INFECTIOUS DISEASES
SLIGHT DECREASE SHOWN
A slight decrease, due to a falling off in the number of cases of diphtheria recorded, is shown in the infectious diseases for the Wellington health district for the wxbk ended noon on Monday. The returns for tlie various districts are as follow:—
Palmerston North. —Diphtheria, 2 ; poliomyelitis, 2. Wellington. —Diphtheria, 8; puerperal septicaemia, 2; pneumonia, L Wairarapa.-—Diphtheria, 1. Tho following table enables a comparison of the two weeks : — Last Previous
Mr. R. T. Jlall, New South Wales Minister of Public Works, speaking at an exhibition displaying the plans of the Sydney city railway and harbour bridge, said that the first practical work on the bridge would be commenced in May or June, when steps would be taken to divert traffic from Milson’s' Point railway station to enable a start to be made on that side of the harbour.
Scarlet fever week. .. 0 week 3 Diphtheria .. 11 • 1J Enteric fever Tuberculosis .. 0 1 . 0 3 Pneumonia .. 1 4 Erysipelas .. 0 2 Poliomyelitis Puerperal septicaemia . 0 .. 2 0 Totals .. 16 18
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Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 169, 5 April 1923, Page 6
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175INFECTIOUS DISEASES Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 169, 5 April 1923, Page 6
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