THE PLAGUE.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 421, 21 May 1902, Page 2

THE PLAGUE.

By Telegraph—Tress Association—Copyright Sydney, May 20. Another case of plague is reported. ALARMING STATE OF AFFAIRS IN SYDNEY. THE EPIDEMIC INCREASING. By telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. SYDNEY, May 20. Some reticence is observed m regard to the progress of the plague at the Zoo. It is understood that over fifty birds and animals have died of the disease during the past few weeks. To date, 126 cases have been recorded, 33 being fatal. The experience cf the last three weeks does not indicate that the progress of the epidemic has been arrested ; on the contrary, during that period (here have been twenty cases, seven of them being fatal, while in the preceding four weeks there were nineteen cases and no deaths.

Another feature is that the ] lague at the present time is more virulent, six out of seven deaths occurring before the patients could be removed to the hospital. Comparing the present outbreak with that of 1900, the death rate is slightly lower. During both outbreaks the persons seized whose ages ranged from 15 to 35 far exceeded in number those of any other age. Out of seven Chinese patients, six have died. NUMBER OF CASES IN AUSTRALIA. [By Telegraph—Tress Assooiation.]

Wellington, last night. Official returns received by the Health Department show that there had been 114 cases of plague in Now South Wales during the present outbreak up to tho 3rd May, and 56 cases in Queensland to 26th April. There wero 30 deaths in New South Wales and 16 in Queensland.