“SLEEPY SICKNESS”
RAPID INCREASE IN BRITAIN London, April 28. The “Daily Alail” draws attention to the rapid spread of “sleepy sickness,” of which 649 fresh cases occurred in England and Wales in the first three weeks of April. According to a moderate estimate, 260 of the victims will die, and over 300 will be incapacitated for years, perhaps for life. Only a quarter of the victims will be restored to health. There have been 1409 cases in 1924, and this is three times the number in tbo corresponding period of 1923, and seven times as many as in 1922. A medical specialist states that though the disease is far worse than smallpox'in its fatal effects and its terrible consequences to the survivors, the Alinistry of Health is not taking as strong measures to control it as in regard to smallpox.— Sydney “Sun” Cables.
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Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 184, 30 April 1924, Page 7
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