INFLUENZA

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2618, 11 August 1923, Page 3

INFLUENZA

Although a large number of local people are confined to their homes suffering from mild influenza, very few serious cases are reported. In. fact, Foxton has got off very lightly. The recent cold snap had a serious effect upon numbers of people in Palmerston North and in some eases whole families are down. Levin reports that the worst has passed in that locality. With the approach of milder weather it is hoped that the epidemic will disappear. The slaff of our esteemed Palmerston evening contemporary has been so depleted that it went to press yesterday under the greatest difficulties. A S’* The influenza epidemic in widening its scope in Blenheim, though fortunately serious cases are few and far between. There are a number of cases in tlie Wairau hospital, and il is reported that seven nurses are affected. At the borough school, there were 279 absentees yesterday, thus representing 40 per cent, of the roll number. Parents are beginning to ask themselves why tiie school is not closed. |)r. Julian, medical • superintendent at the iiospital is one of the victims. Auckland, Last Night.

Four notifications of influenza were received to-day, two being in the suburbs and two in the country. Two deaths arc reported, being one in the city and one in the country, .i he month’s totals' arc: cases, (i2; deaths 18.