INFLUENZA SPREADS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 98, 20 January 1920, Page 6

INFLUENZA SPREADS

' THIRTY-FOUR AMOKUH-A BOYS AFFECTED. It hecame evident on Saturday that something was affecting; the usually healthy appetites and spirits of the boys on the Government training-sliir, Amokura. The complaint was quickly diagnosed as mild influenza, but as that was considered serious enough with the close confinement' imposed by a vessel of t ho Amoknra's type, it was deemed advisable to have all flic patients removed at once, and the shin fumigated. The. decision was made at noon on Sunday; the natients arrived at the hospital at 4..J0 v in., and in a couple of hours everyone was made comfortable. . The bovs were accommodated in the new fever hospital at the top of the lull behind the main hospital buildings. Ilus is tho first time the building has been used and. naturally, as no provision had been made for staffing, or, indeed, using the new hospital «t al , the medical superintendent. (D. Randall Wonrlhoiw* had to call for volunteers from the. staff to work extra hours, in getting the newhospital ready and making the lad* comfortable. There was a coinincndably ready resnonso. and both Dr. Woodhouso Sir. F. Castle (on behalf of tho HosDital Board) are grateful for the prompt manner in which the sudden call was ft When sneakimr to a Dominion reporter a week ago. Mr. Castle s,;d hat he new hospital would be exceedingly handy if influenza did happen to break out again. Thev had not hurried paihcularlv with the furnishing of the place as there was no messing need for it. In any case, thev had not been able to Bet any firm to tender for th«> fiirnii hinVso thev were doing ie best they .could in that direct on with then- own =tnff will very satisfactory results. Four more boys from the .Jovernnjent training shin Amoknra were removed to the Hosnital yesterday suffering from a mild form of influenza. Tho malady is not of tho pnmimonic type.