INFLUENZA IN SAMOA

Taihape Daily Times, 25 August 1919, Page 4

INFLUENZA IN SAMOA

ERUSSELL DISCLAIMS RESPONSI- ! BILITY. I WELLINGTON, This Day. . ( In connection with the epidemic of influenza at Samoa last year, and subtsequent report of the Commissioner ,thereon, posting either the Defence lDepartment or the Health Department [had been guilty of negligence in not !informing Samoa of the outbreak in 5 New Zealand7Hon. Russell says: “I de. sire to state the Health Department accepts no responsibility for the out[break of influenza in Samoa. This ‘Department has never been in any way associated with Samoa, which has bcen a defence responsibility through--out. Neither as far as lam aware,3 does the Health Department accept re I sponsibility as tothe health of passengers and crews of. 011tg0iI1g VOS- - With reference to the Talunc, which carried the ‘disease to the is,’ land, Mr Russell points out when the‘ vessel left Auckland influenza was not :1 notifiable disease.