INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Grey River Argus, 24 April 1937, Page 9

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Three Auckland Cases A DOCTOR’S OPINION. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND. April 23. The three children admitted to the Auckland Hospital on Thursday suspected of having infantile paralysis, were diagnosed to-day as positive cases. There were no fresh admissions to-day. “It seems to me that in a city like this, once infantile paralysis got a hold, it might work havoc,” said an Auckland doctor when discussing the fact that there were now eight positive cases and four suspects in the Auckland Hospital. “Aly view is that, having so many cases on hand, the authorities should take time by the forelock and prevent children from congregating.” HAWKE’S BAY SCHOOLS. RE-OPENING ON MONDAY. NAPIER, April 23. The schools throughout Hawke’s Bay with the exception of Putorino and the East Coast group will re-open on Monday. Advice, to this effect has been received from the Department of Health by the Hawke’s Bay Education Board. FOUR CANTERBURY CASES. CHRISTCHURCH, April 23Four further cases of infantile paralysis were notified in the Canterbury health district to-day. bringing the total of notifications this week to tenNotifications were a girl aged 12 from Fendalton, a boy aged throe from Papanui, a boy aged two from Charing Cross, near Kirwee, and a_gi'l aged 13 from TimaruAs the result of thc Feudal ton case one of the middle schools forms at Rang! Ruru Girls’ College has been disbanded.