INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 10 March 1925, Page 5

INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

POSITION LOCALLY. , STILL ANOTHER, CASE. NEED FOR ALL PRECAUTIONS. The position in Hawera is apparently not improving, for this morning one more case, in a mild form, was reported by the medical superintendent of the hospital, and a suspected case is. under observation. This shows the need for the continuance of precautions, and everyone is urged to take this advice. With regard to the cases previously received, they are all progressing satisfactorily. RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS.. NOT PROBABLE THIS MONTH. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT ' WELLINGTON, March 9. Sir James Parr (Minister for Education) informed a reporter that lie thought there was no prospect whatever of the schools re-opening on the I6th inst.. Monday next. “Indeed, personally,” said the Minister, “I don’t see much chance of the schools opening before the end of this month. Looking at the position of the epidemic to-day, 1 should not care to take the responsibility of--opening any school lor some time yet. The educational authorities will be largely guided, of course, by the Health Department in regard to this matter, but the above is the opinion of the educational authorities, upon whom a large responsibility rests.” REPORTS OF CASES.

WELLINGTON, .March 9. . Twenty-six cases of Infantile paralysis were notified throughout the Dominion during the 48 hours ending at 9 a.in. to-day. | One of these was in the city of Wellington and 8 were in Christchurch city. The cases are distributed as under. Auckland health district 3- —Takapuna 1, Waitoa (Te Aroha) . 1, Frankton Junction. 1. Wellington health district 9—City 1, Lower Hutt 1, Hawera I, Palmerston North 1, Eketahuna 1, Havelock North (in one house) 2, Aniseed Valley. Richmond (second case m same house) 1, Motueka 1._ Canterbury 14 —Christchurch 8, Riccarton 2, Darfield 1, Mairehau 1, Timaru 2. Otago nil. AUCKLAND, March 9, From noon on Saturday until ’ noon to-day three more cases of infantile paralysis were notified in the Auckland health district. One death was reported at Hamilton. CHRISTCHURCH, March 9, Since noon on Saturday 17 cases of infantile paralysis. have been reported in Canterbury, including 10 in the city and suburbs.

CASE AT OTAKI. OTAKI, March 9. Another suspected case of infantile paralysis, that of a girl two years old, was sent to Palmerston Hospital today. . The Otaki sports, set down lor March 17, have been abandoned on account of the epidemic. TWO CASES AT GISBORNE. . GISBORNE. March 9. Two cases, one positively diagnosed and the other merely suspected as being infantile paralysis, 'were* reported during the week-end.