INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 May 1919, Page 5

INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.

POSITION EASIER, I Received May 1, 10.20 p.m. Sydney, May 1. The. official medical report regards the influenza position as much easier. The real improvement is greater than shown by the figures. • A substantial decrease in cases and deaths is anticipated by the end of the present week. The medical research committee, reporting on the effects of calcium lactate and perehloride of mercury treatments, found that there was no evidence that patients taking calcium lactate benefited more than others who did not. All patients had been given an abundant supply of milk, which is rich in calcium. Therefore there was no extra calcium. There was no evidence to justify the committee recommending the use of perehloride of mercury, FIRM GRIP IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Received May 1, 10.20 p.m. Adelaide, May 1. The epidemic is securing a firm grip in South Australia. There are three hundred cases in hospitals, which are overcrowded. The schools have been closed. NEW ZEALANDERS' DISSATISFACTION. Received May 1, 10.20 p.m. Sydney, May 1. The dissatisfaction of stranded New Zealanders is increased by what is claimed to be discrimination in allowing soldiers and munition workers to return while they debarred the strandeds. They urge they should be allowed to proceed to New Zealand in the Atua, which is expected to sail on Tuesday.