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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 428, 22 November 1918, Page 3

PUBLIC HEALTH DEPART MENT, 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 — e.g., kissing and dancing. Avoid places where persons congregate indoors— eg , 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 unnecessarily long with patient, as this increases danger of infection. Ammoniated tincture of quinine is a drug that is much recommended. Spray or wipe floor add furniture in rooms that have been occupied by infected persona with a solution of about half a breakfast-cup to a gallon of water and any reliable disinfectant. PATIENTS. Go to bed when feel onset of symptoms, and remain there till all the fever has completely disappeared. This is the only way of avoiding the risk of complications. Isolation should hn nrftp.tisod wliftro

possible, and\only one memlsr of family should\ visit the patient's ! sputum and nas proper receptacles \jjSaining 5 per cent carbolic acidJ|or into cloths which afterwards^"" tions into ining 5 per, etc, separate/and plade in boiling should Jfe kept separate and well boiled jffter use. Patrents should not appear in public plaoes fur seven to ten days from the onset of the disease, and should be particularly carefully not to sneeze or cough without using a handkerchief which has been soaked for an hour in a weak solution of disinfectant —say, a teaspoonful to a pint of water, otherwise there is a danger of infection being spread. nutritious diet is recom-

mended. The attpndant 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

AUCTION SALES OF LIVE STOCK. At the request of the CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER, all AUCTION SALES OF LIVE STOCK in the Auckland Province are POSTPONED till further notice, excepting the case of WESTFIELD FAT STOCK SALES, which will be held on WEDNESDAY for SALE OF FAT STOCK ONLY. Alfred Buckland & Sons, Ltd, N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. Oalgety and Company, Ltd PIGS. PIGS. WANTED KNOWN, That I am buying pigs for 7fd per 11) live weight, delivered at my slaughterhouse, and 8d per lb dead weight delivered at my shop. Eeceived any day or at any time. Buyer, J. BEATTY Pukekohe JAMES MdVOR (Late T. J. MclvOr and Sons, Karangahape Road, Auckland) Undertaker & Embalmer OTAHUHU. Personal Supervision. Tci ni - Mud !.■ rate. Horse and Motor Hearses Wreaths and Cards a Specialty. Ordi r-; promptly attended to. Phone 4430 - 3 rings. All niclii attendance.