INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 151, 23 March 1925, Page 8

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

WELLINGTON HEADS DAY’S LIST A big drop in the daily total of cases of infantile paralysis .was noted in Saturday’s/notifications up till 9 a.m. Wellington headed khe list with seven cases. Fresh cases were recorded in all four centres. The details were as follow:— . \ Auckland Health District.—City 1, Whangarei 1, Honai 1, total 3. , Wellington Health District.—Waverlev 1 Wanganui 3 (in one house), Palmerston North 1, I-eilding 1, Murcheson 1, total 7. . . Canterbury Health District.—Christchurch 1, Wainiairi 1, Rangiora 1. Tinwald 1, total 4. Otago Health District.—Dunedin 1, South Dunedin 1, total 2.

R’ EGHAim - A W' l i T1 nT I Wairoa, March 21.

The first case of infantile paralysis in the Wairoa district was brought into Wairoa Hospital yesterday, the sufferer being a Maori named Henarc Wainohti, aged 22. The casi- is reported to be a severe one, both legs being affected. Wainohu conics from Mohaka. All contacts have been quarantined.

The infantile paralvsis suspect case, that of a young child, reported on Wednesday, proved to be a negative. Another suspect is under observation. Auckland, March 21.

Five new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to-day, one at North Auckland, one in the city, »’ Coromandel, and one in Opotiki. One death occurred in hospital. Dunedin, March 21.

y youth, aged 18, admitted to the hospital some days ago suffering from infantile paralysis died last night. A bov, aged 2J years, was to have been sent to the hospital yesterday, but died before admission. A suspected case, a bov aged 12, was adnr>ed vesterdav and declared a positive case ; and a girl aged 8, in South Dunedin, was also declared positive. Timaru, March 21. A girl 5| years of age, admitted to the hospital on Thursday as a nnhl case of infantile paralysis, died this morning. Christchurch, March 21. Onlv two cases of infantile paralysis were reported in the Canterbury health district yesterday L his ,, ls a distinct drop compared with tne previous day. when eight new cases were reported.