PRECAUTIONS AT WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 November 1918, Page 7

PRECAUTIONS AT WAITARA.

(Rroiii Our Own Correspondent.)

"Chore are not many severe cases of influenza here, but the effort shows little tdgn of abatement as yet, A few urgent cases have been sent into the hospital at New Plymouth, but most of them are being treated successfully here.

A temporary hospital is being started in St. John's Hall, -with a capacity of about 30 beds for the present More will bo added, if required. A kind of workers are scrubbing it out and putting in the necessary stretchers and other conveniences to-day, and it is expeoted to be ready for patients to-morrow (Sunday),

In. fie district surrounding Waitara the epidemic is playing havoc among the Maoris, deaths being reported every day. I regret to have to report the'death of Mrs, Cowan's little girl from influenza. Much sympathy will be felt for Mrs. Cowan in her sad loss.

WAVERLEY ALMOST FREE.

A message to the Chronicle on Friday night reported Waveriey to be grappling with the epidemic in a thorough manner, and with most gratifying results. Although there are 2-1 patients in the Town Hall hospital, only four local cases were under treatment, all the others having been brought in from outside districts. All business premises closo at noon, and the people generally tliQ women, who are doing splendid work—are untiring to safeguard the health of iilie community.

DECLINING RAPIDLY IN THE CAMPS

The figureß in yesterday's health reports from the camps indicate that the disease is still declining rapidly among the soldiers. A week ago there were 3328 men in the hospitals of the camps in the Wellington district. Yesterday there were 2009 men in those hospitals, a decrease of 1259. Featherston Camp, which had just on 2000 hospital eases a week ago, now has considerably less than 000, some of whom are convalescent. The position i:i the three camps yesterday was: '

In Serious hospital, cases. Awapuni ; - 17 0 Trentham -_ 1493 75 Featherston ....... 559 84 The detailed camp health reports follow: Awapuni: Paraded sick .. -,-. . 2 In hospital , - ■..-.. 17 Private G. W. Wilson, from Awapuni Camp, died in Palmerstou North Hospital.

Trentliam:

Paraded sick ... ........... 4 Admitted to hospital -.-»•-..... 0 In hospital ......'. - 1493 Serious cases r r.!,-.,.-. ■ 75 Featherston: Paraded sick ... -....-. > ... a 36 Admitted to hospital : „.-.-,w 5 Total in hospital 559 Serious cases B<±

DEATHS OF SOLDIERS.

FEATHESTON CAMP.

Advice hagjbeen received from Featherston and Trentham Military Camps that the under-mentioned men have died there, the cause of death being in all cases inlluenza:

Pte. John Daniel )47tli N.Z. Feild' Artillery), 20, Nov. 21 (Petoue) Pte. J. 0. Ambrose, N.Z.M.C). 26, Nov. 21 (ML Eden, Auckland) Ovr. John J. Lotto (canteen *taff), 2S, Nov. 20 (Ohakune) Dvr David Arthur (Army Service Corps), 28, Nov. 21 (Invercargill) Sgt. William J. Taylor (4,4 th Specialists

Co !. 21, Nov 21 (Duned'tn) Lieut. John A Black (cSmp postmaster,

Tauherenikau), Nov 21.' Cause of

death noc stated. Gw. Roland W. McAdam (49th N.Z.

F.A ). Nov. -20. Cause of death not

stated (Mt. Eden, Auckland) Pte. George Robinson (B Company, 49th Esinforcements), Nov 20 (Dunedin)

TRENTHAM CAMP.

Pi*. John P. O'Neill, 27, singlo fHastings) Stafl'-*gt. George E Riekard (Army Pay Corps), 33 (Ileretaunga).

MISCELLANEOUS.

Advice lias been received from the Defence Oflkc, Auckland, of ttia follow-, ing, deaths:—

Lieut Henry F. Edgecombe, 42 years, at

Te Awamutu, on Nov. 15. Alfred H. Walton, agecl 31, single, and a discharged soldier, »t Newton, on Not. 15. from bronchitis, t"ns result of being gassed John H. Stone, a discharged soldier, died at Otahuhu on Nov. 15, aged 28. John R, Les, a discharged soldier, aged 29, on Nov. 17 (Avondale) KennetS O Warm, a discharged soldier, aged 31, Nov. IS. Sgt- George S. Bagnnll, a discharged soldier, aged 31 (Ponsonbv). on Nov. 18. Sccond-Lient. Harvey, A. Twining, 25, on Nov. 19, the caui» of death being heart failure, the effect of ha,vtog been gassed (Auckland). Edmund J. White,, late of the Australia* Forces, died at Auckland' on Nov 19, the causa of death-being influenza. ■ >"

Advice has been ieosm=tt /froni" t*W Medical Superintendent, AucKfeira, "finat Pte. Ernest "V*. Lve, aged 51, a~ discharged soldier, of Morair.gton, died at' Auckland Hospital on "November M. >'.' Advice has ibeen received from -the fivoup Commander, Defence Office, Wbti? Etsrei, that Sergeant-Major Au9tin E. Coakley, Thames, temporary'staff, died at Whangarei Hospital on November 11, the eause> o{ deatb Iseing Maenza and nnemnonia

Advice Jin 9 boea ?s«frad that Pte. Charles E. McOlenaghan, discharged soP flier, of Raugiwafcea, dred at the Mili ■ toy 'Hospital, Botorua.'on "Nov. 20> the rause of death being Irsueho-pneumonia following influenza.

Mathi as -T MeManug. ri. discharged soldier, died os SovSifiSa? "!■?■< j«,ged 37 (Wellington!'