INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Grey River Argus, 6 March 1937, Page 3

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

(Per Press Association.) , AUCKLAND’, March 5. ‘ “It seems to be quite ea^„^ ere i now” saidvDr. Hughes, Medical Officer } of Health at Auckland, this morning, when asked if there had been any further sign of infantile paralysis. He added -that, there 'had not been eventhe suspicion of a case in the city tor some weeks. OAMARU ADMISSION. OAMARU, March 5. A further case of infantile paralysis, a young man aged 22 years, from the town area, was admitted to hospital yesterday. AT CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH,. March 5.. The first case of infantile paralysis in the city for more than a tortnight to the Health . to-day. The patient, who is m tiie ChrJehurch Hospital, is a girl aged 13 Thffi"notification brings the total number of! cases of in£antlle ,^ ara . y Tn in Christchurch since the outbreak to six. The first four patients have now been discharged cured. death at waimate. WAIMATE, March 4. I One patient suffering from infantile , paralysis died at Waimate last even- - fng He was a boy of ...eight years who - wfs admitted to (he Public Hospital » on Tuesday. , A suspect, a boy of two years, who was admitted to -the Waimate Public t Hospital yesterday, later proved a .. negative case. The total number of cases at present in hospital is six. " two others have been discharged, s completely recovered. j Four cases from the surrounding disr trict were admitted about Christv mas time, and during the first fort- ' night in January. The other four posij- tive cases have all been admitted from 0 the town area during the last fortj night. All the patients are children ’ ranging in age from 2 to 10 years.