INFLUENZA.
THE END OF THE WAVE. (Per Preea Association.) Wellington, June 7. "I regard the position .as very satisfactory. Apparently we have reached the end of the wave," remarked the District Health Officer (Dr. Faris) in reviewing the influenza statistics for the Wellington district. Dr. Faris added that it looked as if th district was going to have a quiescent period now, although the possibility of further mild waves of influeiiza during the winter should not be overlooked. For the week ending noon, only 269 cases were notified, a decrease of 355 easels, compared with the figures for the previous -week, and a decrease of 880 cases on the total recorded two weeks ago. Nelson, with an increase of four cases, was the only district in which a falling off was not disclosed. Of the latest notifications fifteen were listed as pneumonia and the previous week there were 21 cases in this category ane one as severe.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4019, 8 June 1920, Page 5
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