INFANTILE PARALYSIS
AND THE ANXIETY OF PARENTS
TO MOVE HOSPITAL PATIENTS
A report to tlio Hospital and Charitable Aid Board from the Hospital Committee, presented at Thursday's meeting, read as follows:— . "On April 13 the Acting-Mediaal Su« ponntendent reported there were 38 cases of iufantife paralysis in the Hospital, two of which wore serious Tlie medical staff is having much trouble with the parents of convalescent cases owing to their anxiety, to have their children home as soon as possible. This is considered not to bo in the best interests of tlie children, because onc6 the proper massage and electrical treatment are stopped there is less likelihood qf recovery of power in paralysed muscles. The children are not discharged during such time as the bacteriological examination shows they are in an infectious stage." LOCAL DISTRICT REPORT. Only two cases of infantile paralysis were reported in the Wellington Health District on Thursday. ■ One was at Hastings and one at Upper Hutt, TWO CASES IN CANTERBURYo By Telesrauh—Press Association. ( Christchuroh, April 20. Two moro cases of infantile paralysis are reported in South Canterbury both' girls, aged seven and four respectively, ihis makes the total this year 39, with four deaths:
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2752, 22 April 1916, Page 6
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198INFANTILE PARALYSIS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2752, 22 April 1916, Page 6
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