YOUNG CHILDREN BANNED FROM MOTOR CAMPS
Press Associmiori)
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AUCKLAND, Dec. 3. Three more posftive cases of infantile paralysis and nine suspected cases havo oeen reported in tlie Auckland district .-ince Tuesday night. Tlvr^e new positive cas6s, two adults and a child, were already in .the Auckland hospital --i-r suspeets. There are now 20 positive and lu suspected cases in liospital. Four oi .he positive cases are adults and the jthers are children ten years of age oi ander. The youngest is nine months old. ; . Families which include ehildrei' iinuer 16 years of age will not be per mitted by the Health Department U patronise motor eamps within the Auek iand central health district during tlie coming summer holidays. The area extends from Wellesford to Mercer The medical offieer of health at Auek iand, Dr. L. S. Davis, said all communal eamps came under the lieading oj places of public assembly from whict children under 16 years of age wer; banned under section 76 of the Heahi Act, a piecaiTtion against -the spreiul of infantile paralysis.
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Chronicle (Levin), 4 December 1947, Page 4
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