THE EPIDEMIC

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 31 March 1925, Page 5

THE EPIDEMIC

EPIDEMIC* RESTRICTIONS DECISION THTS WEEK. ENCOURAGING REPORTS.

(By TELEGRAPH —PREBB ASSOCIATION WELLINGTON, March 30.

“The heads of the Health Department will meet on Friday morning next,” stated Dr. McKibbm, Director of Public Hygiene, “to discuss the continuance or otherwise of the epidemicrestrictions. Meantime we are getting full information from the various health districts regarding the character of the cases reported during March. Some decision will then be arrived at as to the carrying on of the restrictions after Easter and the date for the reopening of schools. Meanwhile the schools will remain closed as previously notified.” TIMARU, March 30. No definite case of infantile paralysis has been reported in South Canterbury for the past eight days. CHRISTCHURCH, March 30. Although new cases of infantile paralysis continue to occur in the city area there are grounds for hope that the epidemic is slowly hut surely nearing the end of its course. Several of the cases reported during the past week started in a mild form, and parents were unaware that anything was wrong until some time after the patients were first- affected. The number of actual new cases shows a steady decline, and it is hoped the cold snap during the week-end may have a beneficial effect, bringing the epidemic nearer its close. AUCKLAND. March 30.

Three new cases of infantile paralysis are reported in the Auckland district.

Dr. Hughes, health officer, says that the position in the city and suburbs has improved considerably. The number of patients in hospital has been largely reduced. “We may expect a few cases in the ensuing month, hut the worst is over.”

POSITION AT WANGANUI. The position had not improved much in Wanganui and district yesterday. A young married woman was admitted to the hospital from Waverley, and a girl aged four years and another aged' eight were admitted during the afternoon; Late at night a child two years of age —a city case—was also admitted. Of these, however, one is a suspect, while the others are reported not to be serious eases.