SMALLPOX

Southland Times, Issue 17427, 20 August 1913, Page 5

SMALLPOX

A PROSECUTION. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyrigat. SYDNEY. August I#. Received August 19, 5.5 p.m. The first prosecution has arisen over the smallpox epidemic, a man being fined thirty pounds for falling to report this his son was Infected. RECRUDESCENCE IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, August 19. Received August 20, 1.10 a.m. Thirteen cases of smallpox were reported to-day. It Issnot known definitely whether thft Balransid case is smallpox. It is feared that the disease is working Its way north. It being reported at a lata hour that a girl of eleven had a auspicious Illness at Tamworth, and there la ft mild case at Cootamundra. NO MORE CASES IN AUCKLAND. (Per United Press Association); AUCKLAND. August If. . It would appear that the city la clear of the disease which has been prevailing of late. No cases of the epidemic Vrtrt reported in the city to-day. Thft district Health Officer (Dr. Monk) state* that he was .thankful to say that nft fresh cases had been reported from the country districts either. "As far a« stamping out the outbreak Is concerned, said the Health Officer, "to-day has been, the most hopeful we hare had at the: Healtli Office, as there Is a very llmltMj demand for vaccination.” The HealtK Officer advised that If the public desire* the disease to be eradicated from Auckland rapidly there will have to be a greaC deal more vaccination than is the casft at present. The fact that 50 per cent, of the cases recently admitted to Point valier isolation hospital were Europeans pointed to the fact that the white munlty was not so well protected by vao-* cination as the Natives. . ' A case of chlckenpox waa discovers*! at the Sailors’ Home on Monday, and thft’. man who had been staying at the Honv but who is now In Wellington, has been} reported a« having developed chlckenpox. Whether or not there was any conneo--tion between the two cases the Health' Officer was unable to say. In order that every precaution might be taken thft Sailors’ Home was visited, and every individual In the institution was cinaled.

CASE IX WELLINGTON. OX THE DELPHIC, WELLINGTON, August X*. The *6l lotting smallpox bulletin wm issued to-night:—The District Health Officer. Auckland (Dr. Monk! report* that no fresh cases have been reported. The District Health Officer, Wellington (Dr. chesson) reports having , removed to the isolation hospital, Wellington, last night a sailor from Delphic who was recently a resident ac the Sailors’ Home, Auckland. The «-»- Delphic has been ordered into Quarantine and steps have been taken and am being continued to insure the vaccination and surveillance of all contents sntu this case. Steps have also been taken, to Investigate any suspicious lllncsa 1* the Sailors’ Home, Auckland.