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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 426, 15 November 1918, Page 3

PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, NEW ZEALAND. INFLUENZA. PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS. If persons undertake the following precautions there should be very much less risk of taking the illness and likelihood f complications: PRECAUTIONS. Remain in the fresh air as much as possible. Avoid too close contact with persons suffering from colds. Absolutely avoid intimate contact —cij.y kissing and dancingAvoid places where persons congregate indoors — e.g , public meet ings, trams, entertainments, &c. Avoid draughts. Always cough or sneeze into a handkerchief. Use a simple spray for the nose and gargle for the throat— eg., Condy's fluid or any other throat antiseptic, or use Formamint lozenges &c. Avoid close contact with persons suffering from influenza. > Do not remain unnecessary long with patient, as this increases danger of infection. Ammoniated tincture of quinine is a drug that is much recommended. Spray or wipe floor a*fd furniture in rooms that have been occupied by Infected persons with a solution of about half a breakfast-cup to a gallon of water and any reliable disinPATIENTS. Qotkbed when fesl onset of symptoms, aid remain there till all the fever hj% completely disappeared. This is thfionly way of avoiding the risk of comwcatiohs. family shoulfevisit the patient's room. ||. etc., by receiving (1 secretions into proper receptwlesWutaining 5 per cent carbolic acid, into cloths which afterwards bur|L Keep patient's feeling utensils, etc, separate* and placft in boiling water after itse. ¥? Handkerchiefs used b& patients should be kept separate and well boiled after use. ; Patientfcshould not appear fopubthe onset ; of the disease, and sh be particularly carefully not to or cough /without using a handkerchief which has been soaked for an hour in a weak solution of disinfectant -** ay, a teaspoonful to a pint of water'i otherwise there is a danger Light nutritious diet is recommended. The attendant on the sick person should wash her hands in water to which disinfectant has been added after leaving sick-room and before each meal. She and the other members of the household should gargle the throat frequently and douche the nose with mild antiseptics. She should avoid visiting or coming into close contact with other people. By order, J. P. FRENGLEY. Acting Chief Medical Officer. Wellington, Bth October, 1918. * 764 gsF ThirShow has Tfcjen postponed to £ste to be announc 8 SALE OF DAIRY HERD. Pukekohe Saleyards, Thursday, November 21st. fntry made Efor Messrs Alfred Buckland anl Sons' Ltd., sale to tnke place n ahuve, by Mr R. Fulton, of fcni, who is retiring trom dairying of his bt*rd of 42 Choice * Hborth milk a 1 2-year-old well-bred Shorthorn Bull 774