Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-01-09

\ you take precautions in time. ]
Y Don't diagnose your own con- i
X dition. Have YOU doctor exam !
X Inc your lungs several times at i
X monthly intervals. Build up your !
X strength with right living, good \
X food and plenty Of fresh air. i
\ Don't waste money on patent 4
Y medicines advertised to cure tu- 4
X berculosis. 4
X Become a fresh-air crank and !
X enjoy life. :
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Washington, D. C.-(Special)-Ac.
cordlng to a report made to the United
states Public Health Service, the epi.
ueInlc OF influenza in Spain has al.
ready caused ar increase in the preva.
lence and deaths nom pulmonary tu.
Derculosis. A similar association be.
tween influenza and tuberculosis was
recently made by Sir Arthur News.
nome, the chief medical officer of the
Ehgllsh public health service, In his.
analysis of the tuberculosis death rate
In England.
In order that the people of tlesTJnit-
ed States may profit by the experience
or other countries Surgeon General
rupert Blue of the United States Pub
lie Health Service has just issued a
warning emphasizing the need of sne-
clal precautions at the present fine
"~Experience seems to indicate" saws
the Surgeon General, that persons
whose resistance has been weakened
Dy an attack of influenza are peculiar
~ susceptible to tuberculosis. With
millions Of its people recently affected
with influenza this country now Of
fers conditions favoring the spread Of
tuberculosis"
one Million consumptives in the
United States.
Then you consider this a serious
menace!" was asked. "In my opinion
1t IS, though l hasten to add it is dis
tlnctly n 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 no
complete census available to show ex-
actly the number of tuberculosis per
IN each state despite the fact that
most of the states have made the dis
r%eportable. In New York city.
where reporting has been in force for
many years, owe $4,000 cases Of tu-
oefculosis are registered with the De-
partment Of Health. Those familiar
WIN the situation believe that the ad-
Atlon of u~nrecognized and unreported
cases would make the number nearer
'o,OOO. The very careful health sur
'ey conducted during the past two
ears IN birmingham, Mass, revealed
cases OF tuberculosis in a popula-
Ion OF approximately $4,000. If these
proportions hold true for the United
states as a whole they would Indicate
nat about one in every hundred per-
ons is tu%berculous. Each Of these
Constitutes a source Of danger to be
'uarded against"
What to Do.
In his statement to the public Sur
con General Blue points out how
hose who have had influenza should
'rotect themselves against tuberculo-
Is. All who have recovered from in
luenza," says the Surgeon General.
should have their lungs carefully ex-
mined by q competent physician. In
acu lt Is desirable to have several ex-
made a month apart. Such
cannot be made through
ne clothing nor can they be carried
ut In two or three minutes. If the
lngs are found to be free from tuber- /
uiosis every effort should be made to, (,
eep them so. This can be done by !,
lght living, good food and plenty Of /
resh air." /,
Danger Signs.
Inc Surgeon General warned esoe- {
ally against certain danger sign !. &
zen as decline" and. "colds which
ang on
Ihese, ne explained, were often the
eglnnlng Of tuberculosis. IF You do
ot get well promptly, IL your cold 4;
GEMS to hang on or your health and 9
rength decline, remember that these
'e often the early signs Of tuberculo-
Place yourself at once under tho :.
IRE OF a competent physician. Tuberl
HOSTS IS durable In the early stages.
atent Medicines Dangerous in Tuber- ed
culosis. to
Above all do not trust in the mis- r
ading statements Of unscrupulous Sc
itent medicine takers. There q ~. as
'eclfic medicine for the cure Of timer, 1%'
losis- The money spent on such q
ediclnes is thrown away; 1t shonld 81
spent instead for good food ana d.
mt living"
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