NOTIFYING INFLUENZA
It is announced by the Minister of Public Health (Hon. .0. J. Parr) that in a week or m simple cases of influenza will not, be notifiable. Cases of great severity and ineumonic cases will be notified' under their proper medical classification. This decision is in conformity with the practice in other countries. It is contended that the ordinary notifications have not been of value, and in future the severe and pneumonic .cases will give an index'of the severity of the disease. Only about 1 per cent, of cases have been serious, -but each notification carries a fee of 3s 6d to the medical practitioeer. • During the recent wave pa» east of the notification system has
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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 137, 10 June 1920, Page 7
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118NOTIFYING INFLUENZA Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 137, 10 June 1920, Page 7
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