INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1925, Page 3

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

[by TELEGRAPH —rER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] GUARANTE]') REFUSED. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 29. At the meeting of the Executive ol the Canterbury Centre of the New /calami Amateur Athletic Association tonight, the Chairman said that the New Zealand Council had asked for a guarantee of £B9 from the Canterbury Centre is respect of the proposed visit ol the Australian team of athletes. In the course of the discussion, the opinion was expressed that the visitors would not he a strong draw to the public. and a motion was carried that the Centre could not see its way to give ti e guarantee.

WELLINGTON REPORT. WELLINGTON, January 29. Tt was stated at a meeting of the '(Wellington Hospital Bbard to-night that the infantile paralysis eases now being received at tho public ’ hospital were of a milder type than those coming in previously. The Medical Superintendent detailed the steps taken to cope with the cases. He was glad to he able to report that the existing physic-therapeu-tic department had been able to give efficient treatment to seventy cases in the hospital.

OFF Iff A L NOTIFICATIONS. WELLINGTON. January 29. Tnfantil? paralysis notifications in the 24 hint's to 9 a.m. were Wellington City and suburbs, 0; Mastcrton 4; Wanganui, 1; IT a worn, 1; Blenheim 1; Hope, Nelson, 1; Auckland City, 3; Takapuna, 1 ; Northcote, 1; Christchurch City, 1 ; Otago,o. THE 11 AW ERA CASE. R AWER A. January 29. A case of infantile paralysis, which the Health Department’s bulletin reports in llawera, is a suspect only. The patient is a child of five years, who has been under observation at the public Hospital for over twenty four hours without the disease definitely developing. A WANGANUI DEATH. WANGANUI, January 29. There were one new notification and one death of infantile paralysis to-day.

MORE MASTER TON CASES. MASTEHTOX, January 29. Two cases of infantile paralysis, from Gladstone, ten miles east of Mastcrton, have been admitted to the hospital in the last twenty-four hours. A suspected case in the same district is under observation. This makes a total ol seventeen 'cases since the outbreak. CHRISTCHURCH. Jan. 30. Three more eases of infantile paralysis were reported in Christchurch this morning, hut examination gave negative result, in two cases. DEFYING HEALTH AUTHORITIES. YOUNG GIRL BEFORE COURT. )| AW ERA. January 39. W lull is believed to be the first ease of its kind in respect to the present, epidemic was called at the llaweta Magistarte’s Court this morning when a girl under the age of sixteen was charged with attending a place of entertainment in della lice 91 the Health Department's ban. The defendant was convicted ami discharged, but ifc was intimated that in many further eases the authorities would lake action against the parents and press, lor a heavy penalty .

SOUTH TARANAKI FREE. TARANAKI, January 39. A suspected case of infantile paralysis locally lias been declared to be clear, so South Taranaki is still Iree from the disease.