INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16642, 14 March 1916, Page 8

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

. EPIDEMIC IN AUCKLAND. TWO MORE DEATHS. (Peb United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 13. Seventeen eases of infantile paralysis were reported during the week-end —two in the city and' 15 in tho country. The total number of cases is now 367. Two more children have died in the country. FATAL CASE' AT PAHIATUA. (Pee United Pbess Association.) PAHIATUA, March 13. A child who was suffering from infantile paralysis has died. There have been three cases here, two of which have proved fatal. CASE AT ORARI. The District Health. Officer in (Canterbury (Dr H. Chesson) was notified on Saturday morning of a case of infantile paralysis at Orari, South Canterbury. The patient is a female, 23 years old. POSITION IN DUNEDIN. No further eases of infantile paralysis were reported in Dunedin yesterday. So far only two cases of the disease have been definitely diagnosed—those reported some dg,ys ago, when the appearance of the disease was firat notified here. Several other cases have been under observation, and fid far the medical authorities have reason .to consider these complaints very doubtful in jplation to infantile paralysis symptoms. It Baa been deemed advisable to exclude definitely from the category of suspects a number of cases under treatment. Speaking to a Daily Times reporter last night, Dr Champtaloup stated that the position was very satisfactory, and the diseas© apparently was making no headway. He agreed that the dull weather for the past day or so would contribute to the stamping out of the disease, and felt that if the precautions urged upon the community were observed infantile paralysis would bo eoon exterminated from these parts. CASES IN HAWKE'S BAT. The following is a oomplete list of the Hawke's Bay patients and their ages : —One 10 months, one 13 months, two 24 months, one, 30 months, one three years, one five years, one 20 years, one 29 years, 6no adult

(age not stated). Of the above cases only one has proved fatal, from Napier South. The localities of tho cases arc: One from Dannevirke, one from Mokotuku, one from Hastings, one from Clive, five from Napier, and one from Westshore.