Paralysis Deaths In Auckland low line

Northern Advocate, 6 January 1948, Page 7

Paralysis Deaths In Auckland low line

It has Deen confirmed that the five-year-old boy who died on Waiheke island on Christmas Eve was a positive case of infantile paralysis. The boy’s death brings the Auckland total of fatal cases to nine, five of which have been adults. No new cases were admitted yesterday. No more suspected cases have been reported by the Health Department at Whangarei. The number of positive cases in Northland remains at two. WAIKATO CASES

Two suspected cases were admitted to the Waikato Hospital during the week-end. One was a woman aged 25, from Hamilton, and the other was a boy aged 13 from Horotiu. There are 14 positive cases from the South Auckland district in the hospital and six suspected cases. Three patients were discharged at the week-end. In ail, five South Auckland patients have recovered and been discharged. In addition to the transfer of selected patients from the Auckland Hospital to the Middlemore Hsspital tiiis week, a few child patients are to- be admitted to the Wilson Home, Takapuna, said Mr H. Sclwyn Kenrick superintendent-in-chief of Auckland Public hospitals yesterday. They are to receive orthopaedic treatment. There were two suspected coses of infantile paralysis in the Wellington Hospital last evening. With the admission of a suspect on Sunday morning, there were three on the suspicious list'but one was subsequently diagnosed as negative. SAMOAN RESTRICTIONS The restrictions in Western Samoa have been amended to allow people from New Zealand to land.

The restrictions will now apply only to persons who have been in New Zealand within the previous 14 days or who have travelled with such persons.

Those people will now be permitted to land, but will be put into quarantine for up to 14 days. All others on landing will be under medical supervision, but will not be put in quarantine. Transit passengers and crews of aircraft liable to quarantine will be kept in isolation at the airport during refuelling. This announcement affects the 20 passengers who intended to travel from Auckland to Apia by the Matua last month, but who were unable to leave.