THE SMALL-POX SCARE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 17 July 1913, Page 5

THE SMALL-POX SCARE.

AN OFFICIAL BULLETIN. f TWENTY-SEVEN OASES VKDEO, , . TREATMENT. : FOUR DEATHS REPORTED^ (By Telegraph — Press Association.) WELLINGTON. Last Night. An official biilletih regarding tih» small-pox outbreak was issued by the Health Department to-night. It was as follows: — "One case (that of a Native) was admitted to the Port Chevalier Hospital at Auckland to-day. "Altogether there are twenty* •■ -- seven oases .under treatment" in Anckland, of which twenty-five are N*» tives. v "Some twenty cases are under treatment in various parts, of the Auckland Province, principally at Maungatautari, Kaikohe, Otomhanga and Te Awiaimitu. "Three fresh cases are reported at Taupiri, while one case" is under olner., vation near Hastings. "Up to date, there have been four deaths, the last occurring to-day at Pairawea, near T» Awttroutu. "Dr Gunn is working among the Natives in the neighbourhood of T« Awwautu, "Dr Ross is proceeding to Whata- - whata, where a case is reported, H* is en route to Raglan, whore other cases are reported, VDr is proceeding up the Wanganui River, and Dr Cozens to Tokaanu, en route to- Taupo. Ttsii thousand wer« pent into th© Auckland province t&is morning by the main trunk ttfcpres&i "Some sis thousand doses SLftJre- , been distributed throughout other* jpa-rts of the Dominion. ■"'Vaccination is proceeding apace throughout tihe North Island. The demand for lymph has been very turnBiderable.—(Signed) J. A. Valintine; Chief Health Officer."

CASES IN TEE NORTH. NO NEED FOR ALARM. {By Tdegraph—Presa Amd&tion.) WHANGAREI, Last Night. There are eight oases of supposed small-pox in the Whangarei Hospita'.. A well-known resident, carrying oh business in Cameron Street,, has contracted the disease, and is now an inmate of the hospital. A rumour vent around to-day that the case was (definitely one of small-pox, but Dr Frazer Hurst says the case istho samo B,s all the others, and in lis; opinion is not small-pox. He fully believed thw cases were similar to those in Sydiey, but he could not descnt>e one of those he (had seen as small-pos. There was absfihitely no need f>«- alarm. The position was no more serious hero than i* was six weeks At the same time, he considered that all those who had not been vaccinated should submit to the operation now. It would prevent persons from getting small-pox if there were any about. A Maori was brought into the hospital yesterday from Limestone, suffering from the malady. Two others, natives of limestone —a man and a woman—who contracted the disease, were isolated, and are now convalescent. Quite a large number of Maoris have assembled at the island from the surrounding districts. They were addressed by Mr Fitzgibbon, of the cement company, and have all been persuaded to undergo vaocmation. The supply of lymph is being eent direct to Mr Fitzgibbon, and bb soon as this drives rman mil go down and put them through. -

POSITION AT WANGANTT. ACTION BY EDUCATION BOARD. (By Tdearaph—Press Association.) WANGAiNUI, Last Nigtit, Vaccination is going on to a considerable extent here, special attention being paid to Maoris The Education Board this evening took the matter up seriously; The Cbitf Inspector's report called attention to the disgraceful personal unckanliness in a Native family a' - Uncling one of the schools, and it became nv question, said the report, whether tin homes of all Native children in attendance at the schools should not be periodically inspected by a health officer. The hoard passed, the following resolution: —"That the Education Department be informed that ibis board intends to take steps to ref. * to Maori Children to schools . i its district unless satisfied by th:> Health Department or otherwise that the children are in a healthy state." The chairman said he would not dream of drawing the colour-line, but he considered the prevailing epidemic came from the Maoris, and was contracted by children at .school. The Maoris, unlike Europeans, would not •'-•> !•-> a doctor when affected. The boa "d also resolved that teachers be inf- nied that Maoris, or children livii<-> with Maoris, must bo vaccinated, or prevented fro-n attending school urn':] vaccinated.