MORE PARALYSIS CASES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21976, 28 December 1936, Page 8

MORE PARALYSIS CASES

— * Dunedin Position DEATH OF ADULT AGED FORTY-ONE (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) DUNEDIN. December 27. During the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day, two infantile paralysis patients were admitted to the Dunedin Hospital, one being a girl two years of age, classed as a positive case, and the other a girl of 15 years, being admitted for observation. The death has occurred of an adult 41 years of age, who was being treated privately, this being the first adult case of which the Health Department has been notified. It was reported cn Saturday morning that two fresh cases of suspected infantile paralysis had been sent to hospital for observation. One was a boy five years of age and the other a girl two years of age. Neither case was paralysed. NO CASES IN CITY LAST EVENING DUNEDIN FAMILY ISOLATED AT TEMUKA No cases or suspected cases of infantile paralysis had been reported last evening, according to the Medical Officer of Health for Canterbury, Dr. T. Fletcher Telford, who said that the regulations of the Health Department, as far as he knew, had been satisfactorily observed by the public during the holiday period. ’ Though there were rumours of infantile paralysis at Temuka, the resident medical practitioner, Dr. A. S. McInnes, said yesterday that there had been no indication that the epidemic had reached the district. At the request of the South Canterbury health inspector (Mr Wallwork) the Temuka police arranged for the isolation of a Dunedin family which had taken a hut at Winchester for the holidays. As a precautionary measure the period of isolation will be 10 days, the members of the family being restricted to a certain area around the hut. Acting on recommendations from the Health Department, the manager of the Bramwell Booth Salvation Army Boys’ Home has forbidden the boys to leave the grounds of the institution until restrictions are generally lifted. SUSPECTED CASES IN WELLINGTON TWO ADMISSIONS TO HOSPITAL (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, December 26. Two extremely doubtful suspects, with no signs of paralysis, have been admitted to the Wellington Hospital. The first, a baby, aged 20 months, was placed in isolation on Wednesday, and the other, a girl aged three years, was admitted late yesterday afternoon. RED CROSS CAMP POSTPONED (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) PALMERSTON N., December 27. It had been intended to commence a camp for members of the Red Cross Society drawn from all parts of New Zealand here to-day, but because of the infantile paralysis cases in Dunedin, the camp has been postponed till Easter,