INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 April 1919, Page 5

INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.

| MORE NIAGARA CASES. i I. TWENTY-FIVE CASES, J \ By Telegraph.—Preas Aisociatio& . i Auckland, April 4. | Three new cases of influenza treti 1 llaiided from the Niagara at Mokuilif;! yesterday afternoon. M No information ig available U t<J"j| when the mail can be distributed. Jj Later. I An additional five cases of foflotiuti .Jj have been landed from the NlaflM, * making eight yesterday and to-day. * J Auckland, Last Nijfct . 1 There are now 25 patients suffering |a from influenza at the quarantine atttion'fj at Motuihi under Dr. Petit The latttt I stated to-night that four of these wet* 'J serious cases, with pneumonic connfllcai M ■tions, and the remainder were ordjtaary; 3 influenza cases whose condition was satis- ; | factory. Of the patients now under tteat- •.1 ment nineteen were landed from the Kia- i gara in tlie first instance. Two contact! J subsequently developed the disease, and a three more patients were landed from to* ra Niagara to-day. The mails will be fuafe \\ gated and landed to-morrow. '*| I The names of the patient* suffering' "'■ from influenza from the Niagara ah atV&i follows:—Paisengers: Mr. J. M. auti^M of Sydney; Mrs. J. Hutson and two cbil* dren, of Auckland; Mrs. Stone, ofStd- -d ney. Crew: F. Ardai, R. Blackman, W. ."| A. Brown, W. Coates, J. Davidson, F. W. 4 Drew, J. Erskine, W. G. Gay, W. Gtover, » C. Istcgrano, E. L. Matthews, W. Mooney. 1 A. R. McKay, P. O'Brien, J. PritchanL 3 R. C. Prouse, A. Rolfe, 0. G. Travel*, J. -S Vivian, W. Wilson. ' „■: \ POSITION IN NEW SOUTH WALES, '^ Sydney, April 4. ■: The Government is making an urgent ''' appeal for doctors and nurses to enable , • more hospitals to be opened. '# A proclamation prohibits all indoor, 'I meetings other than church services. '