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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 444, 26 December 1947, Page 8

Infantile Paralysis (POLIOMYELITIS) WARNING If infantile paralysis is reported in your town or district, regard with suspicion any child who is out of sorts and running a temperature: Put him to bed, isolated, until the doctor comes and determines the diagnosis: The first symptoms may be missed if you are not on the alert: They are 8 Headache; moderate temperature, flushing: Vomiting; and the child may have some bowel disturbance: A complaint of pain in the stomach: A drowsiness with little sleep_then a change to irritabilitya Sciffness of the neck and back: Many cases recover without any further symptoms: REASSURANCE When paralysis develops, more than half of the diagnosed cases obtain complete recovery: Most of the others get back partial and reasonable use of the paralysed muscles: 2 The chances of a favourable outcome are helped by early recog: nicion of the disease and early hospital attention: The affected muscles chen get adequate rest and treatment, and this helps Prevent detormities. ADVICE Should chere be infantile paralysis in Your near neighbourhood; keep your children to themselves as much as possible: Let them play in the fresh air, without getting fatigued: Don'� let cem over-exert themselves. If swimming; cut down the time io the water; avoid chills after bathing: See that they get adequate sleep, and eat a well-balanced diee Put off any nose and throat operations on children while infantile paralysis is in your district Take every precaution to prevent contamination 0f food by flies. Always wash hands before eating F that goes for every member 0f tee bousehold Keep Tels ANNOUCEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE bed b de Department 4 Health Be bright and gay with JuiDyes 30 FAST COLOURS in easy-to-use glass tubes for boiling Or cold water tnting: Made in Scotland. Distributots ; A L STICHBURY LTD:. BLAIR ST , WELLINGTOR: