Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-02-06

bOi uldSllOSS SOuA Wv Ii NOiI0
dition. Have your doctor exam X
X inc your lungs several times at
X monthly intervals Build up your \
X strength with right living, good
X food and plenty of fresh air.
X Don't waste money on patent
medicines advertised to cure tu- X
X berculGsis.
Become fresh~air crank and =
X enjoy life.
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Washington, D. C.-(Special.) -Ac-
cording to a 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.
ience and dealt from pulmonary tu-
berculOsis. a similar association be
tween 6,nfiUenZa and tuberculosis was
recently made by Sir Arthur News
h0lme, the chief medical officer Of the
English public health service, in his
analysis of the tuberculosis death rate
III 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 d
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
81 {y1Yi lia,-
~ susceptible to tuberculosis. With
millions OF it's people recently affected
| with influenza this country now of
| fers conditions favocing the spread Of
tuberculosis"
One Million Consumptivss in the
United States.
| Then you consider this q serious
menace?" was asked. "ln my opinion
it is, though l hasten to add it 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 nc
| complete census available to show e1-
| actly the number Of tuberculosis per
| sons in each state despite the fact that
most of the states have made the dis
! ease reportabIe. In New York city,
! where reporting has been iii force for
many years, over $4,000 cases Of tu-
| berculOss are registered with the De
partment of Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe that the adj
| ditiCn of unrecOgntzed and unfeported
eases would make the number nearer
| $4,000. The very careful health sur
vey conducted during the past two
years in 'amingham, Mass, revealed
200 cases of tuberculosis in a popua-
ton of approximately $4,000. If these
proportions hold true for the United
| States as whole they would inGica te
| that about one In every hundred per-
sons is tubercuIous. Each Of these
constitutes a source of danger to be
| guarded against"
What to Do.
In his statement TO the public sur.
geOn General Blue points out low
those who have had influenza should
| protect themselves against tubercllo,
sis. "All who have recovered from in
! fiuenZa," says the Surgeon Genel al
SHOULD have their lungs carefully ex.
amined by competent physician. In
fact, it is desirable to have several ex,
aminations made 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 male to
! keep them so. This can be dOEe by
! right living, good food and plenty OF
| fresh air"
Danger Signs.
The Surgeon General warned aspe-
| cially 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, 4 your cold
seems TO hang on or your healtl. and
strength decline, remember that these
are often the early signs OF tubecculo-
sis. Place yourself at once under the
care Of a competent physician. Tuber
culosfs Is durable in the early stages.
Patent Medicines Dangerous in Tuber-
cuiosis.
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-
cen! living