Leprosy on Nauru
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DR. C. J. AUSTIN, Superintendent of Makogai Leprosy Hospital, 'Fiji, left the Colony for Nauru on October 21.
On Nauru he will undertake a survey to determine the incidence of leprosy. He will submit a report to the South Pacific Commission.
At one time the incidence of leprosy on Nauru was exceedingly high about 30 per cent, of the population was affected. But following a policy recommended by tropical disease expert, Sir Leonard Rogers, this percentage is known to have dropped.