DIPHTHERIA OUTBREAK
FOUR CASES AT POINT CHEVALIER Following the discovery early this week of several cases of diphtheria among school children living at Point Chevalier, the pupils of a junior class, which is conducted in the pavilion of the howling green there, have been placed under isolation. The first case was reported to the Health Department on Monday, and. following an inspection of the building and the taking of swabs of the ! children in the class, four positive cases of the disease were revealed, besides the presence of three “carriers.” The apparent dampness of the building prompted the health authorities to advise the school committee to discontinue the use of the prem- ' ises for a few days to give it an on- , portunity to dry out and to permit of its thorough fumigation, together with the pupils' equipment. The children have been instructed to remain away from school, and meanwhile swabs are' being taken to ascertain if any more have contracted the disease. It is unlikely the class i will resume before Monday week. All precautions have been taken and the health officers state there is no cause for alarm.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1034, 26 July 1930, Page 10
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