INFLUENZA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 68, 14 December 1918, Page 8

INFLUENZA

IMPROVED POSITION IN THE CAMPS

ONLY 57 IN MILITARY HOSPITALS

Yesterday there was only 57 men suffering from influenza in the three camps in the Wellington military district. Of this number nine were serious cases. No deaths were reported. The health report was as follows-.— Airapnni. Paraded sick 3 Remaining in hospital 0 Serious cases 0 Deaths •• 0 Featherston. Paraded sick '. 5 Admitted to hospital 1 Remaining in hospital 29 Serious cases '9 Deaths 0 Trenfham. Paraded sick 0 Admitted to hospital 1 Remaining in hospital '.... 28 Serious cases 0 Deaths 0 The Hospitals. The figures for the General Hospital yesterday were as under — Admission ■ 1 Remaining in hospital 41 Discharged 2 Dentlv : ' The. return showing the state of the temporary hospitals for the twenty-four hours ended at noon yesterday disclosed that there were ten discharges. Discharges from convalescent homes numbered live. Following are details of the number of beds viicant in the convalescent homes:— Oriental Bay 11 I Solvation Army Training College 11 Wellington South 18 St. Anne's (Newtown) 8

SECOND OUTISKEAK AT K.ABANGA--IIAKK. By Telegraph—Frees ABSociation Thames, December 1.1. KavangaUakc, niter reporting al* clow , , lias suffered r> relapse, us n result of si contact coming from Waihi. V'orty taxes 'have noiv been reported. This is the second outbreak of Influenza in Kiirangnliake. Assistance has been ,sent I'roiu Th.-imes.

SOLDIERS' DEATHS ■Vdvice has been received from Defence, Wliaiisnrei, Ht.it 10/751 l'te. llemi Vene To llavu, a. returned discharged soldier, died as the result of inlliienzii at Wlia- . liiinnki on November 23. Deceased was 26 years of age and n married wan. His iloxf-ol'-kin is Hobert Tβ Jlnrii, W'hnnnniiki, Wha'ngarei. 46,241 Rifleman Alf ml Charles Popham, an undischarged soldier, died at the Auckland Ilosm'tal on December 11. Deceased was 23 years of age, and single, Ms next-of-kin being liis father, Benjamin Popliam, HaniiHon. 12/142* Krnest Hvigli Miller Griffiths a discharged soldier, died from influenza and pneumonia at the Auckland Honnital on November 17. Deceased .ww .11 years of ago and single. his next-of-liin iieins' John Griffith?, Pousonby, Auckland. ' 5/903 Private Ivlwnrd Wawman, a rehiriißil (liseliarßed soldier, died at tho temporary hospital, To Arolva, on December 'I, from influenza and pneumonia. Deceased was 25 years of age and single. His ncxt-of-fciii was liis father, Jfr. A. Wmvninn. Waihou, vin Te Aroha. a r )/10-l2 liiflpil.Mi William Anderson, a discharged soldier, died at AW Smith Street temporary hosnital nn November I.i, the oaiiß? of death being influenza.. Deceased was 33 years if age and single, his next-of-kin bcinir Mrs. ('. Amler-on (mother), 33a Jfajoribanks Street, AVellingtoii. 11/GIS2 Sergeant .T. H. .Gardner, a returned Fol'Hp.r, died tit Hie Hinvera Tlnsnital on November !'G. Deeonsed was 2$ years of acn nnd sine'". His next-of-kin i= '»•! father, Mr. W. Gnrdner, Diverlea. W-anganiii.

IN AUSTRALIA THRU]? DEATHS AT PERTH. Perth. December 13. Three soldiers , Imve died in quarantine from influenzn.—Press Assn. MAKURA AND ATUA AT SYDNEY ET.IiVKX CASES ON THE MAKORA." (Roc. Decemlior 13, f1.30 p.m.) Sydney, December 13. The Tlfnltiiva ami Atua have arrived from Auckland. Both vessels aro mrnnrnntinc. There aro eleven cases of influenza on board the Jtakura., but none on Hie Atna. Tho position rf tn» cmarantine- •ch'p.s is highly favourable. There -were, no deaths this week, no new cpses were reported, hnd there are only fifty-three cases in hospital.— Press Assn.