A conference of the Advisory Medical Board, consisting of Drs. Clarke (Chief Health Officer), Sprott, Giblin, and Brettingham-Moore, was held yesterday ...
Article : 967 wordsThe Warden (Councillor H. H. McEie) to-day wrote to the Acting-Chief Health Officer, desiring to emphasise the necessity of having all ...
Article : 113 wordsThe 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 wordsThe local office of Huddart Parker Ltd. yesterday received a cablegram from the company's office, Sydney, stating that the steamer Westralia would, ...
Article : 239 wordsThe chairman of the Adelaide Hospital Board (Mr. Coombs) said this morning:—Most of the cases in the influenza ward of the infections diseases block ...
Article : 797 wordsThe 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 ...
Article : 189 wordsTwo deputations, representing those engaged in catering for the entertainment of the public, placed before the Chief Secretary (Mr. Bowser) this afternoon ...
Article : 269 wordsThe 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 ...
Article : 245 wordsThe barque Wild Wave which left Adelaide on January 20, arrived at Hobart yesterday. As notification had not been received by the authorities of ...
Article : 49 wordsThe A.M.P. Society has issued the following circular regarding influenza throughout Tasmania and the mainland States:— ...
Article : 267 wordsIn consequence of the quarantine restrictions a large number of Tasmanians are stranded in Melbourne. A cable message states that the Premier of ...
Article : 129 wordsThe 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 wordsThe Chief Secretary (Mr. Bowser) was waited on this afternoon by Messrs. Stone and Martin, representatives of the Christian Scientists, who urged the necessity ...
Article : 184 wordsThe Acting-Chief Health Officer has intimated to the Mayor of Launceston (Mr. G. Shields), by telegram, that the Minister has approved of the ...
Article : 495 wordsthe acting Prime Minister (Mr. Watt) this afternoon made the following statement:—I observe from this morning's press that the New South Wales Cabinet ...
Article : 396 wordsSeven 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 wordsAt the meeting of the Peace Conference in Paris to-day President Wilson delivered the following address:— Mr.Chairman,—I consider it a ...
Article : 4,392 wordsAll the private medical practitioners have offered their services to the Government, and nearly all attended a conference last night at Government ...
Article : 411 wordsLocal developments in connection with the influenza epidemic reached an interesting stage to-day, when the medical superintendent of the Adelaide Hospital ...
Article : 172 wordsAt 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 ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Cabinet further decided that church services in metropolitan districts might be in the open, but worshippers would be required to wear masks. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe 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, ...
Article : 172 wordsAs the outcome of a consultation, in which Mr. Orchard (Minister of Recruiting) and the State Minister for Health discussed the seriousness of the ...
Article : 49 wordsWhile everyone should take the precautions suggested by medical science and should be inoculated, etc., the natural means to health should not be ...
Article : 1,191 wordsAdvice was received by the Hobart office of the Union Steam Ship Company late last night that the s.s. Rotomahana will leave Melbourne for ...
Article : 145 wordsThe 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 ...
Article : 196 wordsThe 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 wordsUp 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 wordsNumbers 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 ...
Article : 185 wordsThe 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 wordsDr. 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 ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 31 Jan 1919, Page 5
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