Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

DIPHTHERIA SUSPECTS

Concern at Christchurch

Hospital

By Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHLRCH, June 3

The number of diphtheria suspect.- 1 among the nurses and patients at the Christchjireh Public Hospital if greater than usual at the present time. Precautions have been taken and ali positively affected have been removed to Bottle Lake Hospital.

It is understood that concern has beeu caused by the increase in the number of positive swabs. The actual ex tent of the disease will not be known, however, till the tests are completed towards the end of the week. A number of the suspects are carrying the disease in its non-virulent form, which means that the germ cannot be passed on.

Some of the children are stated to have been transferred to a special ward, and it is believed that nurses have been asked to curtail their visits to friends.

This article text was automatically generated and may include errors. View the full page to see article in its original form.
Permanent link to this item

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19360604.2.31

Bibliographic details

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 145, 4 June 1936, Page 5

Word Count
142

DIPHTHERIA SUSPECTS Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 145, 4 June 1936, Page 5

DIPHTHERIA SUSPECTS Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 145, 4 June 1936, Page 5