A FILTHY CAMP.
were informed by some of our our friends who formed part of the South. Canterbury Contingent at Parihaka that the Maoris there were very .dirty in.some of their habits, at any rate while beleaguered if not previously, and the consequences are apparently being reaped by the Constabulary stationed there. The “Taranaki Herald “ says ; “Quite an epidemic appears to have broken out among the Constabulary: stationed at Parihaka, and it is, becoming so serious that some action should at once be taken by the authorities in order to stamp it out as soon as possible. Several men have been brought in from Parihaka suffering from typhoid fever. They are placed in the Armed Constabu lary Hospital, which cahnot be considered isolated, as it is convenient to a large number of dwelling-houses, and the traffic is not restricted. For the safety of the inhabitants of ■ the town the situation demands that some precautionary measures should be adopted, and if it is possible, instead of bringing the sick men in from Parihaka, a temporary hospital should be erected at Pungorehu. We fear that there will be no real remedy for the; epidemic until Parihaka has been thoroughly purified, for it has been for months past,' and is at present, as polluted a place as could; possibly be imagined.' The filth to be observed in every part of the settlement is disgusting in the extreme, and has already proved inimical to‘the preservation of health.” Surely those who placed the men there deserve a severe reprimand for their culpable carelessness of the health of the men.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2773, 11 February 1882, Page 2
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264A FILTHY CAMP. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2773, 11 February 1882, Page 2
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