Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-02-06


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4 dition. Have your doctor exam 4
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4 monthly intervals. Build up your 4
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Washington, D. Q. Especial -Ac7
"0rdlng to report made to the United
states Public Health Service, the cpl
lemic of influenza in Spain has al
'eady caused an Increase in the preva-
.ice and deaths from pulmonary tu-
erculosis. A similar association be-
Ween 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
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 an attack Of influenza are peculiar
ly 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 ConsumptlVes In the
United States.
"Then you consider this a serious
menace" was asked. I'm my opinion
1t Is, though 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 no
complete census available to show ex-
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 tu-
berculOSis are registered with the De-
partment of Health. Those familiar |
with the situation believe that the adj |
dition Of .unrec0gnized and unreported |
cases would make the number nearer |
$4,000. The very careful health sur.
vey conducted during the past two
years in birmingham, MasA, revealed
200 cases Of tuberculosis in a popula-
ton OF approximately $4,000 II these
hold true for the United
States aS a whole they would indicate
that about one In every hundred per
sons is tubercuIouS. Each Of these
a source Of danger 10 be
guarded against"
What 70 De.
In his statement to the public Sur
gsOn General Blue points out how
hose who have had innuonsa should
protect themselves against tuberculo-
lis. "All who have recovered from In
luenEa," says the Surgeon General,
should have their lungs carefully ex-
mined by a competent physician. In
act, It Is desirable to have several ex-
limitations made a month apart. Such
cannot be made through
ne clothing nor can they be carried
nut In two or three minutes. II the
ungs are found to be free from tuber-
ulosis every effort should be made to
.eep them 20. This can be done by
light living, good food and plenty Of
resh air"
Danger sIgna.
The Surgeon General warned esDe-
tally against certain danger signs,
uch as decline" ana colds which
ang on"
These, he explained, were often the {
eginning Of tuberculosis "If you do
OF get well promptly, II your cold
eems to hang On or Jour health and !
-rength decline, remember that these
70 often the early signs Of tuberculol {
s. Place yourself at once under the :
Ire Of competent physician. Tubers 9
llOsls is durable In the early stages. 8
atent Medicines Dangerous In Tubsr- s
euIosis. :
above all do not trust In the mis-,
aiding statements Of INSCRIPTIONS
ltent medicine takers. There Is nc !,
'eeiilc medicine for the cure Of tuber-
losis. The money spent on such =
edicines is thrown away; It should
spent instead for good food and de-