INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2700, 21 February 1916, Page 4

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

\ THE NORTHERN EPIDEMIC SIX WEEK-END CASES By Telegraph—Prces Association. , Auckland, Februaiy 20/ Three cases of infantile paralvsis weri reported in tlie City during the weekend. and three in the country, bringing tho total to '223 cases. Another deatli lias occurred in thi country, bringing tho deaths to 18. During tlie past fortnight 113 easel have bean notified in the province, com; pared with 110 during. tho whole « the previous period of the epidemic whioh began in tho City early in December.

CASE AT WANGANUI. By Telegraph—Preeo Association. Wanganui, February 19. A case of infantile paralysis from Nil. kumaru is in Wanganui Hospital. It is olio of a mild form. Another oase n reported from Orofton, near Marton. IN WELLINGTON DISTRICT. In tha Wellington health district (which reaches ?s far as New Plymouth and Gisbome), there are at present 10 cases of infantile paralysis. The • majority of tho cases are at Napier and Gisbome. In tho Wellington City area, tliore is only one definite case of infantile paralysis, and this is considered Very satisfactory by the authorities. A caso yesterday was rejiorted in tho Hutt Valley and one at ■ Palmerston North. A fresh case at Napier was reported to-day. A fair proportion of the sixteen cases are still doubtful. _ The Health authorities state that m a Rood many of the cases the children had been bathing, just prior to being taken ill, either in the sea. or rivers. A chill has always been recognised to bo B predisposing cnuso of tlio disease.