INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16664, 8 April 1916, Page 5

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

OUTBREAK IN SOUTHLAND. ONE CASE FATAL. Although cooler weather conditions have prevailed lately in Otago, and very little has been heard of infantile paralysis, reports to hand yesterday reveal that two oases have occurred in Southland. The latest victims are a baby at Nightcaps, and a woman at Otautau. In each instance tho disease has been definitely diagnosed, and, according to information to hand at a late hour last night, the victim at Otautau succumbed to the disease yesterday. CONTINUATION OF PRECAUTIONS URGED. ' Dr Champtaloup, who will hold the position of health officer for Otago until May 1, when Dr M. Watt, who has just 1 been appointed, will take over the dut.es, in conversation with a reporter last evening concerning the outbreaJc, was particularly emphatic in urging that the sanitary precautions recently put forward by tho Medical Association to assist in counteracting and exterminating tho disease should be strictly observed. Ho strongly recommended the public and local bodies in the city and province not to diminish the work of adopting every preventive measure as suggested. In view of tho spread of the disease to tho south, although thero was no need for alarm, too much care and prudence could not bo exercised to combat the outbreak.

OUTBREAK AT GISBORNK.

ANOTHER DEATH

(Per United Press Association.) GISBORNE, April 7. * A 14 months' old child, who was admitted to the isolation hospital a week ago from Repongaere, died this morning. This is the sixth death since the epidemic broke out. A Native girl, eight years of age, from Muriwai, and another Native boy, 11 years of ago, from Tolago Bay, have been admitted to the hospital. So far, seven of tho patients have been discharged. The majority have been cured, but some will require to have massage treatment.

ANOTHER DEATH IN CANTERBURY. (Pee United Pbess Association.) OHRISTCHURCH, April 7. A woman, 30 years of age, died this morning from infantile paralysis. This is tho third adult to,succumb to the disease lately. Of tho other two one was 30 years of ago and one 49.