The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-05-04
AN INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC
HEALTH.

TEAL n.
money expended in Public Health
Oy this State represents one of the
Oest' II not the best investment the
state can make. The State Board of
heath under the State Commissioner
OF Health, Doctor T. F. Abercrombie..
through the various divisions. is doing
a large and important work for the
State of Georgia.
Inc State Sanitorium for Tubercu-
IoSls Is division of the S ate Board
vi heath and in this particular in
Stitutlon your Board of Health is doing
all IN its power to solve the great
problem OF curing tuberculosis. It is
leacnlng her people how to take care
OF themselves and how to save the
future generations from this scourge.
tuberculosis is practically always
contracted in childhood. That is to
say, the Infection or entrance of the
germ into the body occurs in child
mood. The development of the disease
may not take place until later in life.
ana the result from overWork. intern
perance IN alcohol, exercise, or social
junction. Crowding an adolescent
10y or girl in school, sometimes re-
sults IN klndl1ng childhood infection
INTO an active tuberculosis. The in
fectlouS diseases in childhood, measles,
whooplng cough, scarlet fever, grippe,
may be the factor causing the devel-
opment of the active disease.
The most dangerous period so far
as taking the disease, is before the
age OF 10. This is not to be construed
as statement that the infection
may not occur in adult life but by far
the majority of infections take place
III the first fifteen years of life. It is
also a fact that exposure to Tubercu-
losis in adult life is less likely to re-
suit in infection than in childhood
and infancy.
The best protection against infec-
ton is strong resistance, which does
not necessarily mean strong muscles,
but healthy functioning of all the or
gans of the body. A clean, regular
life, with moderate exercise; a clean
healthy body makes for this proper
tunctioning and stronger resistance to
disease OF all sorts. A body weakened
by excuses of any sort, by disregard
OF proper bathing, proper exercise,
proper eating, by bad moral habits,
too little Sleep is body already liable
to entrance of tubercle bacilli and 9TH
er disease-causing germs.
Should you be one of those per-
sons who has already been infected
with tubercle bacilli as result of
ignorance or disregard of hygienic
o Of 10, IL Il. i
at once set about to repair the damage
already done. The way to go about
this is to consult your physician and
take his advice at once. He will prob
ably advise you to take Sanatorium
treatment at once. If you have been
pronounced tuberculous, make applica-
ton Immediately to a good Tubercu-
losis Sanatorium and enter there at
the first opportunity. Do not delay
longer than necessary. Time here
means life or death. tuberculosis is
durable in direct ratio to the earliness
of diagnosis and treatment
Taking patent medicines only loses
ime atent medicines, cod liver oil,
lF,;Xtures, and serums do not cure
tuberculosis. All advertised cures for
Tuberculosis are advertised and sold
10 improve the pocket of the manu-
fac urcr. not to cure the patient.
The STATE of Georgia has establish
ed a Sanatorium where you can be
cured. You need not leave the EN-
nire State of the South to be cured.
The State bears the largest part of
he financial burden. The charge for
Naard and treatment is less than half
he ac uaI cost to the State. And if
OF are not able to pay, the State
will pay all costs. You should pay
-orr share in order that the State
analorium may care for a larger
lumber of people who would not be
Bile to take treatment at all on ac-
nO-nt of lack of funds.
Back your State by keeping physlc-
ally Fl yourself. Help keep others
veil. Help those persons in our Com
.~0rwealth who cannot pay for their
~oatnent. Help the State Tubercu-
osis Canatorium. by your own inter-
aet ard by keeping the Legislature in
,e~es ed to the extent Of appropriating
rtictent funds to care properly for
a larger number Of sufferers from Tu-
fercUlosis.
Remember, the State whose people
are happiest and most prosperous, is
- state whose people are the heal
{. est DO your bit and do it now, in
lis investment in public health.