INFANTILE PARALYSIS.
SDREAD IN MELBOURNE
MELBOURNE. July 22.
Another case of suspected infantile paralysis was reported to-dav, bringing the total to 23. So far all the patients are children, except a nurse, who acquired the disease through contact with the patients. The affected area appears to be spreading. Another school was closed to-dav, making eight. Other closings are likely to occur. There have been four deaths. The Government has appointed a hoard of medical specialists to make thorough research into the origin of the disease and advise on treatment and precautionary measures.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 July 1937, Page 7
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