INFANTILE PARALYSIS
Strict Precautions By Health Authorities NO FEAR OF SPREAD FROM AUSTRALIA As a result of the stringent precautions adopted by the health authorities in New Zealand, they consider that there is no likelihood of the infantile paralysis epidemic which has swept Victoria for the past eight months reaching the Dominion and causing a recurrence of the outbreak which during the 12 months ended November 30. 1937, caused 46 deaths out of just under 900 cases. Interviewed by “The Dominion” yesterday, Dr. F. S. McLean, Medical Officer of Health, Wellington, said that, during February only one case of poliomyelitis had been reported throughout the whole of New Zealand. That had been from Nelson at the beginning of the month. There had been nine cases reported in January, but there was no suggestion of any connection between the Victorian epidemic and the New Zealand cases. There bad been no case reported in Wellington itself since November. Special precautions were being taken, Dr. McLean said. A thorough examination was made by their ship’s doctor of all children arriving in New Zealand from Australia and that was checked by the port health officer on their arrival either at Wellington or Auckland These regulations had been in force ever since definite evidence of the Victorian epidemic had been discovered. _______
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 141, 11 March 1938, Page 10
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