The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-12-07

4 Beware tuberculosis after M 4
4 fuenza. No need to worry Il 4
4 you take precautions Ia time. 4
4 Don't diagnose your own con- 4
4 dition. Have ysur doctor exam 4
4 inc your lungs several times at 4
4 monthly intervals. Build Up your +
4 strength with right living, good 4
4 food and plenty OF fresh air. 4
4 Don't waste money Oh patent X
4 medicines advertised to cure to 4
4 berculOsis. +
4 Become a fresh-air crank and r
4 enjoy life. r
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Washington, d. G. (Special.)-Ac-
cordlng to report made to the United
States Public Health Service, the cpl
demic Of Influenza In Spain has al
ready caused an increase In the preva-
lence and deaths from pulmonary tu-
berculOsis. A similar association De-
tween Influenza and tuberculosis was
recently made by Sir Arthur News
holme, the chief medical officer Of the
English public health service. In his
analysis Of the tuberculosis death rate
in England
In order that the people OF the Unit
ed States may profit by the experience
of other countries Surgeon General
Rupert Blue of the United States Pub
lie Health Service has just issued .
warning empk asizing the need OF spe-
cial precautions at the present time.
Experience seems to Indicate, says
the Surgeon General, that persons
whose resistance has been weakened
by an attack OF influenza are peculiar
ly susceptible to tuberculosis. with
millions Of its people recently affected
with influenza this country now OF
fers conditions favoring the spread Of
tuberculosis"
One Million consumptives IA the
United Statss.
'Then you consider this serioua
menace?" was asked ~"In my opinion
/ II Is, though hasten to add 1t 10 d1s
tinctly one against which the people
can guard. SO far as one can estimate
there are at present about one niiiiOI
cases OF tuberculosis In the United
States. There is unfortunately NJ
complete census available to show OK
actly the number of tubsrculous per
sops In each state despite the fact tina
most of the states have made the dis
ease repoftable. In New York city
where reporting has been In force fol
many years, over $4,000 cases ct tn
! berculOsis are registered with the DE
partment OF Health. Those familia
with the situation believe that ths I'd
dition Of unrecoEnixed and unreportet
cases would make the number nsare
! $4,000. The very careful health sur
yey conducted during the past tw'
wears In FramInghAm. Mass, revealed
200 cases Of tuberculosis Tn poputa
ton OF approximately 1900. II thes
proportions hold true for the UPite'
States as a whole they weSld indicat
that about one In every hundred PEI
sons Is tuberculous. Each OF tAes
constitutes q source OF danger 70 b
guarded against"
What - De.
In his statement to the Pubiie bu,
geon General Blue points out hev
those who have had influenza Shout
protect themselves against tsbercsle
sis "All who have recovered from ir
fiuenza," says the Surgeon Genera
should have their lungs carefully -
amined by a competent physician. 4
fact. It Ia desirable to have several 81
aminations made month apart. Sue
examinations cannot be made throug
the clothing nor caa they be carrie
out in two or three minutes. II tn
lungs are found to be free from tnbel
culosis every effort should be made
keen them 20. This can be done b
right living, gesd foed and plenty q
fresh air"
panqsv sIsrs.
The Surgeon General warned esp
cially against certain danger sign
such as decline" and "colds while
hang on"
These. he explained, were Often th
beginning Of tuberculosis "If YEN d
not get well promptly, II yeur col
seems to hang on or your health IN
strength decline. remember that thet
are often the early signs Of tubercul'
sis. Place yourself at once under II
care Of competent physician. Tube
culosis IL durable In the early stases
Patent Medicines Dangerous N Tube
ouleelA
~Abeve al do not trust h the mi
leading statements q unserupulc'
patent medicine takers. There u Z
specific medicine for the cure Of tube
culOsis. The money spent on sut
medicines 10 thrown away; Il shou
be spent instead for good food and d
cent living"