HEALTH BUREAU REPORT.

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 3647, 2 December 1918, Page 3

HEALTH BUREAU REPORT.

Reassuring reports as to the epidemic were made at the meeting ol the commilteet this morning, and

provided tho public take every cart* there is no reason why the epidemic should not be at its close very shortly so far as Feilding is concerned. There aro 12 cases at the Parish Hall Hospital. Four convalescents

will be released to-day. At Nurse Wallis' Hospital there are seven patients. Nurse Brown has now released all

lie cases that were receiving her a

ientiou. • The committee decided to erect a elophone at the meeting house at Fokorangi.

The committee arc pleased to be able to report that business premises may now resume their ordinary hours of business.

A further supply of medicine has been received from the Health Department—tonic, cough mixture and influenza mixture, any of which may he obtained at the Borough Offices at

Is per 60/ i. bottles. The committee wish to thank Mr Dunford for four pairs of pyjamas. On Sunday morning Mr J. W. Bramwell, Hospital Board representative, accompanied by the Mayor of Feilding, motored to the Onepuhi Maori meeting house, which is equipped as a temporary hospital to cope with the many serious cases of in-

fluenza amongst the natives living along the banks of the Rangitikei river. Messrs C. Evans and W. Whisker also visited the hospital and rendered valuable assistance in putting the buildings in order and in providing slight comforts for the voluntary nurses, the Misses Curran and Kerehana, who are in charge.