INFANTILE PARALYSIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22627, 15 January 1937, Page 12

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

POSITION IN DUNEDIN MORE FAVOURABLE OUTLOOK £bY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION J DUNEDIN, Thursday The more favourable position in regard to the infantile paralysis epidemic which has been noticeable during the last few clays was maintained today, when only one patient was admitted to the Dunedin Hospital. Tho caso was one of a girl, aged 10, from the Dunedin district and at tho moment is for observation only. POSITIVE CASE REPORTED PATIENT AT ASHBURTON £BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION*] CHRISTCHURCIt Thursday A positive caso of-infantile paralysis, was reported from Ashburton to-day to the medical officer of health for Canterbury, Dr. Fletcher Tel fort 1. Tho patient, who is a woman aged 25 years, has been in direct contact with a previous case which was admitted to the Ashburton Hospital last week-end. SWIMMING INSTRUCTION ANNUAL EFFORT CANCELLED [nr TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION'] WELLINGTON, Thursday In view of the advice of the Health Department against the congregation of children in large numbers, the National Committee of Swimming and Life-sav-ing has decided to cancel the national "Learn to Swim" week for this year.

SPORTS POSTPONED ANNUAL WAITTKU GATHERING [from our own cohrf,sfondf.nt] "WAIUKU, Thursday As a precaution against infantile paralysis, the committee of the Pukeowaro Sports Club, Waiuku, unanimously decided last evening to postpone indefinitely tho club's ninth annual sports. POSITION IN AUCKLAND NO FURTHER CASKS REPORTED No further cases of infantile paralysis have been notified in Auckland, and the three patients already in the Auckland Hospital, a girl and two young men, are making .satisfactory progress. It has hecn found that the most recent suspect, a young man admitted last Monday, is not suffering from the disease. PRECAUTIONS AT SAMOA ACTION CAUSES DISCUSSION [from our own correspondent] ATJA, Jan. 1 The action of the chief medical officer in not allowing tho local passengers to land from the Matua has caused a lot of discussion. In some quarters he is commended, while others take the adverse view, contending they could have been quarantined here, especially as a number of natives were allowed to work the cargo and return ashore each evening.