INFLUENZA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 84, 9 April 1919, Page 5

INFLUENZA

BLUNEV OUTBREAK

(Tress Association.—Copyright.)

SYDNEY, April, 8. The Board of Health has taken over tho buildings at the itaudwick racecourse for hospital purposes.

INFjAJENZA IN NEW .ZEALAND

MOSTLY MILD CASES,

WELXJNGTOty. .April 8. * I The Minister of Public Health, the ■ Hon. G. W. Russell, .this evening made the following statement regarding the influenza notifications throughout , the* [ Dominion for the week circled April 7: j Auckland 18— Auckland city Td ’ mild (3 in’ one household), Auckland suburbs ,2 mi|d (1 epidemic), coastal shipping 2 mild.

Thames, 1 mild. Waihi, 4 mild (gastric). 1 Taumarunui, 1 mild. Bay of Plenty, 4—2 sevoi'e at Whakataiijo (1 showing cardiac symptoms), . 2 mild Whakatane county., , Hawko’ fi Bay, 1 mild. ! Waipawa, 6 (2 pneumonic), j Haw era, 4 (1 pneumonic), Stratford, 3. j Pa(ea, 1 mild. j Wanganui, 9 mild. Palmerston, 5 mild, { Wellington, 10 (I pneumonic), » { Wairfirapa, 1 pneumonic. ' North Canterbury, 4 (2 pneumonic, 2 mild. j Viiicent. 1 mild. Southland, 2 (1 mild 1 pneumonic). Total, 72. The Niagara cases are not included jin the above. j , ON THE NIAGARA. WELLINGTON,, April 8. ! The Mayor lias forwarded to the Minister of Public Health the resolution passed at the meeting of passengers hooked to legve by,the Niagara, asking that; the pi'esent most unsatiMacqry,'position ho terminated immediately to enable the steamer to be thoroughly ‘fumigated and the voyage continued. ; SEVEN FRESH CASES. ” j AUCKLAND, April. 8. ' ' The influenza cases from the Niagara increased by seven to-day, making a total of 53. All were reported to-night to he doing well. Dr li. 11. MakgilL of the Public Health Department, ‘ stated to-night that the whole of the . passengers' would be landed and ,, jn groitp« on Quarantine ■ Islafid. The ; ship will then be thoroughly fumigated. A few members of the crew will remain aboard, and if no fresh eases occur during that penor of quarantine the Niagara will berth and* discharge cargo. ANOTHER MILD CASE. ATTCTvLAND, This Day, Air Martin, chief, officer of the steamer Port Steohens, has beeps landed at MMuihi, Buffering from' mild influehza. The steamer remains in quarantine for four days.

A steady job in burglary. Booze, has been 'burgling the people’s wealth to the' tune of £5,000,000 every year. To-morrow ( is the day' people begin to gob their own ’back.'' Vote, fop the Child and the Nation. : * 1