MORE CASES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 65, 22 July 1913, Page 5

MORE CASES.

THE SMALLPOX SCARE.

THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN

[Per Press Association.]

Wellington, July 21

The following official bulletin was issued by Dr. Valintine, Chief Health Officer, at 9.J0 this evening:—

The present position is as follows: —ln Auckland City some forty persons; are isolated, including two Europeans from Onehunga and another European admitted to the hospital to-day from Ponsonby.

! A European ease was reported at Otahulm yesterday (owing to a breakdown in telegraphic communication the [•exact returns are not yet to hand), j Dr. Gunn reports three severe cases among the natives at Parawera, and i six cases of a less severe type.

Inspector Calderwood reports a case at Matapuna and another at Pungapunga, near Taumarunui. Dr. Will reports cases at Mongonui, and is using the Rangiawhia Hall for isolation purposes. Dr. Douglas reports some thirty cases, in various stages of the disease, in the W aikato district. All the cases are isolated, also the cu tacts.

No further news has been received from the Bay of Islands, where several

cases are reported. A case has been reported at Pahiatua.

Dr. Mackenzie reports all clear on the Wanganui River, and Dr. Couzens that he has come across no cases in the Tokaanu distinct. The latest report from Auckland states that a native woman died at the Point Chevalier Hospital to-day, the first death recorded in Auckland.

NEWS FROM AUCKLAND

Auckland, July 21

The smallpox epidemic has apparently been checked, and the scare is dying out. About three thousand people have been inoculated in this district. A definite statement regarding the epidemic in the Auckland district has | been made by Dr. Frengley. He said |all cases that had been isolated were modified smallpox. The Department feared that this modified smallpox might become more virulent among the Maoris. Dr. Monk, district health officer, said that there was no doubt that two diseases existed—chicken-pox and small-pox. • All the Europeans affected with the epidemic are proved to have been in contact with Maoris.

CASE AT TOKOMARU BAY.

, Gisborne, J,uly 22.,.. *, A suspicious case at Tokomaru Bay is under close surveillance by the health officer. A Maori footballer, recently an emergency with the team visiting Sydney,' developed a rash. It J is understood that he* was, vaccinated at Auckland on his return from Syd- -

ney

DARGAVILLE PATIENTS

Taumarunui, July 22

A Maori from Dargaville was discovered at Pungapunga suffering from small-pox. Another from the same town was found at Ngakonui also affected. These cases have been isolated and the contacts quarantined. MAORIS ISOLATED. Auckland, July 22. Five Maoris were brought from Mangaero this morning and placed in the isolation hospital.

SUSPICIOUS CASE IN DUNEDIN DISTRICT.

Dunedin, July 22.

A patient is under observation in The Dunedin district. He is not a iEuropean nor is he a Maori. He recently arrived from the North Island. The Health eDpartment is taking every precaution. FRESH CASES IN SYDNEY. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. ! [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.]

Sydney, July 21

1 Four smallpox patients were removed to quarantine to-day. Several others whose condition indicates smallpox will he completely cliaagnosed tomorrow. Country reports show that there are two cases at Ulimarra and one at Parkes. 1 Vaccinations arc foiling off again in the city contemporaneously with the decrease of smallpox cases.

Adelaide, July 21

j The Government is making chicken- ! pox a notifiable disease, in view of I preventing an outbreak of smallpox through mistaken diagnosis.

I AUSTRALIA BLAMES NEW j ZEALAND.

Melbourne, July 21

Doctor Cnmpston, Federal Director of Quarantine, and other onarantino authorities have come to the definite |conclusion that the small-pox was introduced into Sydney from Now Zealand.

A LULL IN SYDNEY

fßeceived 10.15 a.m.) Pvdnev Ju'v S2

A. public meeting resolved against panic legislation enforcing compulsory

vaccination, and appointed a committee to meet the’Premier. The city Medical Officer states that

at present there is a lull in smallpox, ; ; i an( i it is expected it may be got under Control. Ho hopes so, but personally

doubts it while people are still more or j< less unvaccinated. The great need is general vaccination. • The Grafton cases are diagnosed as ■ ehickon-pox.

(f There was a great rush for vaccina-f-tion at Newcastle, and nine thousand

• were treated. Dr. Harris says the ineffectiveness of New Zealand lymph was probably duo to over-diluting. A battle of medicos is raging rer gaoling the question of severe results following many cases of vaccination. On one side it is claimed that investigation disclosed that lymph contained the organisms of blood poisoning as well as vaccination. The other side says the effects are not more severe than usual.

(Received 9.50 a.m.) Melbourne, July 22

It is reported that the average earnings of doctors from vaccination is s£loo daily.

Sydney, July 22.

Further vessels which are laying up are threatened. Many stewards and oilier attendants are idle through the paucity of passenger lists.