SICKNESS ON MONOWAI.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17130, 8 April 1919, Page 9

SICKNESS ON MONOWAI.

LADY PASSENGER ILL.

[by telegraph.—own CORRESPONDENT. J CHRISTCHDRCH. Monday. A case of sickness whioh called for investigation was reported on the steamer Monowai. which arrived at Lyttelton yesterday afternoon from Auckland via way ports. While the vessel was on the run jfrom Wellington the master, Captain Norton, communicated with the district health officer and the port health officer. Dr. C H. Upliam, regarding the case. The position did not call for the vessel [being kept in the stream, and she was : allowed to berth, but no passengers were ' pcirafttcd to come ashore untij full investigations had been made. Dr. Chesson and Dr. Upliam both visiM the steamer, and it was found that the passenger in question, a lady, had been isolated as soon as her sickness had been discovered, and Captain Norton had taken very full precautions. Her temperature had been 105 degrees on Saturday evening, I but she had no abnormal temperature yesI terday when she was examined by Dr. Upham. No other cases of sickness had occurred | among the passengers or crew. All of I them were inspected by Dr. Upliam before I at vone was allowed ashore, and none of I them had an abnormal temperature. The I exclusion was arrived at that .{ the lady passenger in question had had influenza It was of the type known as one day i„fluen»J." She bad symptoms that would account for a malady other thin influenza 1 However, as a precautionary measure, (.tie was removed to the Christchurch Hospital for observation. The other passengers were allowed to disembark when the investigation* wero completed, and the Monowai will leave for Dunedm this ' V Dr ing ChMifl!t states that, although the vessel came from Auckland, she left that port two days before the Niagara arrived < there. I i