INFANTILE PARALYSIS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1925, Page 2

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

fay TELt-.UUARII —l'Klt PRESS ASSOCIATION.

CASKS AMONG WOMEN. CHRISTCHURCH, March 23

A significant feature of the infantile paralysis notifications during the past week has been the number of cases' among adult women. Cp to the present, the majority of the adults who have been notified as having contracted the disease have proved negative cases but tlie lew that have turned out to be positive cases have been mostly of a serious nature.

Two further adult cases are included in to-day’s notifications.

mastkrton case. MASTER ! ON. March 23

A fresh case of infantile paralysis was notified last night, a child residing in the borough.

RESTRICTIONS REMAIN. WELLINGTON, March 23. Sir Maui Roman*, Minister of Health, informed a “ Times ” representative that Cabinet had decided that the schools are not to he re-opened, nor arc the other restrictions to he lifted until after the usual Easter vacations. As Easter Monday falls on April 13, this year, this means that the schools will not re-open till April 14 at the earliest. The matter will he reconsidered by Cabinet a week before the date mentioned, with a view to deciding whether or not the re-opening of the schools shall he still further postponed. ‘ What we have got to do,” stated Dr MeKibbin. Director of Hublic Hygiene) “ is to ascertain what these late cases are like, as regards severity. We are taking steps to do that, as a guide to the Department in regard to the maintenance or otherwise of the restrictions. There would he only one ground on which we could reasonably lift the restrictions, and that would he that the cases reported during —■ March, ami especially towards the end of the month .were mild.

DR. DUKES CUKE. AUCKLAND. March 23

A committee appointed to co-oper-ate with Dr K. S. Dukes, who claims he can cure infantile paralysis, this morning scut the following letter to the Chairman of the Board: — “ Dear Sir.-- In accordance with tlie wish of the Auckland Hospital Board, we. the undersigned, met Dr. E. S. Dukes this morning. Dr Dukes stated that he proposed to treat cases of acute infantile paralysis with remedies, the nature and action of which lie refused to disclose. At the same time, he wishes no other treatment to be applied. In view of the serious possibilities with which this disease is fraught, we cannot accept the responsibility of sanctioning the omission of those measures on which the medical profession throughout tlie world arc agreed, and the nature of which is not disclosed to the Board and its responsible officers. Yours faithfully.—E. B. Guuson, 8.D.; E. TL B. Milsom, M.D.11.5.; K. S. Mackny. MB.C'h.B.” Ti l BEE WANGANUI CASES. WANGANUI, March 23. Three cases of infantile paralysis were reported to-day. One was a girl 13 vc.ii-s of age. th? second a hoy aged six. and the third a girl of twenty months.