INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 187, 4 May 1920, Page 8

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

FIGURES FOR THE WEEK

INFLUENZA SHOWS A DECREASE

MOSTIA MILD CASES

During the week ended noon yesterday, 823 cases of infectious diseases were reSorted in tho Wellington Publio Health listrict, a decrease of 18 compared with ' the number notified during the provious week. The r.uniber of cases of influenza reported was 231, a decroase of six on the previous week's figures. With the exception of two pneumonic cases in Wellington city, from which 85 notifications were received altogether, all the cases of influenza were described as mild. Twelve pneumonio cases were reported during the previous week. . Commenting on the influenza figures, the District Health Oflicer (Dr. I.E. Faris) remarked that there were indications of a general decrease setting in. 'According to tho latest report from the Education Department, the attendance at . the schools was remaining satisfactory •<m the whole. At Worsor Bay School, however, there was a -rather large list of absentees. Tho Education Department had reported that 106 pupils had been . ol)sent from the Eketahuna High School ■ out of a. roll' of 244), and investigations 'were being made as to whether or not the attendance at,this school had been ■affected by influenza. ! Folowing are details l of the_ various ■ cases of infectious diseases notified dur•'ing the week, the figures_ for the preI vious week also being given for puri poses of comparison:— • ' . This Last '. ..week, week. Influenza 231 267 [Pneumonia 6 1G i Diphtheria 21 28 ; Scarlet fever i 2 '3 Enteric fever 1 1 Tuberculosis. 8 2 Puerperal septicaemia 1 1 j Erysipelas :.." 2 , 2 i Lethargic encephelitis 0 1 " Measles '. 1 0 ' : Totals 823 341: The cases were Teported from the fol- . '• lowing hospital districts:— Waipawa: Diphtheria, 4; influenza, 1. Taranaki: Influenza, 6. Stratford: Dipk- ' theria, 1; puerperal septicaemia, 1; in- . fluonza, 4; measles, 1. Hawera: Diph- ; theria, 1; tuberculosis, 1; influenza, 25. ' Patea: Tuberculosis, 1; influenza, 1. Wa- ' nganui: Tuberculosis, 4; influenza, 94. . Palmerston North: Diphtheria, 5; enteric . fever, 1; influenza, 7; pneumonia, '2. '.Wellington: Scarlet fever, 1; diphtheria, ' '4; tuberculosis, 2; influenza, 93; pnnu- ' monia, 3; erysipelas, 1. WaiTarapa: Scarv ' let fever, 1; influenza, 16. Wnirau: In■i fluenza, 6; pneumonia, 1. Nelson: Diphtheria, 6; influenza, 28; erysipelas, 1..