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Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1918, Page 3

INHALATION Oil AMBER TN FUTURE the hours of attendants “““ at the Inhalation Chamber will be from 2 p.m. to 4. p.m., and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

department of public HEALTH, NEW ZEALAND. PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. 1908, Soot in a 18. PUBLIC NOTICE. ORDER, REQUIRING THE CLOSI ING OF BUILDINGS FOR THE PREVENTION OF SPREAD OF A DANGEROUS DISEASE, TO WIT, INFLUENZA. Pursuant to section is, of the PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1908, and the special powers conferred on me by his Excellency the Governor-Gene-ral, I, Herbert Chesson, District Health Officer HEREBY REQUIRE, that all places and buildings enumerated in the Schedule below within the Buller, Inlangnhua, Grey and Westland Hospital Districts, being part of the Canterbury Westland Health Districts BE ISOLATED AND DISINFECTED by being CLOSED from the date of this notice, and until further notice. During the period of such closure no person shall enter any such building save for the purpose of cleansing or disinfecting same or for some other purpose directed by me. , SCHEDULE.

. Theatres, Picture Theatres, Dancing j Halls, Billiard saloons, Shooting | galleries, Concert halls, Public ! halls, Libraries and other places i of entertainment, j Also all Public &■ Private Schools,Sunday Schools Colleges or other educational establishments. All places used for race meetings, shows or exhibitions of any manner; also all churches, chapels, and other places used for religious services; and any place not included in the above schedule, which is, or may bo, used for public meeting or gatherings. ALSO, all Barbers and Hairdressing Saloons; all Breweries, Wine and Spirit Merchants’ premises; Hotel Bars, Chartered Club Bars, Marble Bars, and places where Temperance Drinks are sold. The above places arc to be CLOSED ABSOLUTELY, and during the contiouiance of cflosure no auction sale shall be conducted in any auctioneer s rooms or other premises. FURTHER, that all refreshment rooms and tea rooms BE CLOSED, EXCEPT between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.; 12 noon to 2 p.m.; and o p.m. to 7 p.m. Dated at Christchurch, this 16th day of November, 1918. HERBERT CHESSON, District Health Officer.

PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT NEW ZEALAND. INFLUENZA. PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS IF persons undertake the following precautions there should be very must less risk of taking the illness and likelihood of complications: PRECAUTIONS. Remain in the fresh air as much as possible. Avoid too close contact with persons suffering from colds. Absolutely avoid intimate contact—e.g., kissing and dancing. Avoid places where persons congregate indoors—e.g., public meetings, trams, entertainments etc. Avoid draughts. Always cough or sneeze into a handkerchief. Use a simple spray for the nose and gargle the throat—e.g., Condy’s fluid or any other throat antiseptic, or use Formamiut Lozenges Ac. Avoid close contact with persons suffering from influenza. Do not remain unnecessarily long with patient as this increases danger of infection.

Ammoniated tincture of Quinine is a drug that is much recommended. Sprav or wipe floor and furniture in rooms that have been occupied by infected persons with a solution of about half a break-fast-cup to a gallon of water of any reliable disinfectant . PATIENTS. Got to bed when feel onset or symptoms and remain there till all tlie fever has completely disappeared This is the only way of avoiding risk o complications. Isolation sliould be Poetised where possible and only one member of the family should visit the patients room. . . Destroy sputum. &c., by receiving sputum and nasal secretions into proper receptacles containing 5 per cent; car bolic acid, or into cloths which aftevnrds burn. .. . Keep patient’s feeding utensin. <x • , separate and place in boiling water fter use. .. . Handkerchiefs' used by P 0 * 1 ®" 1 * honld be kept separate and well boile fter use. , . .. Patients should not appear m pub be ,laces for seven to ten days from the mset of the disease and should be par - icularly careful not to sneeze or cough without, using a handkerchief which has ,een soaked for an hour m a weak lolution of disinfectant— say, a teaspoon„l to a pint of water, otherwise there s danger of infection being spread Light nutritious diet is recommended. The attendant on the sick person should ,vash her hands in water to which disinfectant has been added after leaving ,ick room and before each meal. ShP W d other members of the household should gargle the throat frequently nnd (louche the nose with mild antiseptics. She should avoid visiting or coming into close contact with other people. Bv order, ,T. P. FPENGLEY, Acting Chief Health Officer. Wellington, Bth, October, 1918.