LATE LOCALS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1932, Page 6

LATE LOCALS

Cases of infantile paralysis reported in the Canterbury Health District dmincr the week ended at noon on Monday totalled three. A death reported from infantile paralysis in the week ended April 18th proved to have been due to another cause.

A decrease of two cases of infectious and other notifiable diseases was reported in the Canterbury and West Coast Health Districts in the weekended noon on Monday as compared with the previous week. The total was 13, as follows Canterbury : Scar’et fever. 3; diphtheria, 1: tuberculosis, 2 ; infantile paralysis. 3; puerperal sepsis,' 1 West Coast-: Scarlet fever, 1; diphtheria, 2. No deaths from infectious or other notifiable diseases were reported.

“Smoking is not to ho prohibited among nurses at the Nurses Home attached to the Christchurch Hospital. The Hospital Committee reported to tin* hoard that a recommendation had come before it to the effect that smoking among nurses at the Nurses’ Home should he prohibited. This recommendation was not agreed to, hut the committee decided that nurses should not he allowed to smoke when on duty. This report was adopted by the hoard.

A quiet wedding was solemnised last evening at the Church of C hrist, Park Street Gre.vinouth, when Henry, youngest son of Air and the late Air 1. IL Dixon, Cowper Street, was united in hoi v matrimony to Ivy, youngest daughter of Mr and Airs T. Gottlielsam. East Malvern, .Melbourne. The bride wore a frock of delphinium blue georgette with hat to match, and carried a bouquet of pale pink olnysnntlieniuins. She was attended by Mm T. 15. Dixon, junr., as .Matron rf Honour, who wore a frock of mulberry cola nose with hat and bouquet to match. The bridgegroom’s brother. Air T. 15. Dixon, carried out the duties of best man. and Air C. Hunter, of Dobson, gave the bride away. Pastor 11. Cave was the officiating nlergyman. After tin 1 ceremony a reception wuheld at the home of the bridegroom’s parents. Later, the lmpp.v couple left ;Ghiistiliiircli on a motoring tour ibc bride travelling in a blue tailored costume with hat to match. Women: Beware of g'ey hair! Iso linrlie! Hair Tonic, which retains original colour. 3 S 6(1. W. K. Williams. ( liemist. —Advt.