SMALLPOX IN AUSTRALIA.
(Reuter's Telegrams.")
Mblbouene, January 7.
, Another smallpox case is reported at the quarantine station. Dr Porter, the medical officer, telegraphs that there is little doubt that the patients now in quarantine were infected during the removal of the corpse of the first victim at Adelaide, which was wrapped in loose clothes and removed in the presence of the Preussen's passengers. Several of the patients at Sorrento have admitted that they dodged the medical inspector when he visited the vessel at Adelaide. Several patients at the quarantine station are in a critical state, one of the cases being considered hopeless. '. . - Adelaide, January 7. . Two fresh cases of smallpox are reported, otoe of which is regarded as hopeless.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18870114.2.20
Bibliographic details
Otago Witness, Issue 1834, 14 January 1887, Page 9
Word Count
119SMALLPOX IN AUSTRALIA. Otago Witness, Issue 1834, 14 January 1887, Page 9
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in