DOCTOR A VICTIM OF PARALYSIS

Grey River Argus, 7 April 1948, Page 4

DOCTOR A VICTIM OF PARALYSIS

AUCKLAND, April 6. A resident doctor on the staff of the Auckland Hospital who was formerly in charge of infantile paralysis patients contracted the disease himself. This was reported to the Auckland Hospital Board when it was stated that after a positive diagnosis the doctor had received physiotherapy treatment and had now been discharged from hospital. The doctor was in charge of infantile paralysis wards for three 'months at the end of last year. Early in January he suffered a throat infection and received out-patient treatment until February 21, when he was admitted to a ward for a period of nine days. He developed pain and disability in his shoulder, and on March 15 when he was again examined after a perioid of physiotherapy treatment a specialist considered there was no doubt that he had suffered an attack of infantile paralysis. TRANSVAAL OUTBREAK CAPE TOWN, April 5. All Transvaal schools will close for three weeks because of the worst infantile paralysis outbreak in the history of the province. There were 251 cases in Johannesburg in March. SPASTIC PARALYSIS AUCKLAND. April 6. Cases of spastic paralysis from many parts of the North Island were examined to-day at the Wilson Home for Crippled Children by Dr. EM Carlson, a world authority. Dr. Carlson, whose advisory services have been given free, heard reports, made tests and in some I cases suggested variations in the treatment. Doctors, nurses and physio-therap-ists attended the demonstration clinic.