THE LATE SCARE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11367, 9 May 1900, Page 7

THE LATE SCARE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Through the papers I had carefully watched the prognosis and diagnosis of the case supposed to be plague, and was surprised to read in Friday's papers that it had been decided to bo only a case of typhoid and blood poisoning, through the bito of a rat. I have always boon under the impression that it required practical experience to form a judgment on so serious a disease, and that the services of woll-eiporionced modical people, male or female, should have preference in tho diagnosis of a caso supposed to bo plague. I agree with Dr. Bakowell that a male M.D., not a femalo M.8., without experience, should bo appointed to so important a position as plaguo hospital dootor, should such an hospital be crectod. I for ono think it an 'unnnecessary expense Tho smallpox ward should answer, and bo sufficient, as that diseaso is equally as dangerous as plaguo, in my imagination. As fot typhoid, wo liavo it always with us. There is no doubt that the plague scaro has done some good, if only to mako the peoplo clean

Their places, and tho Council to see after tho sanitary conditions of the city.-I am, etc., Pathologist.