INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
ALARTvI IN PARIS. THE WEARING OF MASKS. (Received 1.16 p.m.) PARIS, February 13. The. spectacle of Frenchmen going about masked, such as m Sydney in 1919, as a precaution against influ. enza is likely to result from the decision of the French Academy of Medicine. Members are alarmed) at the growing proportion of epidemic, deaths, increasing from 720 in December to 1362 in January. Professor Merchant Urged that men should: wear a species of fine gauze mimics for the, month and nose, such as was do 'n successfully in Japan. Women should Avcar veils.
The Academy officially adopted the suggestion and 'The authorities are plastering posters "all over Paris urging people “to protect the nose and month with several thicknesses of gauze.”.—Australian Press Assn.
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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 36, 14 February 1929, Page 6
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