INFLUENZA IN AFRICA
SITUATION IMPROVING. WAGON LOADS OE DEAD. (Received 11.10 a.m.) CAPETOWN 7 , October 13. The situation, as far as deaths are concerned, has decidedly improved. It is hoped that the back" of the epidemic is broken locally. The burials yesterday numbered 41MI, the bodies of coloured people being removed in wapon loads.. One hundred and fifty deaths were reported to-day. Kimbc-rloy's total of deaths is now 2,000. Illoemfonfein reports over 2,000 eases, bnt the results arc not yet serious. Johannesburg has opened a special hospital. Business hours are curtailed, and schools are closed.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)
CAPETOWN, October 1.1. The estimated death-roll in tbe city and suburbs, a* Iho result of the influenza epidemic, is about ;>o<> daily, of whom onc-liflh are Europeans. — ( Keillor J EPIDEMIC IN LONDON. 1.000 DEATHS Hi SEVEN WEEKS. i Received 2.- r >o p.m.) LONDON, October 1.1. Thesre have been J.GOOdcaths in l>m- j Mon from inlluiw-a during the past seven weeks.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19181014.2.5
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 245, 14 October 1918, Page 2
Word Count
162INFLUENZA IN AFRICA Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 245, 14 October 1918, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in