CHILD PARALYSIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22619, 6 January 1937, Page 11

CHILD PARALYSIS

POSITION IN AUCKLAND NO FURTHER CASES OCCUR PATIENT SHOWS IMPROVEMENT No further oases of infantile paralysis were reported to the health authorities in Auckland yesterday. The only positive case —a four-year-old girl—is now showing an improvement in her condition, while the young l'onsonby man who was admitted to the Auckland Hospital as a suspected case is still lieing kept under observation. The health authorities have made no decision yet concerning health camps and schools. The Auckland City Mission health camp will remain closed until the Health Department's restrictions are lifted. SIX MORE PATIENTS TWO POSITIVE CASES POSITION IN DUNEDIN [BY TELEGIIArH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] DUNEDIN, Tuesday Hopes entertained that the severity of the infantile paralysis outbreak was definitely on the decline appear to have been disappointed, for two positive cases of the disease, and four doubtful cases, were admitted to the Dunedin Hospital to-day. One of riio definitely affected cases is that of a girl aged 10 years from Waipori Falls, r.nd the other is a <.rirl of nine from Dunedin. The four doubtful cases arc a woman aged 36, of Keith Street, a woman aged 20, of Nairn Street, Hoslyn, a boy of two years from Mosgiel, iind fi boy aged two from Canongatc.

DENIAL OF LAXITY PERMITS FOR TRAVELLERS [by TELEGRAPH OWN cobrespondent] DUX ED IX, Tuesday A denial of statements made in Wellington as to alleged laxity in issuing permits for persons with children to travel from Dunedin to Wellington was made by the medical officer of health. Dr. T, MeKibbin, to-day. He said that travel permits for children were given only in special circumstances, and he made a point of securing the agreement of the health authorities in the districts concerned before allowing parents to take their children away from Dunedin. or from anywhere between and Port Chalmers. "The Railway Department has maintained a very firm attitude with respect to the ban on travelling by children under 16 years," Dr. McKibbin said. "Xo effort has been spared by the road patrols, comprising Highways Hoard inspectors and county officials, to prevent children under lti years from leaving Dunedin. "The work of the road patrols, however. is difficult, and it is possible that some persons may have avoided them, but it is not likely that many will have done so. ]f any unauthorised departures have been made from Dunedin bv road, it will not have been through any fault on the part of the patrols." VISITORS TO DUNEDIN ISOLATION IX WAIKATO [FROM Ot'R OWN correspondent] HAMILTON, Tuesday Waikato residents who visited Dunedin during the holidays and have since returned have been asked to report to the Health Department's Hamilton office, and to undergo a fortnight's isolation in their own houses. In every case so far residents have complied with the request. OFFICIAL BULLETIN THREE CASES XOTIFIED [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] "WELLINGTON, Tuesday A Health Department bulletin states that three eases of poliomyelitis were notified for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day. In Dunedin there was one male, aged 21, very slightly paralysed. In South Canterbury there were two cases, a girl of eight years from Tiinaru, and a girl of three years from Wailio Forks.