CASE OF SMALLPOX

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2767, 10 May 1916, Page 6

CASE OF SMALLPOX

If:;, :__. ' ..„.—-rTTT^— —— .I'. ■it'U: .^he.'Minister : 7bf;.Public -Health (Hon. ■:;:.: , (W- W. Russell) stated yesterday that . in-'. ;'.; u ; r ;. formation'had been: received :of a case of ;.:'.J. '.:. smallpox- having -occurred, on- the Wil- ■:.:;: ..'lochraivou .her :,way .from ;Fremantl6 to j : i' N6w Zealand. .;.' The Department, he addf ~-; :'■:■:. edjVas;;spon.j;asi'th6 information was re- !■',;.' ' . ceived, ; ;got' into ..communication with Dr. ;C;. : ; " CNimston,,.Director... of .Federal Qnaran- >:'.■;;-::-■; I'h'fffctKe. patient should be . lauded"at,; Albany.'.; This, was' done, but !:'-■■:; : 'the patient,-a--man named Fisher, died j.- I .'.''.. f J ftt'.Alba'ny; oh ;May.6. ,; .'.'■■•"''■'.; (''-'' ,: "' •'"'" -."P>S- Public Health Department,"' said f. ;■' \' 'the Minister, "realises fully the' imports;;:::..,:. anco 'of 'the .position, and the Inspectori".' ' .-: General .immediately telegraphed to .the fc,>-;.:': principal medical;'officer on- board sugb;'.':•;', .'resting that every'step in the way., of isofy'; latipn should, be. taken, .and that the f. :.: '. whole 'of-'the ship's company" should, be i,-. -;..:..te-yacbinated:..with the exception Of those t r;, 1 ;' .bearing of recent successful, vacf,:., '. !\ cinationi' v ['Fjlrther telegrams had been '-'.'■'sent.tothe"ship, asking whether any fur|'vj:-'.',' r"i flier -cases --'hnve" broken out, .and what }>?'; i vßtopsafe being'taken .to secure tho com\J 1. isolation of those who may be con- \'.'\ f • .tap.ts. ■-•.-Iti- the 'meantime, to prepare for '.-.' ; :.- the."quarantine buildings at [•:;:''''Port Chalmers are to be ..prepared, :but ih-' '".•'. it is hoped, that; before arrival there the £;; .:';.-;■ men will show.-the results of the vaccin- ( ;•:,';.:.-: ntion.. Thejvwill only be held in quaran-' jVv.-'V.-.- tine if the vaccination has. not proved to ! : . •":.:. ": -be .successful." The Government 'has also j ■:_-!'.;■: requested the, captain of the 'Willoehra to y. '.; proceed leisurely 'towards New Zealand, ;■■ ,v.-. : order to give.every opportunity, for i. ■";-..,. the,'results of the vaccination, to 'show (■■ ■':' themselves. Whatever, quarantining may j-;'-., ;!;.';. be,necessary will, .be modified according [~."■" "...'to-the. .time taken by the vessel on the i '}■;'-, over-to'.NewZealand."