CHRISTCHURCH PNEUMONIA CASES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 279, 21 August 1919, Page 4

CHRISTCHURCH PNEUMONIA CASES

HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S PRECAUTIONS. By Tclceraph—Press Association. Christchurch, August 20. In his capacity as a medical man, _ the Mayor (Dr. Tha'cker, M.P.) has received the following circular letter from the District Health Officer, which ha 6 been sent to nil doctors in Christchurch:—"As many pneumonia cases notified recently have after admission to hospital shown indications that they belong to the epidemic influenzal type, although not so severe, it is necessary that we should look upon all pneumonias, whether lobar or ■bronchial, with suspicion, and I shall be glad, therefore, if you will co-operate with the Department and advise > me promptly should you have any suspicion that cases under your care are not of the simple variety. Precautions will be taken from now onwards With regard to the strict isolation of any pneumonia cases, and I am desirous that where possible such cases should be removed to hospital. If, of course, you, from careful observation, bto able to state definitely that a pneumonia case under your, care is of a simplo type only, then some consideration can be given to a modification of the above suggested action."