Small-pox at Napier.

Southland Times, Issue 4995, 5 August 1884, Page 2

Small-pox at Napier.

■ . [By Telegraph.] Napier, Aug. 4. A caso of confluent small-pox was landed from tho steamer Waihora on Saturday, and sent to the hospital. The nature of the disease was suspected yesterday and confirmed to-day. The man is not expected to live. He had not been vaccinated. The Mayor has wired to the Colonial Secretary for instruction?, and also to the Mayors of Auckland and Gisborno to warn them of the Waihora. Arrangements have been made to quarantine the hospital, and to remove the case to the quarantine station. Wellington, Aug. 4. The Government have instructed the authorities of AucUland to quarantine the steamer Waihora on her arrival there. Every precaution is to be takan at Napier to prevent the infection spreading. Later. In consequence of the outbreak of small-pox at Napier, the Government has issued fresh regulations to the health authorities at each port, demanding that on tho arrival of a vessel from Victoria, a most stringent medical inspection be made of all on board, and should any suspicious circumstances be discovered, the vessel with her passengers to be at once ordered into quarantine. It is considered no possible danger of infection can arise from ihe case of smallpox landed at Napier from the Waihora, as from the first the caso was considered a very suspicious one and rigidly isolated. Stringent quarantine precautions have been taken, and the patient, with a doctor, attendants, and all necessary medical and other supplies, havo been sent to the quarantine station and a cordon of sentries placed round to present communication with the rest of the district. The Health Board m^t to-day, and under advice their medical officer made all the necessary arrangements for preventing the spread of infection. Tho name of the patient suffering from Btnall-pox is Andrew Mouatt. He was lamp trimmer on board the Waihora, and shipped at Melbourne, He first feit symptoms uf indisposition shortly before reaching Wellington. Auckland, Aug. 4. Captain Eadie, of the Waihora, was greatly astonished on arrival here to find that Andrew Mouatt, the lamp trimmer, landed at Napier, was suffering from small-pox. Neither captaia nor passengers suspected his illness to be of that character. The Waihora is lying off the quarantine hulk awaiting the decision of the Wellington authorities,