SMALLPOX IN AUSTRALIA.
DEATH OF A PATIENT
SYDNEY, August 29.
A patient who was removed to quarantine three days ago died during childbirth, but the disease was not primarily responsible for her death. The child is living.
. ' September 1. Forty fresh cases of smallpox have been reported since the 28th tilt. Sixty-three patients and 210 convalescents are now in quarantine. A large number of people who are suffering from chickenpox have ,presented themselves for examination. The motherless infant which was born in quarantine last Friday is progressing well. It has been vaccinated. BRISBANE, August 26. There is another suspicious case of illness—that of a young girl, who has been isolated. August 31. The inter-State traffic, which has been considerably affected by the smallpox scare, is gradually resuming normal proportions.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3103, 3 September 1913, Page 25
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