Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20

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4 dition. Have your doctor exam =
4 Inc your lungs several times at =
4 monthly intervals. Build up your =
4 strength with right living, good z
4 food and plenty Of fresh air.
4 Don't waste money on patent \
4 medicines advertised to cure tu- =
4 berculOsis. y
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4 enjoy life. =
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Washington, q. C-(Special.)-Ac-
cording to a report made to the United
States Public Health Service, the cpl
demic OF influenza In Spain has ale
ready caused an increase In the ipreva-
lence and deaths from pulmonary tu-
berculosia. A similar association boz
tween influenza and tuberculosis was
recently made BY Sir Arthur News
holme, the chief medical oficer 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 Q
warning emphasizing the need of spe-
| cial precautions at the present time
Experience seems to indicate" says
the Surgeon General, shat persons
whose resistance has been weakened
By an attack Of influenza are peculiar
~ susceptible to tuberculosis. With,
millions Of It's people recently affected
with influenza this country now of!
fers conditions favoring the spread Of
tuberculosis" =,
One Million consumptives In the
United States ,
"Then you consider this a serious
menaceY" was asked. ".In my opinion
1t is, though I hasten to add It ID dis
tinctly one against which the people,
can guard. So far as one can estimate
there are at present about n million
cases Of tuberculosis In the United
States. There Is unfortunately NO
complete census available to show ex-
actly the number Of tuberculosis per-
sons in each state despite the fact that
most Of the states have made the dis
ease reportable. In New York city,
where reporting has been In force for
many years, over $4,000 cases of tu-
berculosis are registered with the De-
partment Of Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe that the adj
dition of unrecOgnized and unreported
cases would make the number nearer
$4,000. The very careful health sur
vey conducted during the past two
years In birmingham, Mass, revealed
200 cases of tuberculosis IN q pOpula-
ton of approximately 1900. If these
proportions hold true for the United
States as a whole they would Indicate
that about n in every hundred per-
sons Is tnberculouA Each Of these
constitutes a source Of danger to be
guarded against"
What to Pc.
In his statement to the public Sur
gym General Blue points out how
thfss who have had Influenza should
pr.eact themselves against tuberculo-
+. "All who have recovered from In
nrenza." says the Surgeon General,
SHOULD have their lungs carefully ex-
amined by q competent physician. In
fact, II Is desirable to have several ex
aminations made a month apart. Sucl
examinations cannot be made through
the clothing nor can they be carried
out In two or three minuteA II the
; lungs are found to be free from tuber
: culosis every effort should be made b
keep them %. This can be done by
right living, good food and plenty Of
fresh air"
Danger sigma
The Surgeon General warned espe.
cially against certain danger sigma
such as decline" end ~colds which
hang on"
These, he explained, were often the
beginning Of tuberculosis. IF you do
not get well promptly, II your cold
seems to hang on or pour health and
. strength decline, remember that these
are often the early signs of tuberculo.
sis. Place yourself at once under the
care Of a competent physician. Tuber.
; culosis is durable In the early stages.
q q Patent Medicines Dangerous In rube,.
eulosls.
Above all do not trust in the m,s.
leading statements Of unscrupulou.
patent medicine takers. There Is No
: specific medicine for the cure Of timer.
culosis. The money spent on snca
medicines 10 thrown ava At shorIS
: De spent instead for good food aud de.
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