INFLUENZA

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 117, 11 February 1920, Page 8

INFLUENZA

IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES

SCHOOLS.REOPENING FEBRUARY 19

' The position with regard to the outbreak of influenza lias so far improved that'it iV hoped to reopen 6omo of tho schools., jn. tho.Dominion on February 1!). In n statement which ho made to a reporter veiterdav. Dr., Frongley, DeputyChief Health Officer, said that tho position in. .Nelson 60 far as the epidemic was concerned was continuing to imThe notification figures from that district had been..increased by tho inclusion of a considerable number of delayed notifications. - : Throughout the 'Auckland district an improvement/.could also be reported, ond tho position"therc was deemed such ns to warrant the reopening of tho schools on and after Thursday, February 19. "In tho Wellington district the notifications are generally still high, but it is. , anticipated that they will decrease in the coming week," continued Dr. Frangley. "The disease continues mild, with tew pneumonic cases and few fatalities. It has now been decided to permit the schools in tho Wellington, WanganuiTaranaki, and Marlborough-Nelson Health. Districts to reopen on Thursday, February 19. The statutory notices giving effect to this will bopublished in duo course. A later announcement will be raado regarding tho opening of the schools in the Hawke's Bay, CanterburvWostland, and Otago-Soutluand Health Districts. In general, it must be clearly understood that tho Department cannot guarantee that circumstances :nay not 'arise whereby it may be necessary 'to <V ;cide that schools in specified, probably small, areas shall not bo reopened on the date above-mentioned." , Subsequent to making tho above statement, Dr. Frengley intimated that Hie Department had conferred with the Dis/tricfc Health Officers for Hawke's Bay and Canterbury-Wcstland, and it had row been decided to allow tho schools throughout these districts to reopen on February '. 19 also. In tho case of tho Otngo-South-land district a' decision had i.ot vet • been arrived at. The chairman of the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board (Mr. F. ! Castle) stated yesterday that only five •further notifications "had been received in the Wellington area. As an indication that the position was improving Mr. Castle added that he had not toloeived any applications for asaistanco in 'response to his offer last Friday to help In such cases if they wore reported. -.- ' "onSwane" A' CHRISTCHTJECH REPORT. By Tolefrranh-l>re»« AwioclnMoa • Christchurch, February 10. From noon yesterday, to noon to-day thirty notifications iof influenza, all of the mild type, were niado to the Christchurch' Hospital .authorities. There were six admissions to hospital in the same period. ' At nresent there ars 20 influenza pati. ents in hosDital, 10 being mild ! cases and 10 pneumonic. The majority of these cases are concerned with relapses duo to the sufferers leaving their beds too soon, or to some form of neglect necessitating removal of tie patients to the hospital for treatment. The hos-. Dital officials regard the position as quit* satisfactory, and their impression is that the em'demio is on the wane.