MEASLES AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN
NO DEFINITE FIGURES AVAILABLE LARGE NUMBER OF ADULTS AFFECTED [United Press Association! WELLINGTON, This Day. Although owing to the closing of the schools for the term holidays no very definite figures are available in regard to the incidence of measles among school children, Dr F. S. Mac Lean, Medical Officer of Health in the Wellington District, stated to-day that his impression was that it was definitely easing off among children. On the other hand there appeared to be still a large number of adults affected, and in this respect the epidemic was unusual. Owing to measles not being a notifiable disease, it was impossible to obtain figures as to the number of adults affected, but it was known that in the Wellington area the staffs of business firms and other organisations are still considerably depleted. Dr T. A. Russel, health officer for the Masterton Borough, expressed the opinion that the extent to which adults were affected was probably due to two distinct types being prevalent, the common and the German, immunity from one through previous contraction not implying immunity from the other. Cases in Marlborough appeared to be increasing and in Nelson cases were less.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 8 September 1938, Page 7
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