PLAGUE IN SYDNEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17956, 5 December 1921, Page 8

PLAGUE IN SYDNEY.

TOT FATAL CASE. SECOND PATIENT IN HOSPITAL SHIPPING PRECAUTIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. : ■ (Recaived 1.30 a.m.) A. and N.Z. SYDNEY. Deo. 3. The first plague patient in Sydney, jiamed Mahor, is dead. Tho Sussex Street premises where he was employed have been thoroughly overhauled. A few rats were caught, but they were not infected with the plague. A second well-developed case of plague las been sent to hospital from Sussex Street. The new patient was employed in premises a considerable distance from those where the first victim worked. The authorities regard this as a proof that infected rate are more widely spread than was thought. Steps axe being taken for_the strict enforcement of the precautions operating in Queensland and other States. The shipping authorities have issued regulations with a view to guarding against a possible eprnad of the plague from Sydney. The passengers and crew 3 on all outward bound oversea vessels must bo medically inspected. The loading of a cargo for overseas and interstate ports is also to be officially supervised.