INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 February 1925, Page 2

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

BY '1 Klj liC* HAi *LL I'Klt J'KiISS ASbCCi ATION . TOTAL DOMINION CASKS. \\ FLING I ON, I'ennuiiy I. The pillowing eases ol mtantili paialysis were notified lltroiigiioul till Dominion lor Lite past, 2 1 hours:— Am island District:—City 7; Unclmii ga I ; inrxenlicud 1. Tint lues I. Ma-uil-

Wellington District 8 -City (>: 'Wanganui ■): Uoiige.U’a, I ; OlaKI I. ..elstm— 1. Canterbury -!- Cily I. Sumner 1. Westport l, Seadown t. vUago District —U. 'i be Dominion total is 21. iiMAlff, February I. The first case of infantile paralysis a giri el set ei; years, was r. pone i 111 Timnru tu-tlay. The patient was ie...0.5.i lo the puhiic liosniLal. A .suspected case of boy, lour years

c., age .cignt mile.-: ir.iiii i imtirii a.so was reported to-day . WANGANUI, Feh. I. One ease of infantile paralysis was reported to-day. AUCKLAND, Feb.t.

Seven eases ol infantile paralysis were reported in the Auckland district to-day. making thirty since the epidemic began. An appeal is made lor the blood serum from former sufferers of tlte disease. I'aUenls at present in lios])ital total 70. MASTERTOX. Feb. I.

Another case of infantile paralysis was sent to hospital to-day. The patient is an miant from the Gladstone district. This makes a total of 21 < axes since the outbreak . DUNEDIN, Tel:. 1. A suspected ease of infantile paralysis is reported here, a go ! seven s cars ct a.ge . UA.MARI'. Feb.!. Another ease i.f infantile paralysis has. occurred here. A married man. 38 years of age. reported this afternoon. The patient va-. sent lo the hi-pital. HEALTH WEEK AT WE.STPOKT. WESTL’ORT. Feb. 1. To-night the Westport Borough Council instituted a Health Week. The borough carts nil! go round and cany away refuse to the beach tit). Ihe Council also proposes taking precautions l.y spraying the streets, and introducing other me! hmls o! lighting the epidemic.

GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S TRIP ABANDONED. WELLINGTON. Feh. I.

On the advice of Lis Ministers and of the health authorities, the GovernorGcneral has decided to abandon his official visits, which he and Her I'.xeellellev bad arranged to make to Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill and Timaru.

This decision has been taken in order to av'’'d risk to the children, which would he entailed by large public gatherings of the citizens during the prevalence of the epidemic of infantile iiaralvsis. For the same reason Their Excellencies have postponed similar visits, which they hod euiitemplaled making to Wanganui. Nov- Flymouth. Palmerston North. Napier and Hastings. For the pro.out. therefore, they will remain in residence at Government House, Wellignton.