INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2727, 23 March 1916, Page 6

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

LATEST CASES. . The cases of infantile paralysis reported yesterday in the Wellington Health District were:—Kilbirnie, 1; Hawera, 1; Inglewood, 1.; Palmerston North, 1; Riwaka, 2; Picton, 1. The District Health Officer supplies the following details regarding infantile paralysis in relation to .school attendance in the Wellington City, Miramar, Onslow, and Karori districts:—"The first case was notified on February 1. To date sixteen cases'have been notified, spread over seven weeks.' Of these ton cases were 5} years or ruider, and did not attend any school. Of the remaining six cases, four attended four different schools, and two woro over school age. This information should disprove any contention that mere school attendance has been responsible for the spread of the cases in Wellington and suburbs. The number of schools in the district referred to is 23, and the number of scholars approximately 9500. The percentage of cases.occurring of school-ago children is therefore verv low, bqing 1 case per 2375 scholars." .

A CASE IN THE WAIRARAPA. By Telegraph.—'Sn>-cinl Corr»spqndeiu.) Masterton, March 22. A lad 11 years of age was admitted to the Masterton Hospital to-day from Nlreaha, sufforing from infantile paralysis.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR TREATMENT WANTED. ' By Telegraph—Press Association. -

Christchurch, March 22. Tho Education Board to-day decided to ask the Health Department to supply practical instructions for tho treatment and cure of infantile paralysis, tho information to be passed 911 by the board to teachers and parents. •

ANOTHER DEATH IN AUCKLAND. Auokland, March 22. One-more death from infantile paralysis is reported. The total number of deaths is now 39, and the total notifications 401. TWO CASES IN HAWKE'S BAY. Hastings, March 22. Two -cases of infantile paralysis were adinittedto the hospital yesterday, one being an infant from Slierenden and the • other,, a four-year-old child within the .borough. >