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  2. INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC

    A conference of the Advisory Medical Board, consisting of Drs. Clarke (Chief Health Officer), Sprott, Giblin, and Brettingham-Moore, was held yesterday ...

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  3. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR N.W. COAST.

    The Warden (Councillor H. H. McEie) to-day wrote to the Acting-Chief Health Officer, desiring to emphasise the necessity of having all ...

    Article : 113 words
  4. CASES IN ADELAIDE NOTIFIED.

    The Director of Quarantine (Dr. Cumpston) has been notified that several cases had been reported in Adelaide as pneumonic influenza. The chairman of the ...

    Article : 141 words
  5. SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS.

    The local office of Huddart Parker Ltd. yesterday received a cablegram from the company's office, Sydney, stating that the steamer Westralia would, ...

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  6. SOUTH AUSTRALIA INFECTED

    The chairman of the Adelaide Hospital Board (Mr. Coombs) said this morning:—Most of the cases in the influenza ward of the infections diseases block ...

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  7. NO FRESH CASES AT BURNIE.

    The Burnie Post Office staff and a few others comprised the number inoculated to-day by Dr. Watson. No fresh cases of influenza, which is of the ...

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  8. PUBLIC ENTERTAINERS' LOSSES.

    Two deputations, representing those engaged in catering for the entertainment of the public, placed before the Chief Secretary (Mr. Bowser) this afternoon ...

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  9. MASKS FOR THE PEOPLE.

    The Acting-Premier (Hon. W. B. Propsting, C.M.G.) has authorised the manufacture of a supply of masks to be worn in case of the disease ...

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  10. VESSEL ARRIVES FROM ADELAIDE.

    The barque Wild Wave which left Adelaide on January 20, arrived at Hobart yesterday. As notification had not been received by the authorities of ...

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  11. HOW TO AVOID AND TREAT INFLUENZA.

    The A.M.P. Society has issued the following circular regarding influenza throughout Tasmania and the mainland States:— ...

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  12. STRANDED TASMANIANS.

    In consequence of the quarantine restrictions a large number of Tasmanians are stranded in Melbourne. A cable message states that the Premier of ...

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  13. THE VACCINE DEPOTS.

    The venue of the vaccine depot was changed yesterday, as was suggested in yesterday's "Mercury," from the City-hall to the Mayor's court-room, ...

    Article : 332 words
  14. THE CLOSING OF CHURCHS.

    The Chief Secretary (Mr. Bowser) was waited on this afternoon by Messrs. Stone and Martin, representatives of the Christian Scientists, who urged the necessity ...

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  15. IN THE NORTH.

    The Acting-Chief Health Officer has intimated to the Mayor of Launceston (Mr. G. Shields), by telegram, that the Minister has approved of the ...

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  16. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

    the acting Prime Minister (Mr. Watt) this afternoon made the following statement:—I observe from this morning's press that the New South Wales Cabinet ...

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  17. NEW SOUTH WALES

    Seven new cases of pneumonic influenza were reported to the Board of Health to-day. Two suspected cases were placed under surveillance. Of the ...

    Article : 178 words
  18. PEACE CONFERENCE.

    At the meeting of the Peace Conference in Paris to-day President Wilson delivered the following address:— Mr.Chairman,—I consider it a ...

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  19. ALL DOCTORS VOLUNTEER.

    All the private medical practitioners have offered their services to the Government, and nearly all attended a conference last night at Government ...

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  20. OFFICER OF HEALTH DOUBTFUL.

    Local developments in connection with the influenza epidemic reached an interesting stage to-day, when the medical superintendent of the Adelaide Hospital ...

    Article : 172 words
  21. ISOLATION OF BROKEN HILL.

    At the request of Broken Hill steps were ordered to be taken to isolate that district immediately on the outbreak in South Australia being made known. The ...

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  22. MASKS FOR WORSHIPPERS.

    The Cabinet further decided that church services in metropolitan districts might be in the open, but worshippers would be required to wear masks. ...

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  23. ISOLATION OF INFECTED STATES.

    The question of how long the order shutting off quarantined States from those which are not affected will remain in force is of importance to everyone, ...

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  24. PUBLIC RECEPTION OF SOLDIERS TO BE DISCONTINUED.

    As the outcome of a consultation, in which Mr. Orchard (Minister of Recruiting) and the State Minister for Health discussed the seriousness of the ...

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  25. THE EPIDEMIC.

    While everyone should take the precautions suggested by medical science and should be inoculated, etc., the natural means to health should not be ...

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  26. LAUNCESTON-MELBOURNE SERVICE.

    Advice was received by the Hobart office of the Union Steam Ship Company late last night that the s.s. Rotomahana will leave Melbourne for ...

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  27. VICTORIA

    The number of fresh cases reported to the health authorities up till 10.30 to-night was 65, bringing the total up to 414. There were four deaths reported ...

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  28. NO CASES IN TASMANIA.

    The Acting-Chief Health Officer (Dr. Clarke) reported last night that so far no case of pneumonic influenza has been notified to him, and he added ...

    Article : 153 words
  29. QUEENSLAND

    Up till a late hour to-day no suspicious cases of illness had been reported to the health authorities. The Acting Premier stated to-day that ...

    Article : 179 words
  30. ACTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

    Numbers of citizens having been inquiring as to what steps are being taken by the City Council to prevent an outbreak of the disease, and to ...

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  31. QUEENSTOWN NOT PERTURBED.

    The outbreak of influenza in Victoria has not caused any scare here, and so far the people are not bothering about taking the precautions to be ...

    Article : 58 words
  32. OLD PEOPLE AND INFANTS.

    Dr. Clarke pointed out that old people and infants up to five years of age are relatively free from infection, and therefore babies in arms should ...

    Article : 68 words
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