THE EPIDEMIC.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 December 1918, Page 4

THE EPIDEMIC.

' THE POSITION AT WAJROA.. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wairoa, Dec. 14. The epidemic showed signa of abating during the last few days, !»ut a nuinber of additional cases were admitted .from a Native settlement laVt high*. '• The : death of one European is reported. Only a few serious case.s are left. The Frasertown temporary hospital reports that only five capes are left and it way close in a few days. HOSPITAL REPORT. At New Plymouth Hospital on Saturday there werofour admissions—2 from Ui'uti and 2 Natives from Pihama, one i .of whom died an hour after admission; another Native also - sucewqbed. There were 15 discharges, and <S2 influenzal patients remained. On Sunday thcro f was one admission (another Uruti cfcse) and one patient was discharged- No death occurred, the number of patients remaining being 62. There are now 21 Natives.lunTlor. treatment at the Hospital, the Khama Native Hospital having been closed. ■ On featorday botVt&s jfonrfcroa nwl East End Convalescent Homes wero closed, as it is now pc-ssibto, to permit convalescents to remain longer at the Hospital. Tterip? the time these two institution)! havo hern in use they havo accommodated )S4 patient*, stid Win public nh<yiild bo »roat!y ifldpM.vl to s.l>..conccrn»d intho 'arc iv? thi'S'> patiwiK for thiw hive lone splendid, work n]tf'4iM>n tVp mi<an = if jn-catlv reeving tV. wi -tltf loap'ta' »;i'V>ritlM, *li >•'. "*Hpm v;<v>iv innrpri'.> ''i» wiP'i- ,«.>-■■'re; '" -'"(N 1 411 !,„-„- •