COUGHS AND COLDS STILL PREVALENT
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM ‘‘During the past month or two,'influenza, mumps and colds have been fairly prevalent, but the position is by no means alarming,” stated Dr. 11. Chesson, medical officer of health for the Auckland district, this morning. Prom one district where two Maori children had died, alarming reports had been received, but on investigating the position, it was found that there was no cause for serious concern, death in each case being the result of complications arising from attacks of gastric influenza. The wet weather, stated Dr. Chesson, had no doubt been largely responsible for the noticeable increase in seasonable ailments, and school attendances had naturally been affected. At the same time it had to be remembered that with sickness about, it did not need much encouragement for parents to allow their children to stay home from school on account of some minor indisposition. For this reason falling school attendances could not always be regarded as a true indication of the position.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 187, 28 October 1927, Page 9
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