Flu’ Epidemic Hits Fiji
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Commerce, Public Utilities
From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, November, 30.
FIJI is emerging from an influenza epidenmic which, during the month created mild chaos in public services and private industry. Although the attacks were relatively mild and usually over in three or four days, there were also a considerable number of serious cases.
In Suva, at the beginning of the epi demic, the staff of the Colonial Wai Memorial Hospital was much reduced. At one period, 20 nurses and one sister, three doctors and 36 of the students of the Central Medical School were among those affected. Most of these have now re turned to duty.
It was necessary, in the early stages to suspend the general postal delivery ir Suva, and eight operators in the Suvs Telephone Exchange were among the victims.
Reports received by the South Pacific Health service show that influenza of s severe type is widespread in the CooH Islands, and in some of the G & E Is