THE EPIDEMIC.
; HUNDREDS OF FRESH CASES HOURLY. s» IRELAND SUFFERS HEAVILY. s London, February 23. There is every indication that the ! present will likely equal the October' 'influenza.epidemic, which resulted in ' 150,000 deaths. . . Hundreds of fresh cases are being houriy reported, doctors are overworked, and there is a great shortage of nurses. . The outbreak in the south of Ireland continues to spread with an alarmingly high death, rate. Sonic doctors are complaining of the scarcity of whisky and brandy, and as : scrt that more spirits would save thousands of lives. . The dcntii.- include John Ball, the international golfer.
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Otaki Mail, 26 February 1919, Page 4
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