AGAIN THE " FLU I"

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 17 April 1919, Page 3

AGAIN THE " FLU I"

The arrival of the Niagara, with 16 cases of influenza aboard, which number has since increased to nearly 50, has certain" ly not tended to allay the uneasy feeling already prevalent regarding the probability of a further epidemic in this city. The cases, it is true, are for the most part of a mild type, but mild cases, unfortunately sometimes develop into serious ones. It was the Niagara that was responsible, so many people persist in thinking, for the terrible visitation rf last year, and we can only hope that the vessel has not brought us bad luck again, Prominent doctors and nurses down South who helped to fight the last epidemic, were much concerned at the ignorance of the masses of the people, concerning the value of fresh air, and our own workers here in Auckland tell the same story. Despite the repeated assurances of the leading health authorities of the Dominion the prejudice against fresh air amongst certain classes continues and the rooted objection of these people to open windows is as strong as ever. It is deplorable.