INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 173, 19 April 1937, Page 10

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

One New Positive Case at Wellington Hospital

BOY FROM LOWER HUTT

Only one positive case of infantile paralysis was admitted to the Wellington Hospital during the week-end. this being a boy of live years from Lower Hutt. Another case admitted on Saturafternoon, a girl aged live years I rom Island Bay, proved negative. A boy of 17 months admitted on Friday from Kilbirnie, has also proved negative. CLASSES ARRANGED Hutt Valley Technical College Following the disorganisation of work at the Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College, it is proposed to observe the following terms for both day and evening classes. The break in July has been arranged for the purpose of allowing the teachers to attend the Educational Conference. First term. Monday. March 1. to Wednesday, May 12: .second term. Mon day, May 24, to Friday. July 16; third term. Monday, July 26. to Friday. August 20; fourth term. Monday. September 6, to Friday, December 17. The terms are the same for evening classes except that these close on November During the time the college is closed because of the epidemic, courses of homework have been provided Ail students have been asked to write their present addresses clearly on the (ou sheet of the next work sent in, and their names and forms should appear ou every sheet forwarded. The students are required to send work each day. NEW ZEALAND SUMMARY All Palmerston North Schools Closed POSITIVE CASE AT LEVIN 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 boy aged 13, from the city, who was taken to the Palmerston North Hospital during the week-end for observation is showing evidence of slight paralysis. All schools in Palmerston North, both primary and post-primary, are to be closed until further notice as a precautionary measure, the- Director of Education stated yesterday. Levin..— A boy aged seven, the first positive case of infantile paralysis in Levin, was removed to the Palmerston North Hospital during the week-end. All lite schools in Levin have been closed. Feilding.— A positive case of infantile paralysis was taken from Feilding to tlie Palmerston North Hospital last night. Mastei’ton. — There was only one further case of infantile paralysis notified in the AVairarapa over tlie week-end, the patient being a boy of 15 from Masterton, who was admitted to the hospital on Saturday. Of tlie nine cases now in the hospital, five have been diagnosed as positive, including tlie latest patient. Gisborne. — One case of infantile paralysis was reported at Nuhaka during tiie week-end, the patient being a Maori girl of two and a half years of age. She has been taken to the Wairoa Hospital.