INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Southland Times, Issue 18824, 18 May 1920, Page 6

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

INFLUENZA NOTIFICATIONS

INCREASE AT WELLINGTON

(Per United Press Association.’)

WELLINGTON, May 17. The returns of infectious disease notified from various parts of the Wellington Public Health District for the week ended noon to-day showed an increase of 525 in the number of cases of influenza, compared with the figures for the previous week. Altogether 798 influenza notifications were received during the week by the District Health Office, of which 20 related to pneumonic cases, 3 to severe, and 775 to mild cases. The city figures were: 7 pneumonic, 2 severe, and 325 mild. The District Health Officer (Dr I. E. Paris) stated that so far 11s Wellington city was concerned the position was reassuring in that the ratio of pneumonic to mild cases was not increasing unduly. “It is anticipated,” said Dr Farts, “that there will be several waves of this mild type of influenza during the winter months, as many of the cases reported are the same as those experienced five years or so ago, when (he disease was not so dreaded as it is to-day.” THE AUCKLAND FIGURES. AUCKLAND, May 17. From noon on Saturday until noon today 190 mild cases of influenza and £0 s-evere were notified in (he Auckland health district. There were 23 mild cases in the citv, and 48 mild and 4 severe in (he suburbs, the remaining cases being in the country districts. CHILDREN EXCLUDED FROM PICTURE SHOWS. WELLINGTON, May 17. Owing to the spread of influenza ia the form of heavy colds followed by severe bronchial attacks, children under fifteen are prohibited from attending picture theatres. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. MILD SMALLPOX. ANOTHER SUSPECTED CASE. The ori-kwl eases of mild smallpox in Invercargill are now convalescent, but yesterday nnoch-r ‘Vuvpzci" wc.- removed to the ii;;ydial end iho-o warbled with him hj, vc been i lr.cc : under stijvrvi. ion. Altht -."rh (here is (.'nubile;.'-- no cause for alr.nn, the Health Authorities consider that (It:' value of vaccination should be brought under the notice of the public. Tins is largely an unvacciiudcd community, and, if the (rue type of (he dis-jae shout * gain a foothold, it would do much damage. Dr McCaw is the public vaccinal or and people may be treated by him at the Government's expense. INFLUENZA. INCREASED NOTIFICATIONS. The number of notification.; of influenza received in the Southland Health District for the week ended an Sunday was 92 as against 44 for the previous week. Most of the ca-es are described as mild, but there- are one or two of a serious nature. The school attendances have improve;! considerably. A circular received by the local Health Authorities shows that the notifications for the Dominion for the week ended May 10 numbered 2335, nnd the deaths 22. Of the contractions the largest number were located in the Auckland district.