INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1925, Page 3

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

[IIY TELEGRAVII —I’Kll TRESS ASSOCIATION. SUSPECT NEGATIVED. DUNEDIN, February G. The District Health Officer stated today that, in connection with the suspected ease of infantile paralysis in the city, it hits been definitely proved that tlie patient was not suffering from that disease. The position otherwise remains unchanged. DETECTION OF DISEASE. WELLINGTON, February G. The Council of the British Afodicnl Association, and Director-General of Health have jointly promulgated in circular form to all medical practitioners in tlie Dominion, a summary of recent literature concerning symptomatology and diagnosis ol infantile paralysis. Tlie importance of early detection and notifications of mild and abortive discs of this disease has thus been

emphasised. Doubtless this will have tiie effect of increasing the number of notifications, but the step was deemed advisable, as an additional safeguard and cheek to the spead of the disease. 'flic public are advised of Ibis, in order to allay any unnecessary alarm which may be created when the daih totals arc thus swelled, for apparent increase thus engendered bears no relation to the true morbidity and fatality of the epidemic, which Intimately, by one means and another, is being kept comparatively low in the areas affected.

MAST HR TON, February fi,

Au infant from the Borough was admitted to hospital to-day .suffering from infantile paralysis. 'lbis makes the total twenty-three since the outbreak twelve being from the Borough and eleven from the Wairarapa district. AUCKLAND. February b. Seven cases of infantile paralysis were reported to-day. There were no deaths, A KATA I CASK . TIMAItI . Feb. ~ A case of infantile paralysis which was reported from Sondnwn a few days ago, milled fatally last night. ADVICE TO BARENTS. AYitil the prevalence of infectious diseases, children should be protected [’.cm too much sun on head and spine:os(. strength and vitality should he i uiM up with “Mnltexo anil Cod Liver ! d. Tins excellent tonic food—Nature’s i»rtiiier—is the liest. safeguard agonist iiease and sickness. —Advt.