The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-01-09


washington, d. G. (special.)-Ac-
cordlng 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-
lence and deaths from pulmonary ,u-
~bercuIosis. A similar association be-
tween influenza and tuberculosis was
recently made by Sir Arthur News
holme, tho chief medical officer Of the
English public health service, In his
analysis Of the tuberculosis death rate
In England. f.N ho
In order that the people Of the Unit.
ed States MAJ profit BY the experience
OF other countries Surgeon General
Rupert Blue Of the United States Pub
lie Health Service has just issued .
warning emphasizing the need Of spe-
eial precautions, at the present time.
experience seems. to indicate" says
the Surgeon General "that persons
whose resistance has bssn weakened
BY an attack Of innuensa are peculiar
u susceptible to tuberculosis. With
millions Of its people recently affected
with Influenza this country now Of
fsrs conditions favoring the spread Of
tUberculosis."
One Mullen csnsumeNvss n the
United states. g.
Then you consider this. q serious
'meuacsr was asked. 'in my opinion
Il v, though I hasten to add II 10 dis
tinctly one against which the people
can guard. 10 far Al one col estimate
there ars a. present about ons million
casss Of Tuberculosis In the unifed
StatssL There 10 unfortunately no
complete census available 10 show e.
actly the number Of tuberculous per-
sons In each state despite the fact thse
most Of the statss have made the de-
ease repoftabis. In New York city.
where reporting has been in force for
many years. over 5000 cases Of tu-
berculosls are registered with the De-
'partment Of Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe that the ad-
dltion Of u~nrecognlxed and unrep0rted
cases would make the number nearer
10000. The very careful health sur
vey conducted during the past two
years In birmingham. Mass, revealed
200 cases Of tuberculosis In a p0pula-
ton Of approximately $4,000. II these
proportions hold true for the United
States a. . whole they would indicate
that about n In every hundred per-
sons 10 ~tubercIious. Each Of these
constitutes q sourcs Of danger to b
guarded against"
What - De.
geon General blue points out how
those who have had influenza should
protect themselves against t~ubsrculo-
sis. IAN who have recovered from In
h~uensa." says the Surgeon General,
should have their lungs carefully sx.
amined by q competent physician. In
fact, II Il desirable to have several *
amlnations made . month apart. Such
examinations cannot be made through
the clothing nor an they b. carried
out In two or three minutes. II the
lungs are found to b free from tubsr-
culosis every effort should be made to
keep them 70. This csn he done By
right living. good food and plenty q
ffesh air."
Danger oieNA
The Surgeon General warned ssps-
ciaily against certain danger sigma
such - decline" and "coids which
hang on
These, he explained, were often the
beginning Of Tuberculosis. III you do
not get well promptly. II your cold
seems TO hang on or your health and
strength decline. remember that these
are often the early signs Of tuberculo-
~. Place yourself at oncs under the
care Of . competent physician. Tubsr
eulosis u durable In the early stages.
psssnt Medicines oanesssws h vvbsN
euleela.
~Above al DO not trust IN the mis-
leading statements Of interruptions
patent medicine faksrA. Thsrs = 10
specific medicine for the cure Of tubsr.
eulosla The money soent On such
medicines 10 thrown away: Il should
be nDent innfend for good find and A.,