FEAR OF RECRUDESCENCE

Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 103, 3 May 1919, Page 5

FEAR OF RECRUDESCENCE

POSITION IN CANTERBURY,

(DT TELEGRAPH.—FF.BSS ASSOCIATION.)

CHRISTCHUBCH, 2nd May. The authorities think there is every indication that the near future will see a recrudescence here of the influenza epidemic. During the past two days there have been 23 notifications in the Canterbury and Westland health district. Of these five are cases of influenza! pneumonia, two of them being severe. In South Canterbury during the same period there were eight notifications, two of which a,ro pneumonia.

Dr. Fox, Superintendent of the Christchurch Hospital, stated to-day that there had boen of late a number of cases of influenza pneumonia in hospital, and one death. He had no doubt whatever that these cases were of the same type a-s those of last November.

The Hon. G. W. Russell stated to-day that the position with regard to the number of cases of influenza in the Dominion was much the same as that' reported several days ago. Asked regarding the precautions in the event of a possible recrudescence of the epidemic, the Minister said that the position.is being closely watched, and .ill the machinery is ready to ,bo brought into operation should such a recrudescence take place.