THE EPIDEMIC.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1837, 25 August 1913, Page 7

THE EPIDEMIC.

DELPHIC CONTACTS WAITED,

No official bulletin on tho subject ot tho smallpox opidemio was issued by, tho Health Authorities yeßtorday, Dr. Chosson (District Health Officor) informcd a reporter last evening that tlho ono patient now isolated in Wellington, tho man taken oif the Bteamor Delphic, was doing well. So far tho Department has mot with poor success m its efforts to track down tho Doipliic contacts. It has tho names of tho mon whom it wishes to find, but not their addresses, and theso aro difficult to obtain, NO NEW. 'AUCKLAND OASES. ' (By Tolcgiraph.—Prosa Association.) Auckland, August 23. No opidomic cases have been repotted in tho city or suburbs, for thirteen days. As smallpox takes twolvo days to develop after porsonal contact, tho pros-' pects of tho total subsidenco of tho dis-. easo «ro hopeful - ■ Eight moro patients wore discharged, from tho Isolation Hospital this morning making 26 releasod. Fifty patients remain in. . Two Natives from.Kaikoho wero admitted yesterday. No other cases aro reported from tho country/ districts. "NO EXCEPTION.' 1 Auokland, .August 23. Tho Chief Health Officer states that no exception will bo mado in tho vaccina, ation regulations in rcspcct to tlio 15ng- ( lish Parliamentary party arriving froffl( Vancouver on Tuesday. COMPULSORY INOCULATION. Sydney, August 23. Tho Lord Mayor strongly advocates' compulsory vaccination as t/ho only real means of checking smallpox.- Ho saystho interests of tho community must 1 como first', and vaccination must do un-, dcrgone by everyone oxcepting tlioso oxemptod under vigilantly-guardeq. clauses of exemption. FRESH CASES. IN SYDNEY!, By Telceraph-Pross Association— GopyrieMl (Reo. August 25, 0.20 a.m.) " Sydney, August 24. Nine fresh cases of smalliwx wortV reported on Saturdays fifteen oil! Sundaj ill tho metropolitan area, Tho bulk, as usual, were from tho Boutlicrn and eastern suburbs. Tlioso suburbs beyond tho harbour aro practical* ly freo throughout.