DAIRY FACTORIES CLOSED.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 November 1918, Page 3

DAIRY FACTORIES CLOSED.

Wellington, Nov 27. The dairy industry throughout ttffe country has been most prejudicially affected by tiie epidemic. In a number o» cases factories have had to qjose down altogether, owing to the whole staffs bavins; been stricken with the disease. Dnlelield factory, near Carterton, was closed for live days, representing a loci of milk valued at about £2OO a day. Cape Egmont factory, near New Plymouth, is still closed, the loss Tieing about £250 per day. Kaponga is also stiU closed, the loss being £350 per day.

The National 'Dairy 'Association has been advised of similar closing at various centres.

; JHE THAMES!

Thames, Nov- 27. The epidemic is well under control. There are few new cases. All the country districts and Maoris have Buffered severely, but the worst is now over.

(SHORT LIVED INFECTION. A little advice concerning contact with influenza cases was offered "V Dr. Makeffl, Chief Health Officer, m V\eliington on Friday. "There is a great tendency;' 1.0 said, "to get an awful scare if there has been a death. We have htid a -ot of cases in wluch no one will go near a place where somebody has died of influenza. The fact that a deatih has occurred need not create any special nervousness on the part of the contacts, as eo much depends who gets the disease. The infection disappears very early in the disease. A convalescent who has been over the nomal temperature for several days w free from infection. As with measles, it is in t!he earlv stages that the disease is infectious. Ido not wish to say the samu about cases where severe pneumonia has ocurred. Many peojte are terrified about the dead bodies, but active infection i» EOt <» rned