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T.B. AMONG NURSES

STATEMENT MADE IN HOUSE

DUNEDIN DOCTORS’ REPLY

(United Press Association—By Electrw

Telegraph—-Copyright.)

DUNEDIN ,December 14

Regarding the statement by Mr F. Jones (Dunedin -South) in the House; that there was a high percentage of tuberculosis among hospital nurses, Doctors Thompson and Lyth, of the Dunedin Hopital, said-that there was nothing to be alarmed about, although continuous vigilance must always be exercised. “We are taking every step we know of to prevent disease,” they added. “It is a matter constantly in our minds. We agree with the Minister that the infection of nurses is an occupational risk, and >ve think that the time is bound to come when the liability of infection will be provided for by a special insurance fund.” In sanataria the incidence of disease among nurses was very low. The difficulty was that they did not know how many nurses formerly had tuberculosis. Nurses now appeared Ho be getting it earlier in, their training. However, ■ the (tuberculosis Irate was failing generally.

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Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1933, Page 6

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166

T.B. AMONG NURSES Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1933, Page 6

T.B. AMONG NURSES Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1933, Page 6

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