THE INFLUENZA

Grey River Argus, 12 January 1927, Page 5

THE INFLUENZA

SWISS EPIDEMIC. Continues Serious. (Rrcrivud January .11 at 5.5 p.m.) (IEN EV A, Ja n uary 11,. * The influenza in Switzerland continues to be serious, though the deaths art* chiefly confined to children or aged peoph*. The deaths include an Australian boy, Henry Yloreton, of Brisbane. There are 3.547 influenza patients at Basle alone. ANXIETY~FOR NEWS. RADIO BULLETIN FOR WORLD. (Received January 11 at 1 op.m.) LONDON, January 11.' Tn response to many requests, and notably from the United States and from Australia, a wireless medical bulletin will be circulated throughout the world from Geneva by the League of Nations, says the “Daily Chronicle,” giving the latest facts about the influ- | enza epidemic that is sweeping over Europe. j N EUROPEAN DEATH RATE. NOT SAME'TYPE AS 1918. WELLINGTON. Jan. 11. The Minister of Health on Friday cabled to the High Commissioner asking him to consult the British Ministry of Health and cable advice as to the distribution ami extent of the epidemic and whether the cases were of the li-ic pandemic type, or of the type such as New’ Zealand, experienced recently, more particularly in 1920 and 1926. The following reassuring message has been received:— “The figures for Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, and Hungary, shew no noteworthy increase, but increases are reported from France and Switzerland. There were 55 deaths in during toe fortnight ended December 11, and 150 for the fortnight ended December 25. In Switzerland there was a large increase of cases from 513 to 410 for the same period, but there were few’ deaths. In England and Wales there have yet been no outbreaks of any -magnitude, but as usual at tnis time of the year, colds are fairly prevalent. Though the death returns total 105 in the great towns, they are not of a serious nature. The type so fa) shows no resemblance to that of 191.8. The mortality is mainly confined to people of advanced age.”