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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 37, 13 February 1929, Page 8

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WAIKERIA TYPHOID

OUTBREAK.

LKTTJSIS FROM MIXISTKK

In ciinueetion witli the ror-ent outbreak ■•I typhoid f,-ver at \Yaikeria Horstal Institute. Mr. \V. .T. Hroadfoot, M.]». for Wir.toino. has ree-ived the following j t . t-!-r from the .Minister of Ju.-tice, the Hon. T. .M. \Vi!;-,,,-d:_

"With reference to your letter I have :■> ;:.lvi,e that I have received a rei.ort I".un the Coiitroller-Cfin-ral nf I'i v.-l'.i re-ei-tly vi>ited the \Yaikeria Uor- -■>■■■■ in i:«iit:..:i and conferred with the ii!'.-'l:.-.il i.lli.vr an.! the bmlih ~!li,.e r in i-onii-etion with the recent outl.ifak 01" typho:.! lever. All proper pivcautionary measure- have been taken ;,, prevent the -l-reail of infect ; '.m. ami you will be interc«tod to lear:i tint no further ease* liiivc been involved .-ini-c th-j initial five i-aM's. which all appear to have cojliraeted tlie troublo on the same da v

'Mi has n,, t i K . e ,i po-ibk- to livatc'the exact >tii,c.- of infeetjoii. a« the i.actori- • •ln-icfll te-ts of the water supply, food "»i'i>ly, and other likely origins have p:-.>veii negative. There' appears ;o be little doubt that the infection was introduced through the ine.lii;:n of a '«ir-

rioiv -Medical npiuiiiii support* tliis. ami |i:«' iiH'dii-a] ollii-cr of health reported inter alia:—"The institution i> verv

■ li-aii and appears to be e.\,-.-!k-ntlv con ducted.'

"■'llio plju-e has l>ooll noted for ite lipultliy I'oiuliti<ins. and during t ] lo ;„. Iliu-nza epidi-iniL- of I'US ihcre were nc i'!W's at the institution, although the ili-*ciiso was fairly milch in ovulcnc-C tin- district. A- then- is always a daniii-r of typhoid infection tnroiijsrli carrior* in an institution of this iiatutv. vvlii-iv ihc inmates are a :iif>iv or lo« cosinopolitaii body drawn Mom all ]ijiris of tin. cuintry, arrangenu'iit- liiivf lieeii tnadi-. a- an extra.inliii.uy pit'i-aijtionnry ni.-a-n:,.. for tin- inMidlatinn nf a water «iniaye system of drainage.''