THE SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3996, 29 July 1913, Page 5

THE SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC

•YESTERDAY'S REPORTS. THE SYDNEY OUTBREAK. ANOTHER VACCINATION BOOM. jfcpiTKD press association— coptbiqhtj (Received Julv 28, 8.50 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 28. TherY has been a big increase in tlie numbey'&fi vaccinations at tho various depots as the result of the previous two days’ smallpox records and doctors’ ominous warnings. The City Council is appointing additional sanitary inspectors to insure a thorough cleaning up of the city. Hie Lord Mayor, referring to a leaflet calling an anti-vaccination meeting at the Town Hall, said he would not authorise the use of the Hall on tho grounds of public policy for such a purpose at such a juncture in view of the fact that the Board of Health was strongly urging that it was the duty of every citizen to get vaccinated. South Australia, while allowing vaccinated railway passengers And their luggage to enter the State from Sydney, has blocked all parcel traffic. THE FIJEAN REGULATIONS. RESENTED BY SHIPPING COMPANIES. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPT in*UT.I (Received July 28, 9.58 p.m.) SUVA, July 2S. The shipping companies resent the quarantine regulations proclaimed on Saturday, and unless they are modified there is a probability of the Islavfid- being isolated. - •‘v’he Levuka’s trip has been cancelled, and the Union Company has announced that sailing dates are uncerta i n. A deputation has asked the Governor to relax the regulations, and a renlv will be made to-morrow. The result is a foregone conclusion, as the companies hold the Government in the hollow of their hand, and with no other vessels there would be a famine in a month.

“WELL IN HAND-” REPORTS FROM AUCKLAND. [KRESS ASSOCIATION TKTiECRAAt) AUCKLAND, July 28. Seven patients have now recovered from the epidemic in the Point Chevalier Isolation Hospital, and they underwent final disinfection to-dav preparatory to discharge from the institution. This will reduce the number of patients under treatment to 57. No fresh cases from Auckland city or suburbs have been reported to the District Health Officers since Saturday, and there has been no further admission to the isolation hospital since Sunday". Reports from the country districts received bv Dr. Frengley were more reassuring. The Maori woman who caused the outbreak at Waiheke has been located in the bush and is to be isolatetd. A Maori infant has developed the disease at Kaikohe township and there are also notified two cases at Kerikeri. Dr. Elizabeth* Gunn reported a fresh case at Pohaknua, Te Awamutu, the pah* A being the son of a former r-a-tie* died from the epidemic. Dvr Frengley was able W forward to Wellington the most reassuring httlletii. he has yet issued, and, together will: Dr. Monk, considers that the epidemic is well in hand, although they urge a continuation of vaccination. The Health Department has replied tf> the Auckland Hospital Board’s intimation that the Board could not undertake to limit the movements oft Natives or prevent them from visiting towns or settlements as there was no staff available to carry out the work. The reply is as follows: “My telegram of July 2.'i was issued to all hospital boards where cases of smallpox have been reported to remind them of their responsibilities as local authorities under the Public Health Act with regard to the control of infectious diseases. This reminder was especially necessary in the ease of country hospital boards, who evidently were not aware of their powers and responsibilities under the Act. So far as your Board is concerned there is no special need at present to do more than co-operate with the officers of the Department as you have boon doing in the past.— (Signed) Valintine.” HEALTH OFFICER’S BULLETIN. 64 PATIENTS AT POINT CHEVALIER. [PEESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM] WELLINGTON, July 28. The following bulletin was issued this evening by the Chief Health Officer : “There are 6-i patients in the Auckland infectious diseases hospital, including 12 Europeans. Ono of the cases—a Native—is serious. Dr. Gunn reports three additional cases at Parav/era. Dr. Te Rangihiroa reports six arJfUe and six convalescent cases at A'warua, two acute and eight convalescents at Tautere, and one acute and one convalescent at Kerikeri. Dr Ross is proceeding to Kaihu to relieve Dr Baker. Inspector Grieve is now at Kaihu arranging the establishment of a concentration camp there. Dr. Cawkwell has established a concentration camp at Kaikohe.”

LOCAL VACCINATION, TO BE RESUMED TO-DAY. Dr. Williams, public vaccinator, will resume vaccinating this afternoon and this evening at the Garrison Hall. Only a limited number will be treated, as he has only sufficient to treat about 80 persons. Should a, further supply arrive tomorrow. Dr. Williams will visit Ngatapa on that day. On Thursday afternoon. he will treat people who can only get awav on the half-holiday..On Friday he will visit Waerenga-a-hika, and resume public vaccinating in town on Saturday. _ , Dr. Claridge, of Te Karaka, had a busy day last Saturday treating Euronoa'i.'V; while Dr. Wi Repa vaccinated a. large number of Natives. Dr. Wi Repa was at Muriwai yesterday ,and treated a large number of Natives. Mr C. H. Ferris, Borough Health Officer, who has been stationed at Ta-' tapouri for the last few days, was ’ecalled to town yesterday. t " “MIND MY ARM." HOW TO TREAT A VACCINATED LIMB. So common is the sore-arm complaint in Gisborne these days that