INFANTILE PARALYSIS
CASES OF DIPHTHERIA WELLINGTON NOTIFICATIONS [ill* TELEGRAPH —OWN" CORRESPONDENT] WELLINGTON. Tuesday Included in tho 21 casos of infections disease reported to the Wellington office of the Health Department from the central Wellington district for the week ended yesterday, were two of acute poliomyelitis and nine of diphtheria. There was one death from diphtheria. Dr. F. S. Maclean, medical officer of health, Wellington, said that one of the infantile paralysis cases, a Wellington boy aged six, was doubtful. Iho lad however, was in hospital lor observation. The other victim was a \Yairarapa boy of U. who was now 111 the Masterton Hospital. CAMPS IN QUARANTINE ONE CASE AT KOPUAWHARA [IIY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT] VJ'AIROA, Tuesday A case of infantile paralysis has occurred in one of the camps in the Kopuawhara district, and ns a result. live camps have been placed in T?io° F victim" is an adult married worker, and lie was admitted to Wfliroa Hospital. His condition is reported to be serious.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23384, 28 June 1939, Page 15
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