THE PLAGUE.
No Fresh Cases in South Australia Adelaide, January 19. There are no fresh cases of the plague. In New Caledonia. Stringent Measures, Sydney, January 19. Private letters from Noumea speak of the stringent measures taken there to stamp out the plague. The rats were held chiefly responsible for the spread of the disease. Over 200 rodents in one consignment of rice were killed, and 250 tons of rice were thrown into the sea. Fire aad water and disinfectants are instrumental in checking the disease. In one case a young Englishman was killing a rat, when a flea from the animal bit him. A buboe formed immediately, and spread through his system..
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Colonist, Volume XLIII, Issue 9690, 20 January 1900, Page 3
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113THE PLAGUE. Colonist, Volume XLIII, Issue 9690, 20 January 1900, Page 3
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