THE EPIDEMIC.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1918, Page 5

THE EPIDEMIC.

POSITION IN NEW PLYMOUTH.

THE ORGANISATION DISBANDS,

ITS OBJECTS FULVIUJSD.

A conference of the executive of the Public Health Committee and of .the medical faculty was held last night, when, after thoroughly, discussing the position, it was decided" to disband.the organisation, which had carried out the objects for which it was established. A: far as the cases that are occurring now nr? concerned, it was felt that the medical faculty could cope with them, so that anv person now contracting influenza will require to get into communication with their own doctor.

As far as the country hospitals are concerned, they will be administered from the Hospital Board's office, and should communicate there in the event of anything being required. Several members of the organisation will be in attendance at the Hospi\l Board's office to render any assistance that may be required by the staff there. All the country hospitals will, of course, be gradually closed as the patients become convalescent. Tf, however, a recrudescence of the enidemic is to be avoided, it cannot be again too strongly impressed on convalescents the necessity of strictly observing the injunction not to come into contact with well people until the expiration of a least a week nr ten days from the time that the patient is able to get about. The Patriotic Rooms, where the ladies have done such pro»t work in connection with the providing of food, etc., in the recent enidemic, closed last night, and will remain closed for a few days for cleaning purposes.

Eight,, new cases were notified in New Plymouth yesterday, none being serious. Owing to there being no organised canvass, ii was impossible to ascertain the nutate of recoveries. . ~

AT THE HOSPITAL"

The report received from the hospital at midnight last night shows that five influenza patients were admitted to the hospital yesterday, viz., one each from Waitara, Frankley Road and Okato, and j.two from Hillsborough. There was one death —Mrs. Florence Mary Penwarden, of Rugby Road, Tariki, aged 37. There were seven discharges of influenza patients ai \ one of other than influenza. There remains in the hospital 141 influenza patients, and 40 other eases—a total of 181. There were no admissions and no discharges at the men's convalescent home at Kawaroa Park, the number of patients there remaining at 23. At the women's convalescent home at the East End pavilion there were 7 admissions and 3 discharges, the number remaining in the institution being 26. At the Maori hostelry there was one admission from New Plymouth, and two deaths—Waka Stuart, Rahotu, and Violet Jackson, Wellington. There are 17 patients remaining in the hospital.

IMPROVEMENT IN WELLINGTON,

HOTELS REOPEN TO-DAY.

Wellington, Last Night,

The Mayor said to-day that the matter, in connection with the epidemic, appeared tc be slackening off very considerably, especially as far as serio;.is cases we're concerned. Reports from allhospitals and convalescent homes continned to be encouraging. The Mayor added that the Press Association had been asked by the Health Department to circulate the information that the embargo on hotels had been removed, and bars will be permitted to re-open at !) a.m. to-morrow.

IMPROVED POSITION EST THII

CAMPS.

Wellington, Last Night. The situation at the military camps Jias so far improved that only 200 iiiflucnza cases are hot/ serious. Only two cases were admitted to-day, and there were no deaths.

IN DUNKDItf.

Punedin, Last Night, The improvement regarding the epidemic continues. There were fewer admissions to hospitals to-day, and the death rate was the lowest since the outbreak became serious. Calls for medical assistance also show a reduction, but .nursing assistance is still in great demand.

STRATFORD.

(From Our Own CorrcspomTent.) .t :■; very pleasing to record' that up to the time, of writing there hare Iky,'i no fatalities to record, and the reports from the various hospitals are all of a very favorable character.

Tvo patient* v/ero brought into town from out Whangamomona way yesterday, r.y.d the same i.rahi brought in two move to-day. Yesterday's cases wore

"stretcher!' patients, and included a man named Jennings, whose two sons and wife have also been brought in for treatment. Mrs. .Jennings, however, died last week as previously mentioned.

News reaches me of tiio death of Mrs. S- Mann, wife of r, weil-kiio'v.-n farmer oni Mahoe wny, and Bister of ,\[v V. !?. Anderson, of vhn Comity Council. Deceased leaves a, husband and fining family.

It is creditable to tlie Hosnital Tioc.rd that the member-, are meeting nil the east trains, and consequently nnv traveller fivdiiiij ii hit "seedy" on arrival is rniicklv taken in hand and (lie nature of } 'h eonin'ii'nt soon ascertained. Toko li:'.s been verv fortunate, and :, i conversation with Mr. Wore, of the County Council, that eentleman pars n tribute to the settlers Hiorc for takins every nrecaution, and nt mail time instead of crowding* round foy corr<"-.-eonrleree, the no<-twii=tros« se.'s that the numbers are not too lareo to create a .inimrpv. Yet To'-o i» not altogether out of the wood "'id there are n few easel the™ thnt will need Wilfnhin.v Almost everv house In Donndns V"> = had a visitation of the -.eonrffe. and >«icv are down. Mr Walter, ennlrmni of the Count" rw»". tW have broVen *'>« !«■ .■>'; of th» f>mil->m'e the,-". l>nf ,•""!!<"" !n» nf elVnvt. In lVl,t : -~ *l,p -* ~» 'VI-ilst if I, iWinw in ".«-. vi.,-,„ HIW «•• Oll.oi- m i„'.« „.-(■ V ns |- ll n j are still in the erin of the fiend

pital. With the exception of two, th» issue of which is still doubtful, all the patients are doing well. One patient, Mr. George Theodore Epping, aged 30, single, Normanby, died in the temporary isolation hospital on Monday night.

While conditions in the borough are returning to normal, the epidemic is hitting some of the country districts pretty badly. The organisation promoted to assist the farmers with their milking continues to render valuable services, and up to the present all who have.required help hav.i been supplied. To date theni have been 166 admissions to the temporary isolation hospital, 20 deaths, 98 transfers, and there are at present in the institution 39 patients r

MANAIA.

Yesterday's Manaia report spates!— Tfosp,tal Report.—Vo admission* henous case from yesterday slightly improved; all other patients "doing Well. Maori Hospital-Two admissions today, one discharged convalescent, and ope (Whareape Honi Tuki, a boy of 12;

The death of Hori Rongo is reported from Normanby Road.

One frrsh case is reported from the country, and several cases of measles .amongstchildren. So far very f£ children have had influenza iu this district, and the cases have nearly all been