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Taihape Daily Times, 15 November 1918, Page 5

LATE ADVERTS3EMENTS. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, NEW ZEALAND If persons undertake the following precautions there should be very much, less risk of taking the'illness and like- * lihood of I PRECAUTIONS." j* Remaih in the fresh air" as'much as pOSSible.' ;:-Vi;'j.; ,;; ;-.•■;!,_,. . -... '.■ ~ ,',.'.■.': * ""'•"' Avoid ttob,:close contact .-witlr-persons > suffering from .colds. r> -hd'V '; n * Absolutely oavoid intimate .: contact;, j., e.g., kissing and'idancing. - v ;'-.• ■ ■ ,V ■■■< places, where persons congregate indoors—etg".,"' public * meetings, ■ trams/- entertainments,"etc. ' ; ~' '>: '..-, Avoid; draughts. "' ;; "' : -Always cough or'sneeze into a hand- 0i! kerchief.'"" '" ;' ' "''" '" ';' : :;i,;:i \ : Use a simple spray for the nose and gargle the throaty e.g., Condy's fluid Or other throat'antiseptic, or use For-' ' a-"-mint 'lozenges, etc. : " ' ' ,; ''Avoid close contact with personssuffering from influenza,--„f ~'i £% ' : Do not remaih '"unnecessarily long " 'with patient, as Otitis 'increases" danger;- ' of infections;£ «H?<irfT Ammpniated- tincture of quinine is a - drug that is much recommended. *

Spray or wipe floor' and furniture in rooms that have been .occupied by infected persons with 'a.' solution of about half a breakfast cup to a gallon of water of any reliable disMsctant. 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 risk of complications. Isolation should be practised where possible, and only one member of the family should visit the patient's room Destroy sputum, ■ etc.] by receiving sputum and nasal secretions into proper receptacles containing 5 per cent carbolic acid, or into cloths, which afterwards burn. Keep patient's feeding utensils, etc., separate, and place in boiling water after use. Handkerchiefs used by patients should be kept separate and well boiled after use. Patients should not appear pnblle places for seven to ten days from the onset of the disease, and should be particularly careful not to sneeze or cough without using a hanuTerchief which has been soaked for an hour in a weak solution of disinfectant—say a teaspoonful to a pint of water, otherwise there is danger of infection being spread. Light nutritious diet is recommeded The attendant on the sick person should wash her hands in water to which disinfectant has been added after leaving sick room ana before each meal. She and the other"-members of the household should gargle the throat frequently and douche the nose with mild anitseptics. She should, avoid visiting or- coming into close contact with,other people. , By* order, Jv. P. FRENGLEY, ' , ' Actin S Chief Health Officer. Wellington, Bth October' 191 8

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