PARALYSIS CASES.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 397, 2 April 1937, Page 6

PARALYSIS CASES.

NUMBER IN DOMINION. Health Department Figures. Press Association —Copyright. Wellington, April 1. Between December 1 last and March 29 there were :!59 eases of infantile paralysis in New Zealand, according to figures supplied by the head office of the Department of He-ltli Deaths numbered 19. Details of notifications received from various districts in each week since the outbreak of the epidemic are as follows, the first figure referring to the number o£ eases and the other, whefre it occurs,, to the deaths.: —■ December 7: Otago, 2. December 14: Otago, 16. December 21: Otago, 40, Southland, December 28: Central Wellington. 1; Canterbury, 2; Otago. 30. 2. January 4: Centals! Auckland, 1; Taranaki, 1; Canterbury, 1; Otago, 14, 2; Southland, 1. January 11: North Auckland, 1; Central Autklnnd. 1; Canterbury, 4; Otago, 17; Southland, 1, 1 January 13: North Auckland, 1; Central Aunldnnd, 5; Central Wellington, 1: 3.; Otago, 11, 1; Southland, 1. January 2.5: Central Auckland. 1; South Auckland. 1; Canterbury, 5; Otago, 3. 1. February 1: Central Auckland. 1; South Auckland. 1; Cent al Welling-

ton, 1: CaTerburr. 4; Oligo. 10, 2; Southland, 1. February 8: West Coast. 1; Canterbury, 5; Otago, 10, 1; Southland, 2. February 15: Canterbury, 2; Otago, 4; Southland, 1. February 22: Wairprapa-Hawkes Bay, 1; Canterbury, 6; Otago, 3; Southland, 2. March 1: Central Auckland, 1; Central Wallington, 1; Canterbury, 4; Otago, 4; Smithland, 12,' 2. March 8: Wairarapa-Hawkes. Bay, 1; West Coast, 1; Canterbury, 5,2; Otago, 8; Southland,. 12, 2.

March 22: East Cape, 1,1; WanganuAHorowhenua. 4; Wairarapa, -Hawkes Bay. 3; West Coast, 2; Canterbury, 6; Otago, 4,1; Southland. 1. March 29: Thames-Tauranga, 9; Eatt Cape. 4,1; Wanganui-Horowhe-nua, 2; Wairarapa Hawkes Bay, 6; West Coavt, 1; Canterbury, 12; Otago 5.

The Gore primary school has been closed until April 19, , a . pll p u , a g i rl 12 years of age, having been admitted to hospital with infantile paralysis diagnosed as a positive case. Her brother, nine years old, vtas also admitted to hospital as a suspect. These are the first cases in the district for a considerable time.

A young girl front Foxton admitted ot the Palmerston North hospital on Wednesday night brings the numbeof paralysis, cases in the Manawatu district to seven.