THE BULLETIN.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1822, 7 August 1913, Page 7

THE BULLETIN.

TWENTY-FOUR FRESH CASES. The chief thing in yesterday's smallpox bulletin is that 24 fresh cases nro reported. The bulletin reads:— "Dr. Monk reports that no further enscs have bpen reported in Auckland city and suburbs during tlio past twenty-four houir9, "Four fresh onsos have been notified at Otorohanga. "No fresh cases nro reported from Kairara, near Knilnt,. but amongst tlio?? already notified several are very severe. "Twenty fresh cases are reported from Maraeroa." So far as is known, Wellington 13 Etlll free. Footballers' "Arms." Among those to fedl tho slight inconvenienco are players of outdoor games. On Saturday last ono of the Selwyn tennis of Ringby players was unable to fulfil an ciigafremonfc owing to some of its players Buffering from "soro arms." Raccgoers for South. A Palmerston North correspondent, who is contemplating a trip to the Grand National race nicotine at Christchurch, has written asking if (supposing ho is not vaoslwvtod) ho .can b» prevented from

boarding the south boat, and if ho can bo prevented from landing at Lyttelton. Tlio inquirer is a European. Tho'Chicf Health Officcr, Dr. Valintine, toys that pcoplo cannot be prevented from travelling south or landing at Lyttelton unless they come from infected .'irons —that is, unless tliey nro regarded as contacts. Effects of Vacolnation The official Teply to a question which figured on tho Order Paper of the Uonso of Representatives yesterday, regarding tho lymph .prepared by tho flealth Department, lead as follows:—"Tho lymph is made and tested by tho most modern methods. During tho month of July alono more than 200,000 doses woro issued, and tlio reports reoeivc<l by tlio Department from those vaccinators who have used tho lymph show that tho vast majority are quite satisfied with it, and that t'licro liavo been very few complaints. Tho effects of vaccination ore not always tlio same, and they depend on many more antecedents than effectivo vaccine. If tlio lymph is properly taken care of, and properly applied to n suitable case, and not interfered with afterwards, tho result will bo in accordant* with tlio uso of good lymph." THE SYDNEY EPIDEMIC. NEW ZEALAND LYMPH. Sydney, August G. The suspected caso of smallpox at Armidalo has been diagnosed as chickonpox. . The "Medical Gazette," referring to recent rumours that many severe eases of vaccination reactions wero due to certain impurities in the lymph, declares that there is absolutely no eudenio that tho local or New Zealand lmyph is infectious in any other way than intended. It is estimated that 310,000 persons, one-half of tho total population of tho metropolitan area, havo been vaccinated, (Ree. August 7, 0.50 a.m.) Sydney, Aguust 0. Pour cases of smallpox wcro reported to-day, including another woman who has been dodging tho health authorities.