INFLUENZA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 170, 12 April 1919, Page 8

INFLUENZA

NO FRESH CASES AT MOTUIHI

PASSENGERS ALLOWED TO LAND

WISDOM OF PERMISSION

QUESTIONED

Hy Telegraph.—l'rots Association. Auckland, April 11. Matters on Motuihi continue to progress satisfactorily. There wero no fresh eases to-day, nml all patienfei aro reported to be making a good recovery with the exception of one of the crow, whoso condition is serious. The New Zealand passengers Tvero allowed to leave the island to-day, and arrived in Auckland 'this afternoon, though i.hore is a conlliet of medical opinion as to tho wisdom of this course. Somo of the. doctors contend that they should not hnvo been allowed to land till next week. All of tho Australian passengers wero to have been landed yesterday afternoon, but owing to the high sea that was running it was not possible to got them ashore in an ordinary launch, and they hji.l to bo left 011 board until to-day. Tliev are now all ashore. In tho meantime. tho fumigation and disinfection of the vessel is being thoroughly carried out bv ciflict'i's of the Health Department. Several Fresh Cases in Auckland District. A number of cases are reported from 'Auckland district, but none r-f these in serious, with the exception of one, that of a Maori woman who attended tho welcoiuo lo tho Pioneer Hattalion in tho Domain on Sunday, and who is at present in hospital very ill from the diseaso. THE KOROMIKO'S CASES. Christchurch, April 11. The Koroniiko. from Newcastle, arrivel at Lvttolton yesterday with three cases presenting influenza symptoms. The vessel will remain in the stream until she is declared clean. The ■waterside workers refuse to work the ship till she has ben four days in quarantine. Tlii! Tarawern arrived Into last night, having been ordered to Lyttelton from Timaru for quarantine, The man on tho Putiki suspected of puttering from influenza has been discharged from hospital, and will probably rejoin his ship. MAORI CHIEF'S DEATH. NO TANGI TO BE ALLOWED. Information has reached the Minister of Publio Health (Hon. G. W. Russell) that Henare Wahanui,, the Ngatimaniopoto chief, who died at To Kuiti two days ago, was a victim of virulent influenza. The remains' of deceased were In liavo left To Kuiti yesterday morning fo" Otoroh'aiign, but in consequence of tjie information received instructions have been sent by tlio Health Department that the holly is to be buried immediately, and that no tangi can bo allowed. IN CASE OF A RECRUDESCENCE. INSTRUCTIONS TO HEALTH. OFFICERS. In consequence of the numerous indications pointing to tho recrudescence of the epidemic, said the Minister of Public Health (Hon. G. AT. llussell) yesterday, instructions arc beiiig sent, out to all district health ollicers that all neccssarv provision is to be made for dealing with patients presenting epidoniic features. Every such patient must be sent to n properly-constituted infectious difieases hospital. s QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS. , STEPS BY SEAMEN'S L'A'ION. The Seamen's Union executive met on Wednesday night, and passed the following motion-.—"That the' head offico executive is of opinion Hint, in view of tho alarming increase of influenza epidemic cases in the Dominion it is necessary, in t.lio interest of the health of soamen and this community, that greater quarantine restrictions bo placed on ships arriving in New Zealand from epidemic-infected countries, especially from Australia and tho South Pacific, and to accomplish this end the watersido workers' executive he asked to co-operate with the seamen's (•xecutivo to evolve a line of .ictioii that will induce the health authorities to take a greater measure of precaution in Iho interest of the peoplo above that of vested interests." .SOUTH AFRICA'S DEATH-ROLL. Melbourne, April 11. The Director of Quarantine nas been r.clvised that, during the iniluouza epidemic in South Africa there were 060,000 cases, aud 138,700 deaths.—Press Assn.