The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1918-12-21

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X medicines advertised 10 cure tu- X
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Washington, d. C. Especial -Ac-
cording 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 be-
tween infiuenza 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 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 influepza are peculiar
~ susceptible TO tuberculosis. With
millions of it's people recently aHected
with influenza this country now of
fers conditions favering the spread Of
tuberculosis"
One Million coRsumptives in the
United States.
'"Then you consider this a Serioas
menace?" was asked. 'In nay opinion
it Is, though / hasten to add it is dis
tinctly one against which the people
can guard So far as enc can estimate
there are at present about one million
leases of tuberculosis in the United
States There is unfortunately no
complete census avs:Iable to show eX-
actly the number OF tubeFculeus per-
sons In each state despite the fact that
most of the states have msde the dis
ease reportable. In New York city,
where reporting has been III force for
many years over $4,000 cases of tu-
bercuIosis are registered with the De-
partment OF Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe that the adj
dition of unrecognized and unrepoPted
cases would make the number nearer
$4,000. The very careful health sur
vey conducted during the past two
years in Framing CHAM. Mass, revealed
200 cases of tuberculosis in a pepuia-
ton of approximately $4,000. II these
proportions hold true for the United
States as a whole they would indicate
that about ono in every hundred per-
sons is tubereulous. Each of these
guarded against"
What to De.
m his statement to the public Sur
geon General Blue points out how
those who have had influenza should
protect themselves against tuberculo-
sis. ''All who have recovered from in
huenza," says the Surgeon General,
SHOULD have their lungs carefully ex-
amined By a competent physician. In
fact, 1t Is desirable to have several ex-
aminations made a month apart. Such
exnmina lions cannot be made through
the clothing nor can they be carried
out in two or three minutes. If the
lungs are found 70 be free from tuber-
eulosis every effort should be made to
keep them 50. This can be done by
right living, good food and plenty OF
fresh air"
Danger Signs.
The Surgeon General warned espe-
ciaily against certain danger signs,
such as decline" and colds which
hang on"
These, he explained, were often the
beginning OF tuberculosis. "If you do
not get well promptly, if your cold
seems to hang ON or your 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.
Patent Medicines Dangerous in Tuber-
cuIoels.
above all do not trust in the mis-
leading statements of INSCRIPTIONS
patent medicine takers. There is no
specific medicine for the cure OF tuber-
culosis. The money spent on such
medicines is thrown away; it should
be spent instead for good food and de-
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