INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.
SECOND OUTBREAK IN ENGLAND. ALARMING DEATH RATE. uited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Tbe Times. London. February 23. There is every indication that the present epidemic will likely equal the October influenza epidemic, which resulted in 150,000 deaths Hundreds of fresh cases are being hourly reported. Doctors are overworked and there is a great shortage of nurses. The outbreak in the South of Ireland continues to spread, with alarmingly high death rates. Some doctors are complaining of the scarcity of whisky and brandy. They assert that more spirits would save thousands of lives. The deaths include Tom Ball, the international golfer. FRESH OASES IN AUSTRALIA. Melbourne, February 24 There were ten deaths from influenza to-day.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11763, 25 February 1919, Page 5
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116INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11763, 25 February 1919, Page 5
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