The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-01-02

tween influenza ana tODerculOSlS "1s
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.
"a States may 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-
cial precautions at the present time.
"Experience seems to indicate" says
the Surgeon General. that persons
whose resistance has been weakened
By IN attack Of influenza are peculiar
" susceptible to tuberculosis. With
millions Of it, people recently affected
With influenza this country now Of
fery conditions favoring the spread Of
tuberculosis"
One Million consumptlves In the
United States.
/: ''Then you consider this Q serious
nenacer' was asked. I'm my opinion
It ID, though I hasten to add 1t Is dis
tinctly one against which the people
can guard. So far az one can estimate
there are 1T present about one million
cases Of tuberculosis In the United
States. There IL unfortunately no
complete census available to show ex.
j actly the number Of tuberculous per-
/. sons In each state despite the fact that
most Of the states have made the dis
ease repOrtable. In New York city,
where reporting has been In force for
many years, over $4,000 cases Of tn.
berculosis are registered with the De
partment Of Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe that the ad.
dition Of unrecognized and unreported
cases would make the number nearer
$1,000. The very careful health sur
{, vey conducted during the past two
years In Framingham, Mass. revealed
/ 200 cases Of tuberculosis in q popuia-
j ton Of approximately $4,000. II these
/. proportions hold true for the United
! States . . whole they would indicate
that about one In every hundred per
sons 10 tubereulous. Each of these
! constitutes . source OF danger to. be
guarded against"
! What g %.
In 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
duenxa," says the Surgeon General,
, SHOULD have their lungs carefully ex-
! aminsd BY competent physician. In
fact, It 10 desirable to have several ex-
aminations made month apart. Such
examinations cannot b made through
the clothing nor can they bs 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 %. This can be done BY
right living, good food and plenty Of
fresh air."
Danger sigma
The Surgeon General warned esps-
eially against certain danger signs,
such 90 decline" and "colds which
hang on"
These. hs explained, were often the
beginning Of tuberculosis. III you do
not get well promptly. II your cold
seems to hang % or your health aud
strength decline. remember that these
are often the early signs Of tuberculo-
sis. Place yourself at once under the
care Of . competent physician. Tuber-
eulosis 10 durable in the early stages.
patsnt Medicines Dangerous In Tubsr.
culool0.
above al do not trust 10 the mis-
leading statements Of interruptions
patent medicine takers. There II no
specific medicine for the cure of tuber.
culosis. The money spent on such
medicines 10 thrown away; It should
% spent instead for good food and DE-
aQnt living"