INFLUENZA OUTBREAK.
Christchurch, Aug. 17,
Notwithstanding that the Director of Health has reported that no death has occurred on'the ferry boats, the fact remains that on Friday. August 5 th, a fireumn died In the Christchurch Hospital, aud the certificate of "death stated that he died of influenza.
A lareo number of sailor?- have been paid off in Lyttelton during the last three weeks with medical certificates stating that they were suffering from intluenza. Yesterday an engineer of the Mararoa and a fireman were taken off the vessel at Wellington, while this morning the second officer "as confined to his room and was to be taken off also. All are suffering from high temperatures. During last week an average of one fireman a day has been taken off the Mararoa suffering from influenza.
The ferry boats seem to be the worst, but other vessels are also partly affected.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2317, 18 August 1921, Page 3
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148INFLUENZA OUTBREAK. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2317, 18 August 1921, Page 3
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