INFANTILE PARALYSIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22685, 24 March 1937, Page 15

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

NAPIER SCHOOLS CLOSED REQUEST MADE BY DOCTORS [by telegraph—own correspondent] NAPIER, Tuesday By direction of the Hawke's Bay Education Board, in conjunction with the Health Department, all schools in Napier and surrounding districts have been closed. This step was taken purely as a precautionary measure in view of the continued prevalence of infantile paralysis in Hastings. There have been 110 further eases reported in Napier. Jt was also announced that the schools would be closed until April 0. both in j Hastings and Napier, not until March :>(), as previously decided upon at Hast- > ings. The chairman of the Education Board, Mr. G. A. Maddison, said that representations had been made to him from the British Medical Association to close the schools in Napier and the contiguous district, the doctors considering the step necessary to prevent the spread of the disease. Representations had also been made to have the Easter festival of the Napier Competitions Society cancelled. An announcement in this regard is expected soon. TWO SUSPECTS IN OTAGO PROGRESS OF OTHER PATIENTS [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION'] DUXEDIX, Tuesday Two suspected cases of infantile pnralvsis have been notified in this district. One is a 10-years-old boy, who was admitted to the Balclutha Hospital, and the other a boy of three years, who was admitted to the Clyde Hospital. Of 34 cases in the Dunedin Hospital, two were discharged yesterday and the majority of those remaining are progressing favourably. PORANGAHAU BOY STRICKEN PARALYSIS OF ONE ARM [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION"] WAIFUKURAU. Tuesday A Porangahau boy, aged three, has contracted infantile paralysis. He had been under observation for some days and was certified as a positive case yesterday. One arm is paralysed, but it is understood that the case is not serious. There are 110 further cases or suspects in hospital. SUSPECTS AT GREYMOUTH ONE PROVES POSITIVE [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION'] GREYMOUTH. Tuesday Three suspected cases of infantile paralysis have been admitted to the Grev Hospital, two. being boys from Ruiianga, aged 16 and 7 years respectively, residing in the same house, and the third case from Greymouth, a girl, which proved positive.