ■irbiii .children-, and,crowds';.:-! ' 'rhcy arc ■advised: also 't0.... (•(iiis'ult... lii'ei'r; abbut-.the us.o'p'f' a ;'sprny : br( ptli.e'r.-.disip'-' fcctaiit.. treatment,.... ■■■!■'■..■'■ .'':■'>'■;. ■;: .Nifinbers of adiilts.-havp ■the-North during tlie !past.fcw,''day.s'i!aiid' lit fist of Ihc'iii. .have willingly :r entered th'is-Viho'dqr'ate-, fonii'. of .isolation; iihtil! tlie'.; possibility' of -; : their: being! carriers of -infection lias pas rd. The local -office of\.:thc. TTe.ilih ?i|i ii I meiit expresses gratilication nt ■■.'■th'e , '''.'e ; b'-!o.pe'r'at'i'oii'jP.f-':the pi'iblic'-'in tliis respect.: -""■■;-■":■-' : *r ' ii, md iiinli 'i i ■; Provided there is no relaxation of the general ; - prccatitioiis.,. already . in'" force, there! is 'no need for undiie. : alarm as' far as Aiiekiaiid, :.is concerned, health authoritics',;'state,. : in' prder.'.to help allay the. anxiety of .parents'-.'who ,fear: aVscri'lOiitiireak here; : ; Air ;aiid sunlight are: aiuongfthc best'disinfectants for all such''"s'pliiUpry"-,'infectipiis. as' infantile paralysis,",but, heads and nechs i should be covered,--and.-ovoi'-tire'dness ..'avoided^;

,':. 'Xp"'aiinbuncenic'iit cnii -yet be-made 'cbiiccrniiig the, opciiing.qf cniiips and con: volitions;-;'-and tne Dejiartnicnt is con-tinuing-.to urge that these should not be held .'at.-present. A iintlbnal house party planned .by tlic Oxford Croup for Cliristcliurcliiiicxt week, anel a'training 1 school arranged; for Auckland-' this'! week-end have been postponed. : ;■:'/:..Tlie;.-:Sletlipdist' Bible chiss leaderi,' eaiii]>: to -iieiield! at Na]iicr- has---also .bccii:.postponed.;■',■.:..:...-■