INFLUENZA CASES
PREVALENCE IN AUCKLAND NOT IN SERIOUS FORM (Special to tlio Herald.) AUCKLAND, this day. Influenza in various forms, for the most part not particularly severe, is very prevalent in Auckland at present. The incidence was rather high all through the winter, possibly because a cool and wet summer had affected the vitality of many people and lowered their resistance to the cold weather that followed. Medical men noted a considerable increase in cases about three weeks ago, and this new level has been sustained in spite of the generally warmer weather and spells of sunshine. It was agreed that the proportion of pneumonic cases was not above average for this time of year, but that a good deal of bronchial trouble was involved. A number of cases, as usual in most outbreaks, were of the gastric type. Large establishments in the city have been put to much inconvenience in the past fortnight or so by shortages of staff. In some instances as many as 25 per cent of employees have'been away at one time. It is generally considered that the outbreak, together with the prevalent colds, will subside when spring begins to merge into summer.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19423, 7 September 1937, Page 5
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197INFLUENZA CASES Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19423, 7 September 1937, Page 5
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