THE TRANSPORT EPIDEMIC.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1344, 18 September 1918, Page 4

THE TRANSPORT EPIDEMIC.

SIX OF CREW SUCCUMB

(Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Sept. lb. In addition to the deaths on tho troopship announced by tho Defence authorities, six of the ship's crew succumbed to the malady, the reported names being: C. Tennant, fourth engineer, Timarn ; I). Fisher, assistant carpenter, Wellington; I). Carmichael, A.8., Dunedin; J’. .1. Inglis, trimmer, Victoria-; Henry Phillips, ship's baker, Christchurch; J. Hayden, trimmer, Liverpool.

(SPKIAI. TO ''HTANDAaD.'')

WELLINGTON, Sept. 17,

Xlic military medical authorities in New Zealand are securing detailed information regarding the outbreak of epidemic inllueiiza among members of the 40th Keinforeements during the voyage.to England. The Director-General of Medical Services states that the fullest investigation will lx; made with llm object of determining whether any additional measures can be taken to prevent danger in the future. I hero appears to be no doubt that, the infection was picked • up at a way port, since the draft was in good health until after leaving a point of call far from New Zealand. The fact that other transports in the same convoy were similarly affected points in the same direction. The eleansi'ng and fumigation of transports here- is done very thoroughly before new drafts are embarked, and prior to the disaster just reported New Zealand had a very good record of health among troops at sea. it may be mentioned that the outbreak is not unprecedented. Other forces have ’suffered severely in’the same way at various times, but New Zealand had escaped up til! now.