The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-04-18

4 you take precautions in time. 4
4 Don't diagnose your own con 4
4 dition. Have your doctor exam 4
4 inc your lungs several times at 4
4 monthly intervals. Build up your 4
4 strength with right living, good 4
4 food and plenty Of fresh air. 4
4 Don't waste money on patent 4
4 medicines advertised to ure tu- 4
4 b%erculosis. +
4 BECOME q fresh-air crank and 4
4 enjoy lhe. 4
4 4
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Washington, D. C.-(Special.)-Ac-
cording to q report made to the United
States Public Health Service, the cpl
demic of influenza In Spain has al
ready caused an increase In the preve-
lence and deaths from pulmonary tu-
~berculosiS. 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
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 q
warning emphasizing the need Of spe-
cial precautions at the present time.
Experience seems to Indicate" says
the Surgeon General, shat persons
whose resistance has been weakened
BY an attack of influenza are peculiar
" susceptible to tuberculosis. With
millions Of its people recently affected
with influenza this country now o.
fers conditions favoring the spread Of
tuberculosis"
One Million consumptlvss IN ths
United otatsa
Then you consider this Z serious
menace!" was asked. I'm my opinion
1t IL, though I hasten to add 1t IL dis
tinctly one against which the people
can guard. So far as N a estimate
there are at present about M million
cases Of tuberculosis In the United
States There II unfortunately no
complete census available to show X
actly the number Of tuberculosis per.
sons In each state despite the fact that
most Of the states have made the dis
ease r%eportable. In New York city,
where reporting has been in forcs for
many years, over $4,000 cases Of tu-
berculosis are registered with the De-
partment Of Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe that the nd.
dition Of unrecognixed and unreported
cases would make the number nease5
$4,000. The very careful health sur
vey conducted during tho past two
years In Framingham, Mass, revealed
200 ase OF tuberculosis In . popula-
ton Of approximately $4,000. Il tAess
proportions hold true for the United
States a Q whole they would indicate
that about q In every hundred per
IONS u tuberculous. Each Of thess
, constitutes 4 source az danger to b
guarded against"
!, Whist - %.
/, In his statement 70 the public Sur
geon General Blue points out how
/. thoes who have had innuenm should
protect Themselves against tubseculo-
ia "All who have recovered from II.
nnensa." says the Surgeon General
''shoulds have their lungs carefully q.
amined By . competent physician. 10
fact, It II desirable 10 have several q.
aminations made Z month'apart. Such
examinations cannot b. made through
the clothing nof can they b carried
out In two OF, three minuteA II IL
lungs are found - b FREE from tuber
culosis every effort should b made 20
keep them 60. This can b done b.
right living. good food and plenty q
fresh air:
Danger sigma
Tho Surgeon General warned espo
cially against certain danger signs.
such a. decline" and "colds which
hang on
These, he explained, were often the
beginning Of tuberculosis. III you Do
not get well promptly. Il your cold
cen to hang on or your health and
strength decline, remember that these
are often the early sigma Of tuberculo-
sis. Place yourself ut once under the
care Of a competent physician. Tuber.
cul0sis Ii durable In the early stages.
Patent Medicines Dangerous II 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-
cent living"
Y. s.. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE