EPIDEMIC & REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1814, 29 July 1913, Page 5

EPIDEMIC & REPORTS.

THE BULLETIN. Tlio official bulletin issued by tho Health Department Inst evening reads as follows There aro 01 patients in tho Auckland Infectious Diseases Hospital, including 12 Europeans. One of tho cases—a Native—is serious. Dr. Uunn reports three additional cases at Parawera. Dr. To Kangihiroa, M.P., reports G acute'and G convalescent cases at Awarua, 2 acute and 8 convalescents at Tautoro, and 1 acuto and 1 convalescent at ICerikeri. Dr. Ifoss is proceeding to Kaihu to relieve Dr. Baker. Inspector Grieve is now at ICaihu arranging tko establishment of a concentration camp there. Dr. Cawkwell lias established a con. centration camp at Kaikoke.

ITINERANT MAORIS. . AND DR. VALINTINE'S CIRCULAII. (By Telegraph—l'rees Association.) Auckland, Julv 28. Tho Health Department lias replied H the Auckland Hospital Board's intimation tha't tho board could not undertake to limit the movements of Natives, or prevent them from visiting towns or settlements, as thero was no staff available to carry out tho work. Tkc reply ie a« follows "My telegram of July 23 was issued -to all Hospital Boards where cases of smallpox have boon reported, to remind them of their responsibilities as local authorities, under tho Public Health Act, with regard to tho control of infectious diseases. Tho reminder was especially necessary in tho ca6o of country hospital boards, who evidently wore not aware of their powers ' and responsibilities under tho Act, So far as your board i 6 concerned, there is no spocial need at present to.' ; do moro than cooperate with tho officers of the Department as you have been doing in the past. (Signed* ValintLne."

"EPIDEMIC IN HAND." DR. FRENGLEY'S LAST BULLETIN, \ ; " Auckland, July2B.» Seven of the patients at Point Chovaliou have now recovered from the epidemic, nnd 'they underwent final disinfection todny preparatory to discharge from tho institution. This will reduce tho number' of patients under treatment to. 57. No' frosti cases .from Auckland City or 6uburba have been reported since Saturday. ■Reports from the country districts received by Dr. Frengley aro now more roassuring, 'l'ho Maori woman who caused: the outbreak at Waiheko lias been located' in the bush, and is "to be isolated, A■ Maori infant has developed tho disease at Kaikohe township. Dr. Frengley has also been notified of hvo cases at Kerikeri. Dr. Elizabth Gunn reports a fresh' case ait I'oliakaua, To Awanvutu, this being the son of a former patient who , died from the epidemic. On tho whole,'' Dr. Frengley was able to forward to' Wellington tho most reassuring bulletin ho has yet issued. Both ho and Dr. Monk consider that the epidemic is well in hand, although they urgo the continua- . tion of vaccination.

CRAVE INDICATIONS. IN SYDNEY EPIDEMIC. 'INCREASING SEVERITY: A WARNING. Sydney, July 28. Dr. Paton says there aro judications of increasing severity in the typo of smallpox. "If it goes on wo expect there will bo somo deaths; there certainly will 1)9 disfigurement, such as pock-marked faces." Saturday's crop of cases caused an increase in the stream of vaccineos. Owing to strict quarantine regulations at Fiji, tho steamer LcvuUa's usual Island trip hfls been cancelled. Tho steamer Warilda lias also Loen taken off tlio Western Australian run. In connection with the Nowcastio case, Di\ Dick points out that patients who left Auckland by tho steamer Canada Capo on tho morning of July 9 arrived on tho afternoon of July 14, and were discovered on July 22, when they had boon suffering for fivo days. The period of incubation being twelve days, the disease must have been contracted four days before tlia steamer left Auckland. Two of tho patients wore fellow-stowaways on tho Canada Cape. They have bepn isolated in tho Mnitlniul Gaol, where tliey were sent for a month's imprisonment for vagrancy. SUSPECTED CASES IN ADELAIDE. ' Adelaide, July 28. 'There is a suspected case of smallpo; at North Adelaide and another at Porf J Adelaide. ANTI-VACCINATION MEETING. REFUSED USE OF TOWN HALL. (Uec. July 28, 8.50 p.m.) Sydney, July 28. A big increase in the number of vaccineos has been noted at the various depots as the result of tho previous two days' smallpox records. Tho doctors have sounded ominous warnings, and counsel the appointment of additional sanitary inspect'.irs- to ensure a thorough cleaning up of (lie city.

The Lord .31ayor ( referring, to .a. leaflet which has bean circulated, willing nn "anti-vaccination" meeting at the Town Hall, slates'that lid', will not atithoriso tho use of the hall, on the grounds of public policy, for such a purpose at such a juncture, and,-in view of the fact that tlid Board of Health is strongly urging that it is tho duty of overy citizen to get vaccinated. ' South Australia, whilo allowing vaccinated rnilway passengers and their luggago to enter that State from Sydney, > ha! blockcd all the parcel traffic. ; PUIGHT OF FIJI. . - PROSPECT OF A FAMINE. I (Roc. 1 July 28, 9.58 p.m.). . Suva, July 28. Tho shipping companies resent tho quarantino regulations which were proclaimed on Saturday, and unless these are modified thero is a probability that tho Islands will be isolated. The Levuka's trip has l>een cancelled, and tho Union Steam Ship Company has announced that sailing dates aro at pre-' sent uncertain. A. deputation has asked the Governor to relax the regulations. A reply is expected to-morrow. The result is a foregone conclusion, for the companies hold the .Government in the hollow of tho hand. Tf no vessels came to the Islands they - would have a famine in a month. LATEST BULLETIN. (Rcc. July 29, 1.5 a.m.) Sydney,. July Eleven cases of smallpox were reports to-day.