ORDER FOR BURIALS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17006, 13 November 1918, Page 8

ORDER FOR BURIALS.

IMMEDIATE ENFORCEMENT,

TRAINS FOR WAIKUMETE.

Groat difficulty has been experienced by relatives and friends of victims of the epidemic in making arrnneements fur burial owing to the unprecedented pressure placod upon the undertake!*. Unfortunately bodies have had to remain in the public and private mortuaries for days in some cases. Realising that tha lengthy exposure of these bodies is not in tho interest* of the public health, Dr. Frongley, acting-chief health officer, is exercising bis powers under the Public Health Act, and has issued an order requiring the immediate burial of all persons who hove died from influenza and its attendant complications. In tho event of private arrangements failing the duty of carrying out the order falls upon tho local authority affected. In order to facilitate the work of disposing of the bodied now lying unburied two special trains aro to be run to-day to Waikumete, and this will have tho effect of releasing hearses for funerals to cemeteries nearer the city. Undertakers and relatives of deceased persons ate expected to make their own arrangements with the Railway Department for the receiving of caskets and for conveyance from Waiku mote to the cemctorj. Tho fir.', train will leave the Auckland nilway .vtfltion at 10 a.m., stopping at Mount Eden en route to pick up caskets and mourners, and will leave Waikumete on the return journey at 12.30 p.m. The afternoon train will leave Auckland at 1.45 p.m., and will also stop at Mount Eden. Similar trains will also ran tomorrow. In all cases th" trains will leave from No. 6 platform. Caskets (or tins morning's train were received nt wih stations from 9 o'clock last evening, while the sarao practice will be followod this evening. Caskets fur the 1 afternoon trains will be received at any time in the mornings. The various churches have made arrangements to have clergymon nt the cemetery, and similar arrangements have been made at Purewa. Mr. (', Weaver, president of the Waterside Workers' Union, has offered to provide a body of workers to assist with burials and in other ways, and the offer has beon gladly accepted by the Hospital Board. Mr. Win. Wallace, chairman of the Hospital Board, stated last night that relatives would be grNited only 24 hours in which to make the arrangements and carry out the burial. in the event of relatives being unable to comply with the order the board will undertake' the burial and charge the cost to those taking the responsibility. MORE FOOLISH RUMOURS. ADVICE TO CONVALESCENTS. The fact that the present epidemic is nothing more than pure influenza was strongly emphasised yesterday bv Dr. J. P. Frengley, acting chief health officer, who deprecated the rumours that the disease was other than it is stated to be. He urged that persons who are suffering from the influenza should remain in their homes or rooms an extri few days at the convalescent period, in order to reduce the risk of spreading the disease. Above all, recovered persons should Bpend as much time as possible in the open-air and sunshine.