TYPHOID FEVER IN WELLINGTON.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7382, 7 August 1889, Page 3

TYPHOID FEVER IN WELLINGTON.

[from our special correspondent.] WELLINGTON, July 25. Typhoid is very prevalent here just now. Mr Fulton, Engineer for the Manawatu Railway Company, and son of Mr Fulton, M.H.R., is in a critical state. Captain Savill, A.D.C. to the Governor, is also dangerously ill, it is fear#d with typhoid fever. The Countess of Onslow and children have gone to Nelson till August, presumably to avoid unnecessary risk. Lady Onslow, Lord Cranley, and Mr Garland left for Nelson this afternoon, where they stay until the first week in August. Captain Savill, the Governor's aide-de-camp, is seriously ill, it is believed with typhoid fever. WELLINGTON, July 26. Another victim has succumbed to typhoid fever this morning in the person of Mr Fulton, Engineer of the Manawatu Railway Company. Captain Savill, A.D.C, is improving. New drainage works are to be undertaken by the City Council which will necessitate an increase of the overdraft. The prevalence of typhoid has caused considerable alarm. WELLINGTON, July 29. Typhoid is becoming alarmingly prevalent here, and letters and leading articles are beginning to appear in the papers about it. There are said to be thirty cases in Thorndon alone. Captain Saville, A.D.C. to the Governor, is suffering from the complaint, and is so ill that doubts are expressed whether he will survive the night. Mr. Fergus, Minister for Justice, is unwell to-night, but the nature of his illness is not stated. WELLINGTON, July 30. Lord Cranley (son of the Governor), who with Lady Onslow, went over to Nel son when typhoid fever broke out at Government House, is suffering from an attack of fever; but at present it is not severe. He is slightly better to-day, his temperature which was 104deg, yesterday, having fallen to-day to 102deg., which, however, is Btill high enough to cause alarm, and his Excellency is very anxious about him. Captain Saville, A.D.C, is (if there be any change at all), slightly better to-day, but the fever is still severe. As some doubt has been cast on the milk supplied to the Thorndon district in general, and Government House in particular, his Excellency to-day made a minute personal inspection of the suspected dairy, having some special knowledge of the subject through a celebrated model dairy established by Lady Onslow at their English home, and a close acquaintance with the Surrey county system of inspection. Lord Onslow is quite satisfied that wherever may be the source of the fever it is not that dairy, which he declares to be clean aud carried on unexceptionably in every way. It appears that the dairy in question occupies what used to be the Government House farm, until Sir W. Jervcis gave it up, and all the cows run on the tops of the surrounding hills, obtaining their drinking water from pure wells aud springs in the hills, which are higher than the surrounding laud, aud cannot, therefore, be contaminated by drainage from neighboring farms. The cows are only brought into the yard to be milked, and any manure is quickly taken away while the liquid flows out and filtrates at once on to surrounding ground below where the cattle drink. The dairy is clean, and well ventilated, the vessels being thoroughly cleansed and scalded. Altogether, this theory as to the entrance of the terrible disease into Government House falls to the ground. Mr Fergus, who has been suffering from a kind of dysenteric attack at present prevalent here, has now recovered. Mr Loughrey and other members have suffered in the same manner. In addition to typhoid there are numerous cases of scarlet fever just now. "ONSLOW."~ WELLINGTON, July 22. The new borough, formed out of the hill suburbs on the north of Wellington, will be called "Onslow,"* the Governor having permitted his name to be used. ,