THE LEPER STATION
: MAKOGAI ADMISSIONS <f v.- . ! ; - MANY DISCHARGED CURED 1 i According to a report recently issued by the medical authorities at the leper j island of Makogai, 1761 patients been admitted to the settlement since November, 1911. Of these, 434 have edied, 308 have been discharged on ~ |>arole as cured and 32 have been discharged unconditionally. In addition -■' to these patients, 420 Indians, who, still suffering from the disease, /have been rendered fit, have been repatriated to India at their own request.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22261, 8 November 1935, Page 8
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84THE LEPER STATION New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22261, 8 November 1935, Page 8
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