CHILD PARALYSIS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1937, Page 6

CHILD PARALYSIS

WELLINGTON NOTIFICATIONS. Per Press Association Copyright. WELLINGTON, January IS. Ono positive ease of inlantilo para-, lysis and one .suspected case were admitted to the hospital at Y\ elliiigton both being from the city. The positive ease is a jj^irl aged seven whose spine is infected hut there, is no paralysis. The suspected case is a girl of three. A test taken did not prove positive. There has been only one positive case at Wellington previously ln-ing a child who come from Dunedin. DULLER SUSPECT WESTPORT, January 2a. A seaman, aged 25 years, a member of rhe crew of the overseas steamer “Pensilva" which arrived in port I rum Port Chalmers yesterday, was removed to the Roller Hospital this evening as a suspected case of infantile paralysis. Two contacts, also members of the vessel’s crew, have also been detained in hospital as a precautionary measure. EIGHTH DU.NEDIN DEATH. DUNEDIN, January IK. The .-first fatal infantile paralysis ease in Booth Otago was recorded today, the patient being' a man aged 27 years, who was admitted to Balelutba Hospital on January 9. The patient was in a serious condition when admitted. hut a slight improvement took place for some time before the disease assumed a fatal severity. This" is the eighth death since the commencement of the epidemic. No fresh cast's .wen* admitted to Dunedin Hospital* to-day. CANTERBURY REPORT. CHRrSTCTTURCH. January 19. There are no further notifications »n the Canterbury-Westland health district to-day. :