A striking illustration of the extent of the influenza and whooping cough epidemic, especially of the former, which at present prevails in Sydney, was furnished by the United Service Friendly Societies' Dispensary Board at their last quarterly meeting. About 1,400 prescriptions per day had been dispensed within a week by four establishments connected with the institute, whereas the ordinary average of prescriptions per day was between 600 and 700. The last quarter's statistics in connection with the institute's dispensaries show that cases of illness were far in excess of those for the corresponding period of the previous year.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8516, 22 August 1907, Page 5
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98Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8516, 22 August 1907, Page 5
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