THE EPIDEMIC.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 10 December 1918, Page 3

THE EPIDEMIC.

HOSI'TTAL .CLEARED TO-DAY.

The influenza epidemic, which has raged in this district for nearly a -month, and which has accounted for a good many lives, has now passed -andl hats become almost a memory. This was emphasised by a visit to the- hospital today, wfoen all the remaining patients, but one, were discharged, and the bedding, and other hospital furniture was being removed. This brings to a close one of fchle most- serious episodes that has ever taken place in Levin. A little over three weeks a to, when the scourge manifested itself in our midst, the hospital was established at the school, and from that time onward a baudi of devoted voluntary workers grappled with and finally overcame the disease. Not without cost, however. Several of those those attacked fell victims to the epidemic, but the thing tlhat standi; out prominently now that t.ho time of stress and anxiety lias pased, are the labours of those workers and nurses who bore the brunt and carried 011 with admi.rablle self-sacrifice andl 'devotion, and in the years to come Levin will hare every reason to remember with pride the record established by its citizens. The only patient who will remain under medical care is Mr HyJ-nnd whose case has been a stubborn one. He has, however, now reached convalescence. One patient fvonj t'he local hospital will proceed to the O'tnki hospital t l '' afternoon where he will continue to receive treatment as a convalescent. The names of two- members of the Levin teaching staff were mentioned aL the Ediucation Board meeting last v as hdvintr been responsible for very srood work at the temporary hospital. To these must be added the name of Mr Rockell. another member of the. staff, who has been one of the daily workers from the stablishment of the hospital to the present time. Mention should also be made of the .service* of Mrs Ravlis. who undertook all the laundry work for the hospital and staff and in addition found time to do nursing as well.

T>EATHS TN 017 AT? ANTTNE.

Auckland, December 10. Two more deaths occurred at Motuihi. Thomas Rowan, an able seaman, and A. Johnston, a fireman, both of tli pi Malciira.

BRAVE NURSE'S DISTRESSING "DEATH.

New Plymouth. December 10 Nurse Waite. who volunteered her assistance at the Auckland Hospital recently and returned 'home last Tuesday, died at the local hospital this morning under distressing circumstances. She returned apparently in good health but developed a seemingly slight atta-k of -influenza. Yesterday her condition was regarded ns satisfactory, but in the unohserved in any local case, appeared and speedily ended fatally. News of the Maori cases in the Punilio district i<- unsatisfactory.