INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Te Aroha News, Volume XLI, Issue 6572, 5 February 1925, Page 1

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

AUCKLAND NOTIFICATIONS SIX CASES YESTERDAY . FIVE DEATHS IN DISTRICT Six new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the Health Department on Tuesday, the notifications coming from Hamilton, Takanini, Birkenhead, Gifey Lynn, Ponsonby and Onehunga. This brings the total for the year up to 81, and since the* epidemic commenced in December 87. Five deaths were also reported on Tuesday, three of which occurred at Auckland Hospital, one at Waikato Hospital and one at Taumarunui Hospital. There have been 20 deaths during the period of the epidemic, a mortality rate of 23 per cent. This is much higher than in 1916. The number of cases reported up to the end of January, 1916, was 61, live having proved fatal. By the end of February, 278 cakes had been reported, the deaths numbering 20. .The average mortality rate for the whole course of the 1916 epidemic was about 8 per cent.

Owing to the demands made upon his time by public affairs and his own business the Mayor (Mr R.. Coulter) was unable to forward us his reply to the letter we recently published from Mr Macmillan, M.P., until last evening. As this was too late for publication in to-day’s issue we are holding the letter over till Saturday. We sold out of the previous issues containing the interview \yith Mr Coulter and the letter by Mr Macmillan and had to disappoint many who sought copies of the paper. To avoid a repetition of this we will print extra copies on Saturday. ’ *