A WARNING TO PARENTS.
DANGER OF LOCKJAW. By Telegraph —Press Association. AUCKLAND, October 12. In the annual health report of the Auckland district, Dr. Purdy uttered a warning to parents about the danger of tetanus (lockjaw) rendered necessary by the occurrence of seven cases of tetanus, all fatal, during the year. Six out of the seven cases were associated with cuts received by barefooted children on the seashore The District Health Officer says that parents would be well advised to provide children with sandals when they take them to the seashore. " He adds:—"Although the practice of going barefooted is to be commended from a hygienic stand point, in localities where there is a danger or the feet being injured by broken glass or a rusty nail, all abrasions and slight wounds should be carefully treated."
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3017, 13 October 1908, Page 6
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135A WARNING TO PARENTS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3017, 13 October 1908, Page 6
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