THE INFLUENZA FIGURES.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 115, 14 May 1920, Page 2

THE INFLUENZA FIGURES.

INCREASING TOTALS. SCHOOLS CLOSED IN'DF.FrNITEI.Y. There were 119 mild and ten severe influenza cases reported for the 24 hours ended at noon yesterday, and from then till midday to-day. the number ahow. an increase, being 132 mild and 9 severe over the whole of the Auckland health district. As a result of the high toial* bein_ recorded almost every, day. 'he Auckland head-, office hap advised the Education Board that all the schools had better remain closed, except in the districts of Cofomandel and Mercury Bay, where the ailment, has not shown si_ns of spreading. Accordingly, the schools in these two places will re-open mi Monday, but nil'the others in the Auckland Health District will remain dosed indefiniteiv. The health district does not include Mangonui, Whangaroa, Bay of Islandsv Hokianga. Whanjrarei. Hobson and Otamatea. which are tinder the Auckland Education Board, so these schools will probably open unless advised to remain closed by the North Auckland Health Office.

Altogether 487 cases have been notitie.l forthe three days ended at mid-day yesterday, and 29 of them were "severe attacks. The Auckland City area lead* |with a total of 157 -.T (pWing mild figures first. Other <letails are:—Suburb-'. II«—11; country districts, 75-.",: Hamilton. 11—0: Cambridge. .",—0: W.iipa. 4-1; Waikato County, .i—2: Waiiumo. s—o: Matamata. 3--(» : Haglati. 7—2: Xgaruawahta, 1—0: Piako. IS -i>: Te Kuiti. .V 0: Vlorrinsviile. 1 n : Te Aroha, 7—.1: KarantrahaUr 20-1: Paeroa. 4- 0 : Wailii. 1 fl- ]',ay of Plenty. 9-0; Opotiki. 10. fECHNirwr. rou-KOT-: to open. Un account of t|„, superior sanitary and ventilation arrangements -.it -Hie Technical College the health authorities have granted Ihe management perniision to reopen the College ..n Monday. SCHOOLS TO RKOPCN. fUeiSTCHIRCIi. Thursday. the Health Depaj-tment _ reMri-ttotta imposed on account of influenza ten- removed to-day, and the publi- --hooU ■will re-open on Monday