INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18996, 18 April 1925, Page 10

INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

AFTER - CARE TREATMENT. FACILITIES AT ROTORUA. —i APPOINTMENT OF SPECIALIST. DR. W. S. ROBERTSON'S WORK. [at TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON, Fridnv. Certain of the larger base hospitals have the means for skilled after-treatment of cases of infantile paralysis, having orthopedic surgeons and masseurs. For the benefit of remote country districts ■where hospital boards do not possess the requisite facilities, the Health Department has made provision at King George V. Hospital at Rctorua for giving aftertreatment. The medical authorities recommend that every child suffering from minor or major paralysis resulting from infantile paralysis should be given skilled after-treatment either at one of the larger hospitals or at King George V. Hospital. Arrangements will be made through the Hospital Board of the district' for dealing with kch cases. During the early stages of the disease posturing of the affected limb in suitablymadg splints and placing the limbs in a natural position of rest not only lessens the amount of paralysis, but may prevent deformity. • ' Dr. W. S. Robertson, orthopedic specialist of tlic Wclliugtton Hospital, has been specially engaged by the Health Dcpartment to' visit tho smaller hospitals where there are cases requiring, special after - treatment, hospitals which da not possess the necessary apparatus used in after-treatment. Dr. Robertson, who has had considerable experience in this branch of medical work, has already visited some districts. . . , . Tho health authorities report that a feature of the epidemic has been that tho result of treatment in tho larger centres, where most of the cases have occurred, has been that the recovery from paralysis has been very satisfactory. The number of those permanently paralysed has been fewer than was anticipated. POSITION IN .PROVINCE. GIRL DIES'A-T TAURANGA. TWO CASES "lN THE COUNTRY. The death of a girl aged nine from infantile paralysis in the Tauranga Hospital was reported yesterday to the Auckland health'office. , Two additional cases were notified, one being in South Auckland and the oth <• in the Coromandel-Opotiki district. Both are very young children. THE DAILY BULLETIN. ONLY THREE MORE CASES. [BY TELEGRAPH.— press association.] WELLINGTON.' Fridiy. ' Tho number of cases of infantile paralysis reported throughout tho Dominion' during the 24 hours to 9 a.m. to-day was three—Avondale, Wanganui and GeraJdine one each.