PUBLIC HEALTH

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 42, 13 November 1918, Page 8

PUBLIC HEALTH

Sir —Alay I make the following suggestion >ith the view to combating the r (l) a Tk Puljlic Library be closed until disinfected-and all books called in and specially treated with a disinf . like m All bank notes be treated in maiinor—those held by the banks, and especially those bei;ig . no(e9 m Hverv' person holding bank notes should be allowed facilities to treat them in a similar manner at recognised. Public telephone boxes to bß .ty? ed lin until passed by medical authorities. (5) Owners of private telephones to be directed to treat the receivers with a disinfectant. The telephone authonhea would perhaps suggest a way to do this without causing damage to the instiu m (6) t Tho Tublic; Health authorities to insnect till laundries. (7} All vehicles used m the convejnnce of laundry work to be thorough y to bo advised not to send more linen to the laundry than is absolutely necessary, germs may carried therein. „ . (9) Wo recently had a dust st°Tm in Wellington. Apart from the discomfoit of being half-blinded, it requires little imagination to understand how easily germs might lodge in the throat. I suggest that macadam roads he nsphalted, or tarred, or treated with oil. 1 s"Rgest that tha streets bo sprayed iwtli K TlO)T'might be advisable for the publio not to frequent <he w b_js" 0 w that tlie war is ended, and a laV'e gold reserve is not required, peihaps the bmks would release gold coins ana call in old bank notes.