INFANTILE PARALYSIS.
EPIDEMIC IN WELLINGTON; Wellington, Last Nigth. Several cases of infantile paralysis have been reported to the Health Department here, fourteen cases having occurred in a fortnight. Sc far there have been three deaths. Dr Melvibben, Director of Public Hygiene, states that the cases are in the Lower Hutt, the suburbs and in the city. They are of varying severity. The Department is taking prompt action in the matter, aiming at firm isolation in the first case. Past experience has proved that paralysis is infectious, mainly through the nose. Tt is believed isolation is the only known effective remedial measure.
There is no cause for alarm, says Dr. Melvibben. The Department is making every effort to subdue the outbreak and the numbers are small.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MH19241211.2.9
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2822, 11 December 1924, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
125INFANTILE PARALYSIS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2822, 11 December 1924, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in