Tokelaus
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Polio Outbreak in Tokelaus
REPORTS of an outbreak of polio myelitis came from New Zea land’s Tokelau Dependency on January 18. A RNZAF aircraft was despatched from Suva to drop medical supplies to the native medical practitioner. Later it was
reported that there had been cases and four deaths on Atafu, ti north-western island of the grou and seven cases with one death Fakaofu in the south. The outbr© was said (mid-January) to halted.
On January 20, the vessel /sab Rose, of Pago Pago, was charten by the New Zealand authorities a£ left Apia with the Western Sarm Medical Officer of Health, Dr. L. .
Jepson, and a relief team of Samcc medical practitioners and nurr: and the necessary drugs.