IRON LUNGS FOR NEW ZEALAND
TWO OBTAINED FROM SYDNEY HOSPITAL
(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) SYDNEY. December 11. Iron lungs to be used in the fight against the infantile paralysis epidemic will be sent to New Zealand from Sydney in the Wahine to-day. The New Zealand Government sent an urgent request to the New Zealand Trade Commissioner (Mr W. Taylor) for three iron lungs. Mr Taylor said last night that he had obtained two from the Royal Prince Henry Hospital, and he hoped negotiations with another hospital would result in the third being sent. A spokesman for the Prince Henry Hospital said that the hospital was normally equipped with six iron lungs. Because of New Zealand’s desperate need it had been agreed to part with two of them, on condition that they were replaced as soon as possible. This message was referred to the medical superintendent of the Christchurch Public Hospital (Dr. A. D. Nelson). who said he knew of no new iron lungs being imported for hospitals under the control of the North Canterbury Hospital Board. The Christchurch Hospital already had three iron lungs.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25365, 12 December 1947, Page 8
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