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K fluenza. No need to worry If <,
X you take precautions in time y r
r Don't diagnose your own con- X
4 dition. Have your doctor exam X
X inc your lungs several times at =
4 monthly intervals. Build up your 4
II strength with right living, good X
4 food and plenty Of fresh air. !;
K Don't waste money on patent =.
II medicines advertised to cure tu- =,
4 berculosis. 4.
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Washington, D. 9. Especial -Aci
r0rding to report made to the United
states Public Health Service, the cpl
,emic Of influenza in Spain has al
eady caused an increase in the preva-
ance and deaths from pulmonary tu-
.erculosls. A similar association be-.
ween influenza and tuberculosis was
ecently 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 a
warning emphasizing 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" ap
One Million Concumpuvss IN tny
United States.
'"Then you consider this a serious
menace?" was asked. "In my opinion
1t is, though hasten to add 1t is dis
tinctly one against which the people
can guard. So far as one can estimate
there are at present about one million
cases Of tuberculosis In the United
States There is unfortunately no
complete census available to show ex-
.actIy the number Of tuberculous pep
sens In each state despite the fact that
most of the states have made the dis
ease repoftable In New York city,
where reporting has been in force for
many years, over $4,000 cases of tn
lerculosis are registered with the De-
partment of Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe that the adj
dillon Of unrecoGnized and unreportedA
eases would make the number nearer
10000. The very careful health sur
Hey conducted during the past two
years in Framingham, Mass, revealed
200 cases of tuberculosis in a popula-
tion of approximately $4,000 If these
hold true for the United
States rs whole they would Indicate
ihat about one in every hundred per-
sons is tuberculous. Eacir OF tlcse
constitutes a source of danger to be
guarded against"
What to Do.
In his statement to the public Sur
eeon General Blue points out how
those WHO have had influenza should
protect themselves against tuherculo-
is. "All who have recovered from In
lnerza,' says the Surgeon General,
should hay@their lungs carefully ex-
mined by competent physician. In
act, it is desirable to have several ex-
made month apart. Such
cannot be made through
he clothing nor can they be carried
nit In two or three minutes. If the
ungs are found to be free from tubpr-
nlcsis every effort should be made to
.eep them so. This can be done by
light living, good food and plenty OF
resi- air"
Danger Signs.
The Surgeon General warned espe-
tally against certain danger signs.
uch as decline" and "colds which
ang on"
These, he explained, were often the
eglnning of tuberculosis. IF you do
OF get well promptly, If your cold
GEMS to hang on or your health and
trength decline, remember that these
re often the early signs OF tuberculcl
Is. Place yourself at once under the
are of a competent physician. Tubez~
ulosis is durable in the early stages. \
latent Medicines Dangerous IN Tuber-
culoeis.
above all do not trust In the mis- \
sadlng statements Of INSCRIPTIONS !
atent medicine takers. There is no
pecitic medicine for the cure Of tsiber- !
uioeis. The money spent on such
Iedlcines is thrown away: It should
e spent instead for good food and de-
mt living"