THE EPIDEMIC.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1918, Page 5

THE EPIDEMIC.

HOSPTAL BEPORT. At the New Plymouth Hospital on Monday there were six admissions—4 from Uruti, and 2 Natives from Bell Block. There were several discharges and one death- (a Nativa boy): 7t) remaining. On Tuesday there were 8 discharge?. no new case admitted and no death, the number of inllnea/a patient, lcmninhv.' being 02. Some of the case.* ari: still of a uvrions nature. IX THE EGMONT COUNTY. The Pihama onieignn;*y hospital closed on Monday last; 1-i cws wcru aitondec" to. P.ahotu Maori hospital closes to-day; 35 cases were put through. Rahotu i;ospital closed on Monday; 39 patients were admitted; ? transferred to Opunake. Oaonui closed some day* ago; 23 patients were admitted Te TCiri has 3 patients. Convent (children's) closed on Fridsy: about 14 patients cleared. In the cottage there are 4 patients. Opunake School, lfl patients; five new patient 3 admittted yesterday.—Times. The hospital reports that the patients still in the institution are progressing satisfactorily. There were two admissions, one. of the patients, who came from Kapongs, passing away a few hours later. Six patients were discharged. Th? second wave of the "flu" is now passing over Pa tea in a milder form, but it is caiMSjg considerable inconvenience in some of the industries there. The freezing works are verv short-handed* and in the engine room the men who are left are being called upon to put fa very long bows.— Star. During the last three days seven fresh cases of influenza have been admitted to the Opunako emergency hospitals. These came as a most unpleasant .surprise to the folks of the little seaside town,.who were confident that the epidemic had been practically wiped out. While some of these oases are somewhat serious. none are considered to be- really dangerotis. It ia stated that the townsfolk have given of their best in combatting the scourge and ate ahntmt forked to a standsHU," while the people of the surrounding country district appear very reluctant to render assistance—Argus.