INFANTILE PARALYSIS
SUSPECT PROVES POSITIVE One of the two suspected cases of infantile paralysis reported on Saturday has proved to be positive, making the total number- of cases since the outbreak of the epidemic 30. No additional cases had been reported this morning. (P.A.) TIMARU, February 3. Four cases of infantile paralysis have been notified in South Canterbury. The first, which was notified some time ago, was from Cave, a country district 20 miles west of Timaru. The other three are from tho borough. It is understood that the Cave case and one from the borough contracted the disease in the Otago district, but the other two originated in Timaru. "Although unfortunate, there is no cause for alarm," said D*r J. K. Blakelock, medical officer of health for Canterbury and Westland, to-night. " The schools will reopen as planned on Tuesday."
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Evening Star, Issue 25708, 4 February 1946, Page 4
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