INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20669, 6 March 1937, Page 5

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

WAIMATE SCHOOLS NOT OPENING ON MONDAY Owing to the recent cases of infantile paralysis, neither the Waimate High School nor the primary school will reopen on Monday, and it is anticipated that the schools will remain closed for a further fortnight at least. No cases of infantile paralysis were notified yesterday. A CHRISTCHURCH PATIENT By Telegraph Pres? Assortarlnn CHRISTCHURCH, March 5. The first case of infantile paralysis in the city for more than a fortnight was notified to the Health Department to-day. The patient, who is in the Christchurch Hospital, is a girl aged 13 years. This notification brings the total number of cases of infantile paralysis in Christchurch City since the outbreak to six. The first four patients have now been discharged cured. “QUITE DEAD’ By Telegranh - P r e«« -Association AUCKLAND, March 5. “It seems to be quite dead here now,” said Dr. Hughes, Medical Officer of Health of Auckland this morning when asked if there had been any further sign of infantile paralysis. He added that there had not been even a suspicion of a case in the city for some weeks. MORE SCHOOLS CLOSED By Teiegraoh -Pre«=« Association INVERCARGILL, March 5. Because of the number of infantile paralysis cases in the district, all the Southland schools will be closed until March 15. Originally they were to reopen on March 1. A few days before that the date was advanced to March 8, and to-day the Southland Education Board received advice from the Minister of Education that the schools were to be closed till March 15. No cases of infantile paralysis were reported to-day.