INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11670, 10 April 1916, Page 6

INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

. 4. ) WELLINGTON CASES. HEALTH. OFFICER IXTERVIKWKD.; [Per Press Association.] I WELLINGTON. April 10. I Dr Sydney Smith, AVeilington Dis-1 trict Health Officer, interviewed to-day | regarding infantile paralysis, said that j the effect of tho colder weather -would j not be noticeable for a "week or two. j wbe,n there ivoiild probably be a j diminution in the disease. Ho em-j phasi&od the necessity for absolutely sanitarv and hygienic conditions, audi tlie disinfecting of public meeting ] places. To-day three fresh caws nf the; disease were reported, one in ■ Welling-1 tou. one in Pieton and one in AVai-i pukurau. I FATAL CASEJT PICTON. I [Per Prkbs Association.] BLENHEIM, April 3.0. ' V fatal case of infantile paralysis l occurred at Picton, tho victim being j a. young man aged twenty. j MORE CASES IN SOOTH CANTER-1 BURY. Two fresh cases of infantile paralysis j have been reported to Dr H. Chesson. district Health Officer in Chnstchurch. Both are in South Canterbury. One is a young woman nineteen years of ago. and tho other a girl or hre. Thirtv-two cases now have been reported n the Canterbury district this rear and there- have beeu four deaths.