INFLUENZA IS AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 January 1919, Page 5

INFLUENZA IS AUSTRALIA.

PRECAUTIONS AT-SYDNEY** STATEMENT .AS TO: MELBOURNE ....... . cases. —. '-Wi *ngat •.*' •# % Received Jan. 23, 8.85 p.m., ■ nu- i , , Sydney, Jan. 23. Cabinet has decided, in view of tft Reported influenza cases at Melbourne, to advise all innoculation depots to get into full oporation all the machinery that has been prepared. All other precautions, as may be considered necessary, will bo taken. " Received Jan. 23, 8.65 p.nj. Melbourne, Jan. 28. lhe superintendent of the Melbourne . hospital states that cases of influenzal pneumonia were admitted to the institu. Won as early as the end of November. During the past three days several gimi. lar though more serious, cases were adnutted. There are now 27 in the hospital which are undoubtedly influenzal pneumonia cases, apparently of an et>i* demw character. One of the patient* had been engaged in unloading a jwJg from New Zealand. The chairman of the Board of Healtk was not prepared to admit it was Spaa, ish influenza or of the overseas W So far only the pneumonia and not tbt influenza germ had been discovered. ~~ • , DRASTIC ACTION. >.&

TRAFFIC TO BE SUSPENDED,'^. ~, r . T ; Heceired Jan. 23, 10.20 p.ni; ■;», . „ Melbourne, Jwu23. . Another influenza patient died' in &a hospital. More cases are reported. Sana are receiving home treatment." TIHt - Jw Received Jan. 23,10.20 p.m... . , Sydney, Jan. 25.. A special Cabinet meeting decided tit ask the Federal Governnwnt tc put int» immediate operation, If influenza has ad into Victoria, a Federal State agreement adopted in November, providing that Vidtoria U declared an infected State, and that al land traffic, with the exception of goods and mails, be suspended sxjtween Victoria and other States. Inte* j 8 B , ca traffic to be permitted onlt under the strictest quarantine. Fiji declared'free. m . . Wellington, Last Night. The Minister for Public Health lial received a telegram from the thief medt cal officer at Fiji reporting that clean bills of health have been issued in respect of all the islands. There We been no fresh cases at Suva and Levuka since December 28, end none in Lautoka since January 7.