INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1925, Page 3

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

[DY TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Y EST EI tD A Y’S EIG U RES. WELLINGTON, Februry 26. Twelve fresh eases of infantile paralysis were notified during the twenty four hours ending at 9 a.m. to-day, as against fifteen on Tuesday, and sixteen the day before. The cases were distributed as follows; Auckland Health District 3; Wlumgarci 1; Marsdon 1; Waitoa 1. Wellington Health District, 6—City 0; Taihape, Opuimke, Waverloy, Stratford, Kirwitca and Otaki one each. Canterbury, 3—Christchurch City 1, Pleasant Point 1, R.unanga i. -4 Otago Health District—o. 'Total for the Dominion—l2. DEATH AT OAMAIUL OAMAEU, February 26. The suspected case of infantile paralysis, a lmv of eight, developed rapidly, and the boy died last night. NAPIER. CASE. NAPIER., February 26. A ease of infantile paralysis, a girl aged three and 1 a half years, was admitted to the hospital to-day. GISBORNE CASE. GTSBORNE. Feb. 26. A ease of infantile paralysis, a bov aged one year and eight months, residing in Gisborne, has been notified. The child was removed to the Cook Hospital. CASE A'l| OAMAUd. OAMABIT, February 27. A suspect case of a boy resident' in the borough and hospitalled yesterday, lias been pronounced to lie infantile paralysis. FOUR NEW CASES AT CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 27. Four new cases of infantile paralysis were reported this morning, two being in the city. THREE CASES AT DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN, Feh. 27. Threo infantile suspects from the city and 1 from Clydesdale have been hospital led.