The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-12-07

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Washington. D. G. (Special.)-Ac-
lcoeding to q report made to the United
States Public Health Service. the spi-
1sunc Of Influenza In Spain has al
ready caused an increase in the preva-
Hence and deaths from pulmonary tu-
Ioerculosii. A similar association be-
Tween influenza and tuberculosis was
recently made BY Sir Arthur News
th0lme. the chief medical officer Of the
|1nolS6 public 6sajth service. in his
!1nalysis Of the tuberculosis death rate
- England.
! n order that the people Of the Unit
- States may profit by the experience
.loe other countries Surgeon General
Rupert Blue Of the United States Pub
Ne Health Service has just issued .
waruing emphasizing the need Of spe-
IclAl precautions at the present time.
0xpericnce seems to indicate" says
~ Surgeon General, 'that persons
'lwAoss resistance has been weakened
~ On attack of influenza are peculiar.
~ susceptible to tuberculosis. With
nnillions Of its people recently affected
with Influenza this country now Of
lfefs conditions favoring the spread Of
lelhsrculosis"
One Million censumptlves In the
! United States.
! Then you consider this a serious
1nenacef' was asked. I'm my opinion
af - though ! hasten to add 1t Is dis
|e1nctly one against which the people |
eaA tVard.. So far as one can estimate
there are at present about one million
eases Of tuberculosis In the United
States. There is unfortunately no
cempaete census available to show ex-
octfy the humber OF tubercu!ous per
ccos 10 each state despite the fact that
most Of the states have mnde the dis
eAse repoftable.. In New York city,
where reporting has been In force for
Many years. over $4,000 eases of tu-
Dercul0sls arc regis cred witt, The De-
rartment Of Health. These familiar
NTH the situation believe that the ad-
lltaon Of unrecognized and unreported
'ases would make the number nearer
I0OoO The very careful health sur.
~ conducted during the past two ,
'enfs 10 birmingham. Mass, revealed
- cases OF tuberculosis in a pOpula-
Ioofo f approximately 1900. II these
'roportfOns hold true for the Unitc.l
Mates % whole they would Indicate
hat about one IN every hundred per-
10 IT, tuberculous. Each Of these
institutes source Of danger to be
uarded against" :
What 70 %.
~ NE statement to the public STIR I
eon General Blue points out how =
lose who have had influenza should {
roget themselves against tuherculo- +
= IAN who l,ave recovered fror, In. e
1ansa." says the Surgeon General. 9
mould have their lungs carefully ex- =
Mined By . competent physician. In Il
e, Il 10 desirable to have several ex. r,
nlnaticns made a month apart. Such =
pneuatt0ns cannot he fla,a, through =
= clothing nor can they be carried Of
y - two or three minutes. II the Il
40 are found to ke free from tuher- j
1ools every effort should he made 10 4
- them %. This can he done by
~ HvinG. good food and plenty Of u
~ alf."
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Danger sigma
- Surgeon General warned espe- a
~ against certn;n danger signs r
> - decline" and 'scolds which
neoA." IL
fhooe. - explained, were often ths a.
Qlag e tnDerculosiA III you do :
- ~ peomptiy, n your cold "
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