INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18170, 15 February 1921, Page 5

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

hop!e for stricken children.’ '‘i ' ■ ; i (From Oub Own Repostee.) ■■ ROTORUA, February U-, Members of the parliamentary party 5 visited the King George Hospital. .Special-S interest attaches to the Health, Departmeijt’BiJ section comprising 5 b children suffering infantile paralysis and other Despite the fact that * many of- the cases S are five years’ old the percentage ■ jbf s | cures is high, and material improvenMot S is shown in most cates. _ Experience hM-|s proved the necessity for immediate" ’treat- 1 merit, and in view of the possible reqifr-{j| rence of an epidemic provision ’should made for at least one hospital in each island.,.? Various phases of the paralysis revealk paretic cases of malformations, but_ teet;f,promise of material improvement the anxiety for the future’ of many: , ES®tt3 cases of paralysis of persons 18 or 19 old are amenable ‘to successful treaty ment, and complete cures are .saqL tp Be'-J certain if immediate attention is, Major Wallis, who is in charge, Hockin, physio-therapeutic kpecialjsti see jjs| brighter future for the stricken - childrenifl and are hopeful that success here will late immediate activity elsewhere!. Health Department is moving, but the rbove‘>*|| ment is only in its infancy, -and from whaQ members saw, the need of extension is im«|| mediate and/ necessary. If neglected 'tpcg any length pf time the cases are become chronic and produce other 'coinjpliip cations. No time should be loetT, have to be trained, and a staff, massage, nursing, etc. It baa Been ; -p’lj>v6dF|i now that several old cases have. late for a complete cure to be_ the disease is to be non-recurring the way is to make'provision for Bdentifibtii»-|| etaut treatment. Twenty-four girls. ■ oaipg thirty-two hoys are in the institution, -Iwtffl the accommodation is limited on acoounV-pfJf the necessity for provision for _ retumetfe soldiers, of whom I§6 are in hospital, wi&S a tendency to increase as the Pensions is desirous of giving hospital treatmenfcfd&J: all oases where cures are possible.'-'- ‘ paralysis cases are taken ■ which- ! prom>te?*|| short period of treatment , and suits within a reasonable time. Other cannot’ be accommodated at present. - jjr’ ‘ Colonel Hogg, officer in charge of the?; hospital, made a few interesting 'remarks showing the results of the treatment of .the '% soldiers and the tendency of the increase peUodLarily. The visit great impression, and the general ' feelipg -f was that extended provision should bem&dt>>, for treating all oases of infantile paralyiah.''