THE EPIDEMIC.
+. APPARENTLY DIMINISHNG
FEW FURTHER CASES REPORTED.
The epidemic continues to make ground in certain districts, chiefly in North Auckland, but there are signs that its volume for the present is diminishing. The opinion seems to be gaining grouud that the epidemic will fluctuate considerably and the most stringent precautions are necessary to prevent it getting complete hold of the community. OFFICIAL BULLETIN. [hy ti;li:uiuvii.—vrkss ansoclvwok.] Wellington, This Day. The official bulletin states a suspicious case jb reported at Auckland. Cases are also reported at Glen Murray, Raglan County, and two fresh cases at Kaikohe. No change is reported elsewhere.
"SMALL POX IS EPIDEMIC." Auckland, Friday. The Auckland division of the British Medical Association after discussing the epidemic at its monthly meeting passed the following resolutions: —"At the meeting of the Auckland division of the British Medical Association of August Gth it was unanimously agreed that small pox is at present epidemic in the community"; "that the most effective means of combating and eradicating the disease lay in universal vaccinattion."
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 592, 9 August 1913, Page 4
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171THE EPIDEMIC. King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 592, 9 August 1913, Page 4
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