INFANTILE PARALYSIS

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12076, 2 March 1925, Page 7

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

L TEN CASES NOTIFIED ONLY 3 CASES , IN WELLINGTON > HEALTH DISTRICT, SEVERAL DEATHS REPORTED, ■_ , During the 24 hours '.ending 9 a.m. on'Saturday, . IQ cases of-infantile paralysis were notified throughout the Dominion. The cases were distributed aa under:— Auckland Health District, 2—Kohimarama, 1; Hamilton, i. Wellington Health District. B—Gisborne. 1: Taihape, l; Bainesse, 1. Canterbury; 4—Christchurch, 2; Riocarton, 1; Timaru. 1. . Otago, I—Clydexale. Total for Dominion, 10.

REPORTB FROM ELSEWHERE SEVERAL DEATHS, Per Press Association. AUCKLAND. February 28. Three cases of infantile paralysis have been reported in the. Auckland district in the last 24 hours. One death in hospital is reported. STRATFORD, February 28. The first death from infantile paralysis in Stratford occurred to-day, that of a girl 6J years old. There are two other cases in hospital. ' CHRISTCHURCH, February 28. A girl, aged six years, from Lyttelton, who was admitted to' the Christchurch Hospital on February 24th, died yesterday'from infantile paralysis. There were seven new notifies-, tions in the 24 hours ended noon,today. At 9' a.m. to-day there were 58 cases in the -hospitals in the Canterbury and. "Westland districts, 14 being seriously ill. > "Of the '6B patients- 29 are paralysed, 10 have muscular weariness, and 19 have no apparent defect. The number of notificatrons since the commencement of the epidemic is 102, and of these 58 have been proved positive, with eight deaths, 33 negative, and 14 are still indefinite.-. . TIMARU, February 28. A lad, aged lo' residing at Grey road, has been admitted: 'to hospital suffering from infantile paralysis. ’ DUNEDIN, February 28. Of two suspected; casee of infantile paralysis, 1 one from ■ Glyaevale, and the other from Wakari, one has been de-' dared positive and-the other negative. This morning another suspeot, a man over SO years of age, was tiken.to hospital. i TEACHERS AND DUTY A WANGANrt DECISION. ■ Per Press Association. WANGANUI, February 28. - The Wanganui Education Boardhas decided that its teachers are to report at their schools on Monday, Mtirph 2nd, -for. duty., RESEARCH WORK STATEMENT BY DR, HEROUS. Per Press Association. 1 ‘DUNEDIN,,;February 28. . ~ Dr. ',Herbus, .- Professor of Bacteriology, stated this iporping that he had no information- from the Health Department coneemipjg a grant of. £2OOO for infantile research. He;-understood that Dr.' Valintine and the Minister had ’ recommended a continuous system of research at the. Medical: School into medirial problems; . Sir Linde Ferguson, informed him that at the recent meeting’: of the Health; Board the Cabinet had been, recommended' to -appoint a bacteriologist to devote--his whole- time to this work under ' Dr. Herous. Presumably the present grant was. for sal-’ ary and preliminaries, j He hoped this wps a-commencement of a permanent, research scheme in conjunction with the department. , , v, f TIMARU’S HEAyiEST DAY. Per Press Association. TIMARU, February 28- ■ - Four new cases. and one’ suspected case of infantile paralysis were reportefi on Saturday, the ages of the patients ranging-from 19 months to 16' years.' This is the heaviest list for one day so far reported in this district.