INFLUENZA.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1623, 28 April 1919, Page 11

INFLUENZA.

TWO DAYS' CASES.

The Minister of Public Health (Hon. | G. W. Russell) supplied to a Sun repre-l tentative to-day details of the 46 influenza cases which were reported in the Dominion for the 48-hours period from j ; noon on Tuesday till noon on Thursday of last week. The significant fact was J that only three of the cases were in' the South Island —two of them in Can-1 terbury. Of the 43 eases reported from the; j North Island, 28 were in the Auckland; I Health District, and 15 in the Wellington Health District. One of those in' 'Auckland was classed as pneumonic,] four as severe, and one as fairly severe. [ln the Wellington district, four 1 ! of the cases had been pneumonic, oneI proving fatal. Four others were classed as severe, and the remaining cases were I mild. I The Canterbury cases were: — j Ranfiiora—One, mild. I.yttelton—One, pneumonic. I The remaining case was at Waitati, jOtagO. Of the 4ti notified for the Do-1 j minion, only 15 were of a severe type, j I '' The most striking feature of these figures," said the Mjflsjgler, "is that j only three cases are 'ified from the j South Island. This . lid appear to | negative the theory A the medical (officers of the department that a re-! .crudesceuce might be expected with the l ! approach of the cold weather, as for some time past the majority of fresh cases had been reported from the North j Island." CASES IN CANTEEBUBY. For the week ended at noon to-day ' nine cases of influenza were reported in the North Canterbury Hospital Board's district, and one each in the South Canterbury and Ashburton Board's < districts. The bulk of the : North Canterbury notifications came in '.since Thursday. Two—one in Ricear;tou and one in Prebbleton —arc described as severe. Other eases are in Sydenham (2), Merivale, Rangiora, Lyttelton, Ashburton, and Tcinuka.