Infantile Paralysis
Suspected Case in Marlborough. Per Press Association. BLENHEIM, Last Night. A suspected case of infantile paralysis, a boy 6 years of age living at Para, between Blenheim and Picton, has been admitted to the Picton Hospital for observation. The case is the first reported in the Marlborough province and steps have been taken to quarantine the immediate contacts of the boy. A blood test has been taken and forwarded to Wellington for examination. The local office of the Health Department states that investigations do not disclose the source of iufection as the family have been living in on isolated farm and have received no visitors in recent weeks.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 19, 23 January 1937, Page 4
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110Infantile Paralysis Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 19, 23 January 1937, Page 4
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