Six New Cases in Dunedin

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 4, 6 January 1937, Page 7

Six New Cases in Dunedin

Two Positive and Four Suspects PREMATURE OPTIMISM For Press Association. DUNEDIN, Last Night. The hopes entertained that the severity of the infantile paralysis epidemic was definitely on the decline appear to have been disappointed in the meantime, for two positive cases of the disease and four doubtful cases were admitted to the Dunedin hospital to-day. One of the definitely affected cases is that of a girl, aged ten years, from Waipori Falls and the other is a girl of nine from Dunedin. The four doubtful cases are a woman, aged 36, of Leith street, a woman, aged 20, of Nairn street, Roslyn, a boy aged two years, from Mosgiel, and a boy, aged two, from Canongate. Two More Taranaki Suspects Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night. Two suspected cases of infantile paralysis from tho Eltham district were admitted to the Hawera Hosx>ital yesterday. Tho patients were a 17-ycar-old youth and a six-year-oid boy. Neither showed signs of definite paralysis, but the symptoms were extremely suspicious. The cases were in no way associated with each other. Every Precaution at Dunedin DUNEDIN, Jan. 5. Wellington allegations of grave laxLty in the issuing of permits allowing persons to travel with children from Dunedin are declared to be without foundation. Anyone travelling with children must obtain a permit, and each application for such is investigated on its merit. No permit is being issued unless the reason advanced is sufficient. Naturally the statements of the applicants have to be accepted to some extent on their face value, and in a few cases there may be misrepresentation. The names of the persons travelling are on the permit, and all details are telegraphed to the Health Office of the district concerned, any subsequent steps being in the discretion of such officer, who may impose quarantine. The railways ban has been strictly enforced, the road patrols are vigilant, and the authorities are doing all possible short of absolute isolation. There are no fresh cases, but the young man (aged 21) admitted yesterday, has been diagnosed as a positive case. The annual camp of the Otago Mounted Rifles has been postponed. = 7