Auckland's Sewage-polluted Beaches
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AUCKLAND, March 21. At present all the bathing beaches in the Waitemata Harbour from Milford to Howick inclusive are subject to, polllxtion, . said Dr. A. W. S. Thompson, Medical Officer of Health at Auckland, giving evidence'before a commission of inquiry into Auckland's sewage prob.lems. The degree of impurity vUries t'rom time to 'time afid generally the beaches farthest from the Orakei* outfia.ll are ldss heavily polluted than those which are nearer to it. All are, however, Subject to oecasional heavy pollution. Dr. Thompson •deseribed the results of tests that had been carried out with 222 samples taken at 23 beaches on the Waitemata. "-I am not aware of any evidence of or aUy seridus suggestion that cases of infectious disease hav6| ever resulted -from inf eetion caused by , bathing on Auckland beaches," Dr. Thompson said. "It is gehferally ac-j cepted that bathing in sewagfe polluted waters is a possible method of acquiring infection with infantile paraxysis. That ia poSSiblfe, but I am eltremely doubtful if cases have aetually occurred fi'OiU iilfeetion of thig kind, ' '
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Chronicle (Levin), 22 March 1949, Page 5
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180Auckland's Sewage-polluted Beaches Chronicle (Levin), 22 March 1949, Page 5
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