INFLUENZA

Southland Times, Issue 18990, 11 July 1923, Page 5

INFLUENZA

PREVALENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY, July 10. Influenza in a mild form is prevalent. In the Lithgow Cement Works the office staff, works employees and coal miners are affected to such an extent as to seriously retard production. WORSE IN DUNEDIN. MANY ABSENTEES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. (Per United Press Association).. DUNEDIN, July 10. The influenza position has not improved, in fact it may be said to be a little worse. The number of cases announced for the 24 hours ended noon to-day were:—Otago five, Southland three, Wallace two. There was one death on Monday. The Government departments are seriously hampered though the Municipal staffs have been more fortunate. Warehouses have not been as badly affected as factories, in which the absence of men, who arc the connecting links is causing much disorganisation. All the city primary schools are keeping open, but some in the country have closed. The re-opening of the Boys’ High School has been postponed for another day. TIMARU OUTBREAK. BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL CLOSED. TIMARU, July 10. A mild form of influenza is very prevalent amongst school children in Timaru, so much so that the Boys’ High School closed at noon to-day till Monday next. There were 100 absentees, 20 being boarders. In the Girls’ High School the absentees were about ten per cent,, but it is not considered necessray to close. The Timaru Main School (primary) had 105 off yesterday, but the attendance was slightly better to-day. Other town schools experienced the epidemic to a much less degree. OUTBREAK “REASONABLY HELD." HEALTH OFFICER’S VIEW. CHILDREN BARRED FROM PICTURES. (Special to the Times.) CHRISTCHURCH. July 10. “I consider that the present outbreak, as far as severe cases are concerned, is reasonably held," Dr. Telford, District Health Officer announced to-day, “but I think that it will be subjected to slight daily variations, and that it will take at least three weeks for the danger to disappear completely.” Dr. Telford has issued the following instruction to parents:—Parents must not allow children under 16 years of age to attend picture shows, or any other public gatherings, day or night. If this instruction is not complied with, he says he will have no other course than to enforce it by statutory measures. Two cases of pneumonic influenza were reported in the city to-day.