THE SYDNEY EPIDEMIC.
OVER A THOUSAND" CASES AND NO DEATHS. (By Cable.—Press Association—Copyright.) SYDNEY, November 27. During the smallpox epidemic 1016 cases occurred in New South Wales. There were no deaths. One woman died while a patient at the quarantine station, but the doctors did not attribute her death to smallpox, though ehe was suffering from it. The youngest patient was seven days old, and the oldest eighty years. There are only sixty persons still in quarantine.
During the epidemic the nealth authorities also met over three thousand cases of chickenpox, arid a large nntnber of other skin diseases.
The authorities state definitely that no deaths were due to vaccination, though over half a million persons were vaccinated. Inquests were held in three cases, but the Coroner in each case found that death could not be attributed to vaccination. Only about 8 per cent, of the pationte are permanently marked with scars.
For the present New Zealand passengers must conform to the old regulations and produce certificates of successful vaccination or three unsuccessful attempts.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14835, 28 November 1913, Page 7
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174THE SYDNEY EPIDEMIC. Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14835, 28 November 1913, Page 7
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