ON THE WANE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 211, 1 June 1920, Page 6

ON THE WANE

INFLUENZA WAVE RECEDING SCHOOLS REOPENING TO-DAY POSITION 6ENERALLY IMPROVING The influenza wave 'substantially receded in the Wellington public health district during the past -week. Ihat the position has raatenallT mP""™ nmyTw Ranged from the fact that actin" on the advice of the District Health Officer (lit. I. E. Faris) the.whole of the public'schools in the Wellington Education Board's district will reopen this morning. «i.„j„For the week ended noon yesterday only G2l cases were notified, a decrease of '525 cases compared with the iigures for the previous week. Of the latest notifications 10 were classed as.severe, 21 as pneumonic, and 593 as mild. During the previous week 2* pneumonic cases were reported. Compared with Eltham s an<l Wanijanm's quotas of six and nye respectively tho number of pneumonic owes-three in all-reported in Wellington" city last week must bo regarded as wry satisfactory. The number of cases of mild influenza in the city also shows a big dcoreasc-238 for the week. The number of cases of pneumonia in the whole district reported during the week just ended was eight, only halt of the preceding week." \They are distributed as follow: Wellington 6, Falmerston North 2.

Health Officer Satisfied. In conversation with a Dominion reporter yesterday Dr. Paris commented on the reassuring figures so far as the Wellington district was concerned. With the exception of Waipawa, where an increase of 49 cases is recorded, tho whole of the towns, he remarked, show doorcases. For this reason ho felt justified in consenting to the'schools—which have been in revs* for the mid-winter holidays-being Teop<Ned to-day. Dr. Faris added that email waves of the mild type would doubtless Tecur throughout the winter months, but this wjis only to bo expected. Influenza notifications for last week were received from the following towns: Waipawa: 11 mild. Dannevirke: 4 mild. Woodville: 41 mild. Takapau: 1 mild. Waipukiirau: 1 mild. Norsewood: 1 mild. New Plymouth: i mild, 2 severe, and 1 pneumonic. Inglewood: 2 mild. Opnnake: 79 mild and 1 severe. Waitara: 1 severe. Stratford: 4G mild and 2 severe. Mannia: 11 mild, 1 pneumonic. Kaponsa: 8 mild. Howera: 22 mild and one pneumonic. Eltham: U mild and 6 pneumonic. Waverley: 9 mild. Patea: 5 mild. Bulls: G mild. Wanganui:39 mild. 5 pneumonic. Marten: 13 mild. Hunterville: 1 mild. Palnwrston North: 1G mild. Feilding: ,20 mild. Levin: 1 mild and 1 pneumonic. Otnki: 19.mild and 1 pneumonic. Fpxton: 17 mild and 1 pneumonic. Wellii.gton: 118 mild and 3 pneumonic. Potone: 2 mild and 2 severe. Upper Hutt: 3 mild. Lower Hutt: G mild. Pahlatua: 8 mild, 1 severe, and 1 pneumonic. Mastcrlon: 38 mild, 1 severe. Martmborough: 8 mild. Pongaroa: 14 mild. Blenheim: 2 mild. Motue'ka: 2 mild. Takaka: 1 mild.

Infectious Diseases.. Infectious diseases reported last week totalled 683, compared with 1232 for the previous .week. The eases were distributed as follow:—Waipawa: _ Diphtheria a, iTifwcraa. 59. Taranaku Scarlet fever 2, diphtheria 2. influenza SO, varicella 1. Strafford: Influenza -US. Hnwera: Scarlet fever 1, diphtheria 1, influenza 63, varicella 4. Patea: Diphtheria h influent, 14, varicella 2. Wanganui: Tuberculosis 1, influenza 64, measles 1, varicella 1. Palrnerßton North: Enteric fever 1, influenza 76, pneumonia ■2, measles 2, va/'icella 2, Wellington: Scarlet .fever 1. diphtheria 13, influenza 134, pneumonia 6, varicella 3. Wairarapa: Scarlet fever 1, diphtheria 1, influenza 71. Wairau: Diphtheria 2, influenza 2. Nelson: Scarlet fever 1, diphtheria 4, influenza 3. As has been tho experience of the past few weeks a number of cases of cliicken-pox-officially described •as "varicella"—were reported last week. This disease lias been made notifiable on account of tho mild outbreak of small-pox in Otago. One severe case of chicken-pox was reported at Palmerstod North, and after personally inspecting tho case, in company with the notifying doctor, ; Dr. Fans satisfied himself that. the case was. not one of small-pox. In accordance with the Department's instructions all sOvotd cases of chickenpox are being: carefully investigated— this with a view to guarding against an outbreak of the more serious disease