INFECTIOUS DISEASES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10509, 10 February 1920, Page 5

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

"IN WELLINGTON DISTRICT 910 INFLUENZA CASES NOTIFIED LAST "WEEK. 36 PNEUMONIC, 16 SEVERE.The following infectious diseases item notified in the "Wellington Health district' during tho week ending February' 9th, 1920:-^-Scarlet Fever—Waipawa. 2, Stratford 1, Palmerston North 1, "Wellington 3 Wairarapa 1; total. S.

Diphtheria—Waipawa 6, Taranaki 1, Strut-ford 1, Hawera 3. Palmerston North 3, "Wellington 7. Wairarapa 3, Wairau 1, Nelson 5; total, 30..

Enteric Fever —"Waipawa i. Tuberculosis —"Waipawa 1, W&ncanui 1 Palmerston North 1; total, 3. Influenza—Waipawa 10, Taranaki 6, Stratford 5. Hawer:, 14, Patea 4, "Wanganui 59, Palmerston North -15, Wellington 297, Wairarapa l'J3. Wairau 2, Nelson 342; total, 910. . Pneumonia —Waipiwa 1, Hawera 1, Wellington 1, Wairarapa 1; total 4. Measles—Wanganui '2, Wellington 4, Wairarapa 1; aotnl, 7. Lethargic Encephalitis—Wellington 1, Ophthalmia Neonatorium —Nelson 1. For the previous week the totals" of the diseases notified were as under:--Scarlet fever 8, diphtheria '2O, tuberculosis b, influenza 493. pneumonia 10, measles 3 erysipelas -■ Of the influenza cases 858 were riiild, 36 pneumonic, and 16 severe. They ivoro distributed as follows over the various hospital districts:^—' Waipawa—9 mild, 1 pneumonic: to. tal. 10. . . , , Taranaki—s mild, 1 pneumonic; total 6.

' Stratford—o, .all mild. Hawera —3 pneumonic, 1 severe, I'J mild; total, 14. Patea —I. all mild. Wanganui—-4 pneumonic. 2 severe", r>3 mild; total, 59. ' . Palmerston : Nor*h---2 _pneumonic, tf severe. &1 mild; total, 45. Wellington Cit'v—ll pneumonic, o severe 233 mild: Lower H'utit. 3 pneumonic, 1 mild: Johnsonville, 2 mild; UpDer Hutt, 7 mild; Petone. 32 mild,3l severe; total for hospital district 297. Wairarapa—Masterton, 97 mild. 3 se- ' v ere 3 pneumonic;' Carterton, 1 pneumonic 2 mild; Featherston, 2 mild; iGreytown, 5 mild; Pahintua, 4 mild: Martinborough, i mild; Eketahuna,- 1 mild; total for district, 123. Wairati—2 mild (Havelcck). Picton —3 mild (Pioton). : Nelson—7 pndiin-tonic (Richmond 6, Nelson 1), 335 mild. "NO FURTHER RESTRICTIONS" SATg DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICER. ' Dr Faris, Distriot Health Office!, t interviewed by a "Tinles" represcritaUivo yesterday, said:—"There is n high notification list to-day"; but- 1 want to point out that in many ot the earlier Nelson cases, owing to tho pressure of work on the- doctors, tho formal notifications are only now comuio- to hand. A great num'ber of these are dated January 2Sth and Ist 2nd, or 3rd of February. As a matter ol fact, the epidemic in Nelson is declining Wo got word from our representative there that this is merely an apparent increase in numbers, owinj; to delay on the part of the doctors ju forwarding the notifications by post. The only fresh cases are 70 notified from the mental hospital at Nelson; and these &ic dated February 3rd. so that the big number of notifications recorded gives a false impression. 'L'ho same is more or less true for Wellington city, though here the notifications are not dated so far back; and also for tho Wa'irarapa, Wanganul and the district generally." Replying to questions, Dt. fari* said that lie did not think that any mow restrictions wer«> likely to bo imposed. As the epidemic still remained mild, the ratio of pneumonic -eases being low, there was no nted foi further restrictions; but during this inclement -weather the people ought to look after themselves. The *chooiS vvere closed till further notice; Slid »t was impossible to say at present when the schools could be reoperied._ It depended upon whether the epidemic abated; and so far the chief health officer had no announcement to make on that point; t

FEWER NOTIFICATIONS

THE WEEK'S LIST

The notifications of affection by influenza locally have decreased materially during the past week. Most of tlio cases are mild, and there has been a general easement of pressure on tho hospital authorities. Two deaths Were notiiied at the one on Saturday and one on Sunday. The decline in the local notifications will bo seen in the following list: Monday, February 2nd, 17G; Tuesday, 3rd, OS; Wednesday, 4th, 42; Thursday, sth, 7(5; rriday, 6th, 38; Saturday, 7th, 23; Monday, 9th, 8. picture theatres, to c)LOse"iFdesikjsd. FEB TOMS ASSOCIATION. OHRISTCHURCH, February 9. At a conference hold to-day an agreement was made that the- looal continuous picture thoaWeS would close between 12 and 2 and 5 and 7 o'clock if called upon to do bo by the local public health officer, the epidemic committee, or the Mayor. SUBSTANTIAL DECREASE. DUNEDIN, February 9. Tho Health Department's official bulletin to-day records h substantial decrease in notifications. There are 46 cases in, tho Duncdin Hospital, mcluding nine of pneumonia. OASES AT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, February 9. A total of 280 cases of influenza woro notified in the Auckland health district during tho week ended at noon to-day. This showed an increase of 117 cases compared with tho prcviouß week A largo majority of tho oa»ca were of a mild, or common type. There were ten case** of pneumonia ond four serious eases of influenza, notified during tlio week-end. The district health officer states that ono very satisfactory feature is that nearly the whole of the cases which haVo occurred recently arc of a mild catarrhal typo. Headded that tho schools in tho district might possibly bo reopened on February 2'3rd, but it was unlikely they would do to before this date.