INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 9 February 1925, Page 7

INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

MILITARY CAMPS CONDEMNED. (BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION W AIM ATE, Feb. 9. “To say the least it is remarkable,” said the Mayor of Waimate (Mr W. E. Evans) when, referring to the proposal of the Defence Department to hold a territorial camp at Burnham at the week-end. “I do, not know why the Defence Department is persisting in its arrangement in view of the Health Department’s wishes to avoid the congregating of young people.” The sentiments expressed by the Mayor were enthusiastically endorsed by a number of prominent Waimate business men, who were strongly of the opinion that the proposed camp should lie postponed. TWENTY-TWO NEW CASES. WELLINGTON, Feb. 9. The Health Department has received the following notifications of further cases of infantile‘paralysis, for the 48 hours fo 9 to-day: Wellington city o, Masterton 1, Palmerston North l, Pahiatua 1, Blenheim 1, Ashlmrst- I, Auckland city 4. Onehunga 1, Ellerslie 1, Devonport 1, Christchurch city 8, Timaru 1. Westport 1, Otoga 0, total for 48 hours, 22 cases. SIN MORE CASES IN MANAWATU. PALMERSTON N.. Feb. 9. There base been six cases of infantile paralysis since noon on Saturday, and which have been admitted to hospital. Three came from Levin and three from Palmerston, • all having the disease in a moderately severe form. To date there have been twenty-eight cases treated at the local hospital, three dying. Only nine cases came from Pailmerston, and Levin also having nine.

SUSPECTED CASE’ AT CARTERTON

CARTERTON. Feb. 9,>

The first case of suspected infantile paralysis in Carterton was admitted to Masterton hospital this morning, being that of a girl 16 months of age. The parents were recently in Palmerston North, and it is thought the infection was caught, •there.