Could Not Land at Apia: Passengers and Infantile Paralysis Panic
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Could Not Land At Apia
Passengers and Infantile Paralysis Panic 'piVE passengers who left Auckland on A December 15 on the Matua for Apia, in Western Samoa, were refused permission to land there because of the infantile paralysis outbreak in New Zealand.
Two disembarked at Suva, and the others, who returned to Auckland on January 4, expressed dissatisfaction with the Apia restrictions.
They stated that before they reached Apia they were allowed to land at Rarotonga and Nukualofa, but were not allowed to land at Apia. Nevertheless, native labourers were allowed aboard to work the ship in Apia and returned to their homes at night.
Passengers who were residents at Apia and desired to land were denied the opportunity of going into quarantine ashore.
One of the passengers questioned the doctor, who replied that quarantine was useless for infantile paralysis. When he was further questioned regarding the labourers, the doctor said that they were in the fresh air and would not be affected.