SMALL-POX.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 118, 20 May 1903, Page 2

SMALL-POX.

PEB PEBSS AS3OOIATKW. Timaru, April 19. As the remit of the cases of smallpox on the Gracchus, 116 persons who were on board wbile the boat was at this port weie vaccinated to-day. Soon* who did not appear are b-ing looked up by the police. The infeotei cargo is uleo being dealt with, this beiog an* | packed and burned on the beach. . CnBISTCHUBCH, M*y 19. This afrernoon Bel 1 , the tmill-po* patient on the Gracchu", was transferred to. the qujrintine station. Ho is reported tobe much batter. Fifteen European and 72 Lucar members of the orew .-were alsj taken to Qnatt Island, leaving only the captiin and six men on the ship. All the *nss> taken into quiran'ioe were given t complete oufl-, their old clo'hes beiog destroyed on landing. 8a« iifaotory arrangements in r.'g-trd to fool have bom made, ,

This afternoon Ur Yalintioe, acting Ohit-f Health Officer, inspected the cargo landed from theGracshuJ, andht decided that 18 railway truck loads of kapoc and gunny bags must bides* troyed. The tapioca, rice, and nutmrgs in the cargo ha ordered to be pat into new bigs and the old bags burned, and that the rest of the cirgo most be fumigated. Theoity authorities received a mss. sage from Dr Finch stating that tha names and addresses of the men living in Christchuroh and district who ha* boarded the GracobusbaiJjesnobtained. instructions have be mi given to tha inspector to burn the hbourers clothes on their premises, and to disinfect tha houses thoroftghlv. **" [ Another message from Dr Valintina staged that all persons engaged in tha work of disinfection must be vaooinatad immediately. Dunxdin, May 19, . Some kapoo which was landed fro* the Gracchus' at Dunedta, waa dastroyed. ' Dr. Ogston, lostl health" officer, think*. tha disease was contracted from tha kapoc, a quantity of which was discharge! in Melbourne under the supervision of the third offiosr. The period between leaving Melbourne ana the appearance of the rash (14 days) corresponds with the period of incubation. The third engineer was in tha habit of having his m'ea's with the third offiosr and this would t xplain his contraclicg the disease. Medic U students are assisting in the supervision »nd inspection of contacts with tha Gracchus wbile at Dunedin wharf,

In the course of conversation with Dr. McCleland, medical officer for the port of New Plymouth, a Daily Newt ivprfsantntive ascertained that the. doc or was quite a'ive, to the need of exercising watchfulness especially ia conceotion wiih the fact that part of the Gracchus' cargo was transhipped to the Upjlu. Dr. McOieland is communicating with the Department on the matter.