INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 172, 17 April 1937, Page 10

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Admissions to Wellington Hospital THREE MORE POSITIVE CASES Three positive cases of infantile paralysis were admitted to the Wellington Hospital yesterday from the Wellington health district. One was a boy of six years from Para para umu. another a girl aged twelve years from Ngaio, and the third a boy aged seven years from Miramar. The hoy of four admitted on Thursday from Torrens 'Terrace has been diagnosed as a positive case without paralysis. The other suspect admitted on Thursday, a boy of six from Miramar. proved negative. Discussing the epidemic, Dr. F. S. McLean. Medical Officer of Health. Wellington, said yesterday that it was of mild intensity compared with the epidemic of 1925-26, though the position, of. course, was serious for the people concerned. Tn Wellington since the beginning of this year there had been .IS cases and no deaths: in the previous epidemic t here wore 604 cases and 70 deaths in Wellington. Acting on the advice of the health authorities, the Wellington Y.M.C.A. has suspended, for the time being, all groups and classes which cater for boys and girls under 1(5 years of age. Because of the infantile paralysis epidemic the Khandallah branch of the League of Mothers, has decided to postpone this month's meeting of the branch. Parents are notified by advertisement in another column that the annual general mooting of the Marsden School Parents’ Association, called for Monday night next, has been unavoidably postponed.

j©©©©©©©#©©©®©®®©®®®®®®*®®® NEW ZEALAND SUMMARY Case' at Palmerston North Following is a summary of reports received through the Dominion Special Service and the Press Association of the infantile paralysis position in parts of New Zealand other than Wellington :— Palmerston North.—A three-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital yesterday as a positive case of infantile paralysis. The Hokowhitu School has been closed and also three Sunday schools in the Terrace End suburb. Masterion. — Of eight children now in the Masterton Hospital, six being from Greytown, only two have been diagnosed as positive cases. Wanganui.— The two positive cases at present in the Wanganui Hospital are reported to be progressing well, but there is definite leg paralysis evident. Hamilton. — A boy aged eight years was admitted to the Waikato Hospital yesterday from Arapuni. This is the third case from Arapuni. The five-vear-old Maori girl admitted to hospital on Wednesday has been proved a positive case. The positive cases occurred just after the Arapuni School was opened when the district was considered free of the epidemic. On account of the paralysis cases at Te Poi tlie children from there will not be allowed to attend school, until 14 days after the last case has been reported. Gisborne.— Two cases were reported in the East Cape Health District today. One was at Tewhaiti and was admitted to the Rotorua Hospital. The other was a 14-year-old girl in the borough of Gisborne, who was admitted to Cook Hospital as a mild case. There are now IS notifications for the East Cape Health District. The education board has closed all schools in the Wairoa district north of Nuhaka.