SMALLPOX OUTBREAK IN HOSPITAL SHIP
FOUR CASES, ONE FATAL (P.A.I WELLINGTON. May 13.. The Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser) announced to-day that an outbreak of smallpox had occurred on a hospital ship carrying New Zealand personnel en route from the Middle East to New Zealand, One patient was disembarked at Colombo and subsequently died. Three other cases of modified smallpox were landed at an Australian port. Appropriate measures of isolation. disinfection and vaccination had been carried out. Fortunately no further cases had occurred. “I regret very much,” said Mr Fraser. ‘‘that in the circumstances it was impossible to extend the same scale of welcome home to men returning by this ship, or to enable them to be met by relations and friends. Owing to the circumstances mentioned, it was considered inadvisable to notify next-of-kin of the impending arrival of the ship as is usually done.”
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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23947, 14 May 1943, Page 6
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