INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1918, Page 5

INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.

SOME OFFICIAL FIGURES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. -, ' Chriscchurcb, Dec. 19.. The Hon, {}. W. Russell stated to-dai that the Registrar-General had supplied '• the following figures showing deaths from influenza, in the chief centres from October 1 to December 17: Auckland ... 1021 A ' Wellington #54. Christchurch ...503 -, ''J Dunedin 304 Total £345 ' J The Minister was unable to supply 'V figures for the country districts. , '.A TWO DEATHS AT DENNISTON. Westport, Last Night, Two dtaths from influenza oaeurred a, ',' Dennistoii this piorning, one being a A young married woman from Westport, whero influenza was supposed to be stamped out. 1 ' • HOSPITAL REPORT. , '\ , At the New Plymouth Hospital yestar* > day there wore two admissions from Uriiti and one from Ingle,rood, three pa- ' ■ tienta were discharged, and una (Tlios. "1 Lakeman, 01, Raliotu) died, there J! now 59 influenza cases s r t cha liosnitttl. 16 of which are natives. .* . j There are still 17 cases it: the Kapon'ga 1 -<] temporary hospital, one being regarded J] as serious. This' hospital is in charge f --5 of Nurse Griffin, of Hawera, from whert». '•? the bulk of the staff is supplied. • S The Te Kiri hospital was closed terday, the patients being removed Opunake. On Wednesday night the aumber was reduced to five, but yesterday- 'I morning eleven from one household, m 1 ] the Oeo district, were brought to the 'J hospital. Of the family, consisting of- -.i the father, mother, and sixteen' children,' '.; l the mother and ten of Uin children-Yen J down. 1 ■ • " J }