INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Evening Star, Issue 18851, 28 January 1925, Page 5

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

FURTHER DEATHS. TWO SUSPECTS IN CHRISTCHURCH. [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Januaiy 27. Six more cases of infantile paralysis have been notified in the Auckland health district. _ ... ... A girl aged eight died in the hospital to-day from the disease. Tho total cases for January are now forty-nine and nine deaths. WANGANUI, Januaiy 27. Four cases were notified to-day. One death occurred. MASTERTON, Januaiy 27. Another ca-so was admitted to the hospital to-day, making fourteen since the outbreak started. I he. patient is a resident of the borough. CHRISTCHURCH, January 27. Tho suspected case of infantile paralysis in Papanui has not been _ definitely diagnosed, and present indications point the other way. Tho patient’s condition is improving. A silhpccted case which was reported from Spreydon this afternoon has been removed to the hospital for observation. CHAMPIONSHIP SWIMMING, SCHOOL EVENTS CUT OUT. At a meeting of the Otago Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming tion last night it was decided, in view of tho infantile paralysis position, to cut the school events out of the provincial championship programmes for February 5 and * Tho President (Mr H. 11. Henderson) reported that ho had telephoned the Medical Officer of Health, who had said the children under sixteen must bo absolutely debarred from atte.nding the championship meeting. A Member: They must be debarred from competing? The President; Yes. Air G. Fryo: It seems to he carrying it a bit too far. Another member remarked that there must have been over 100 children in the baths on Saturday night. The four school events on. each night s programme ’vere deletedj 3,nd other events woro iSubMULi'H. BLENHEIM, January 28. The first case has been notified here, that of a Wellington child visiting the town. Tho Health Department and Municipal Authorities are to ho congratulated on the manner in which they have organised precautionary measures to combat the threatened epidemic of Infantile Paralysis. At the same time their efforts will he in vain if citizens fail to recognise their duty in tho matter. All Householders must thoroughly disinfect their premises, and, when thinking of disinfectants, ono naturally thinks of JELLS' ILUID. [Advt.]