PRECAUTIONS URGED
GASTRO ENTERITIS. (P.A.) WELLINGTON, August 24. A warning has been issued by the Health Department that gastro enter-' itis has occurred to a considerable extent, particularly in the Auckland Province, and as the disease may be dangerous, particularly to old people; and young children, precautions should be takttn. The spread of the disease can occur through flies and consequently the main preventive measure is cleanliness and the prevention of the. breeding of flies. The incidence of the disease appears to have been particularly severe in institutions where large numbers of persons have been in close contact and at the Tokanui mental hospital it has been the contributory cause in the deaths of fifteen persons, \ten of whom were debilitated by old age.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 228, 25 August 1945, Page 5
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124PRECAUTIONS URGED Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 228, 25 August 1945, Page 5
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