THE EPIDEMIC.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1831, 18 August 1913, Page 5

THE EPIDEMIC.

"NOTHING SPECIAL TO REPORT."

Tho Deputy-Chief Heallh Officer (Dr. Frensloy) informed a Dominion representative last, night that lie had nothing special to report regarding thn outbreak of fiinaillpox. No bulletin had been issued on Saturday or Sunday, and all tho information received on those days "would be put in Monday's bulletin. Until that w is issue;! he had no more to say than that ho had "nothing special to report." PAHIATOA' PATIENT RECOVERED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Pahiatua, August 17. The local smallpox patient, who camo from Auckland, has completely recovered, 110 will bo discharged on Monday. Thero have l>oeu no other cases liore, and nearly ovcryona has beeii vaccinated. THE SYDNEY OUTBREAK. CASE AT BOY'S COLLEGE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright r Sydney, August 17. Sovon cases of smallpox were i-cported in Sydney on Saturday, including a mnn The wesk's patients included a schoolboy at Saint Joseph's College, on Hunter's Hill. The building and grounds havo been quarantined. Brisbane,' August 17. All "contacts" ha-ve notv been released from quarantine, leaving in that State only two patients, who arc nearly well. CASE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. (Roc. August 18, 0.15 a.m.) Sydney, August 17. Thirteen smallpox cases woro reported in the 'metropolitan area to-day, includ-ing-the wifo of n coachman employed at Craiiln'ook, the State Government House.gho resides with her husband and eon oil the Cranbrook Estate, and postponed vac-1 ciiintion although all tho others there, including tho Governor, had been vaccinated sotno time ago. The total number of cases reported in Sydney since tho outbreak of tho opidemio i-i ■'!)!).