INFLUENZA NOTIFICATIONS.

Auckland Star, Issue LI, 3 February 1920, Page 4

INFLUENZA NOTIFICATIONS.

SLIGHT DECREASE.

ORDINARY PRECALTIONS URGED.

LA. sligh* decrease in the number of influenza cases is reported by the Health Department to-day, only fifteen notifications having been received since noon yesterday. Ten of these are in the city and suburbs, two in one house in Symonds Street being - reported as serious. Of the remaining five three are in one family at Henderson, one at Puni, and one in the Ohinenrari district. An unusual feature among the cases that have been reported is that very few young children are catching tie disease, the ages generally ranging from 14' upwards. Though the disease is -not considered serious the Department k talcing all possible precautions, and is sending out inspectors and housee wherever necessary. The people are advised to use mouth washes and gargles, to isolate any cases that may occur, and to keep the patients in bed until their temperature becomes normal again, or, better still, for two or three days after. Where serious symptoms develop a medical man should be called in, and notice given to the Health Department.

With regard to the lAuckland Hospital, Mr. W. Wallace, chairman of the board, states that he is in close touch with Dr. Maguire. He reiterates that there is no occasion for alarm if the public themselves will take ordinary precautions. There are about twenty cases in the hospital, five of which are serious, hut even these do not approach anything like the condition of the serious cases at the time of the 1818 epidemic. One of the dangers against which patients in private homes are warned is that of getting up too soon. They are urged to stay in bed for at least two or three dayo after their temperature fcscomes normal again.