The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-06

Washington, u. e. Especial. l--Ae-
cordtng 20 report made to the United
States Public Health Service, the cpl
demlc OF Influenza In Spain has al
ready caused an Increase 10 the preva'
lcnce aud deaths from pulmonary tu'
hercuiosla, A similar association be-
tween Influenza and tuberculosis was
recently made by Sir Arthur News
holme, the chief medical officer OF the
English public health service. In his
anaiyuis Of the tuberculosis death rate
In England.
In order that the people Of the Unit
cd States mny profit by the experience
Of other countries Surgeon General
Rupert Blue Of tho United States Pub.
lie Health Service has JUST issued
warning emphasizing the need OF sfe'
cial precautions at tho present time.
"Experlcnce seems to Indicate" says
the Surgeon General. that persons
whose resistance has been weakened
by an attack Of influenza aro peculiar
iy susceptible to tuberculosis, With
millions of Its people recently affected
with influenza this country now OF
fera conditions favorlng tho spread OF
tuberculosis"
One Million conspmptlves In the
United statea
"Thcn you consider this serious
mcnneef" was asked. "In my opinion
Il Ia. though l hasten 10 add II Ia dis
tinetly one against which the people
can guard. No far as one can estimate
there are at present about one million
cases OF tuberculosis In tho United
Stntea There is unfortunately no
complete census available to show ex'
actly the number OF tuherculous per
sons In each state despite the fnct that
most OF the states have made tho dis
ease repoftable In New York city.
where reporting has been In force for
many yedrs. over $4,000 cases OF tu.
bercuiosis are registered with the De-
lpartmcnt OF Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe that the nd.
dltlon Of unrecoInlEed and unreportcd
cases would make the number nearer
10000 Tho very careful health sur
vey conducted during tho past two
years In birmingham. Mass, revealed
200 cnaes OF tuberculosis In popula.
tion OF approximately $4,000 II these
proportions hold true for the United
States as a whole they would indicate
that about one In every hundred per-
sons is tuberculouA Each of these
constitutes a source Of danger TO b0
guarded against"
What to 90.
IN his statement 10 tho public Sur
geun General Blue points out how
those who have had influenza should
protect themselves against tuberculo.
sis. "All who have recovered from In
fluenEa," says the Surgeon General,
should have their lungs carefully ex.
amlned by n competent physician. In
fact, Il 10 desirable to have several ex-
amInations made a month apart Such
. examinations cannot be made through
the clothing nor can they be carried
out IN two or three minutes. II the
lungs are found to be free from tuber-
culosIs every effort should be made to
keep them so. This can be done by
right living, good food and plenty OF
fresh air."
Danger Signs.
The Surgeon General warned espe-
chilly against certain danger signs,
such rs "decllne" and "colds which
hang on"
These, he explained, were oftensthe
beginning Of tuberculosis "If you do
not get well promptly, II your cold
seems to hang on or your health and
strength decline, remember that these