INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19332, 24 May 1937, Page 4

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

epidemic; on the wane last case four days ago strict precautions tell Though Health Department officials believe it is yet too early to relax any of' the restrictions which have been in vogue for several weeks in the Last Capo health district, general opinion is that the infantile epidemic has spoilt itself so far as (iisbornc is concerned. The last case was admitted to'hospital live days ago, and prior to the discovery of that case the dis trict had been clear of infantile paralysis notifications for several days,

The ol.iserv.nnce of precautious for a few more days, say until the end of this week, should give a reasonable assurance against a recurrence of the epidemic, it is believed. The Health Department has indicated its intention to re-open the schools in the Oisborne borough as from May 31, provided no further cases develop, and as the main' object of all llie"prec:i'uti"on* observed in this district has been to prevent the spead of the epidemic infection among the children, the public will assume, from Hie department's permission to reopen the schools that Mie resumption of normal conditions is justified.

Entertainments have suffered severely during the period of the epidemic, and parents and children will look forward with pleasture to a time when pictures will not be out of bounds, and parties will be permissible too. June ;") is the approximate date set by the medical superintendent of the Cook Hospital, Dr. H. J. B. Hall, for the lifting of isolation from the infantile paralysis sufferers at that institution, and there will be many happy reunions once the fear of further infection is definitely disposed