Worst Measles Epidemic for Years
The present epidemic of measles in Sydney is -the worst in number of cases for 20 years, a leading Sydney doctor said. "I have seen pneumonia as a complication of some cases," he said. "Parents should put children to bed at the first sign of measles—temperature, running nt the nose, and redness of the eye's."
Lad in Iron Lung Rushed to Auckland on May 2!) to undergo treatment in an iron lung, Donald Nairn, son of 'Mr. N. Nairn, Feilding, is reported to be making good progress towards recovery. He is now able to do without the aid- of the lung in the daytime, but during the might 'his breathing is assisted by ;he apparatus.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20012, 10 August 1939, Page 6
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120Worst Measles Epidemic for Years Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20012, 10 August 1939, Page 6
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