Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1923-02-16
DOCTORS KEPT BUSY,
MANY PEOPLE SICK
Physicians Report Unusually
Large Number of Grip and
Inf .cnza Cases
Latter Are Of Mild Nature Com
missioner Of Health Gives Advice

missioner OF teatth SiFee NefiN6
Doctors ~ Putnam and vicinity tell
The Patriot that there is more lime
lust nov than there has been In
months a great many people are re
ceiving medical attention because 81
heavy grip colds and mild eases Of in
fucnza. and there are numerous pe0-
ole either dangerously sick with pneu-
monia Or threatened with e. All this
illness serves to keep the doctors hus-
Ting from early morning until late At
night and Is keeping them buster than
they have been for a long time.
Because 50 many local people are
III and because about everybody one
meets on the street has a cold Of some
degree Of severity. il viii doubtless be
Of interest to peruse the following
I timely discussion on Colds, Influenza
and Pneumonia" as furnished 70 the
press by DR. Osborne. Commissioner
Of the State Department Of Health
Influenza Still Exists
The present type Of influenza, for
tunately, is mild but there is no doubt
about the existence Of the disease.
The disease called grip mild in
auenza has not attained the serious
aspect Of the influenza that prevailed
during the fatal epidemic q l9ls-i9.
II we look in the American Medical
Dictionary for the term grip, we
will find the following statement:
Grip, Ia grippe. See Influenza" On
the other hand. If we turn to Lippin-
cots Medical Dictionary. we will find
grip or la grippe defined as follows
Influenza" This simply serves
10 indicate that grip and influenza are
one, and likened to the terms scar
latina" or scarlet fever
The common cold and the present
type Of influenza or Ia grippe. If ne
elected, may predispose ar render the
individual an easy victim for pneu
mnnia infection. People should real
lie that common cold is a contagious
and communicable disease. All per
sons are not immune 10 the ordinary
cold. bat many. II they are in good
physical condition are naturally i'm
mune To it and cannot be infected #
they are IN good physical health
How to Avoid Colds
Common colds and influenza, both
communicable diseases. are easily
spread by Che material from the nose
and mouth Of sick persons through
coughing. snecziuT, earelessness IN
washing DISHES or I'm using utensils
handkereMef7, Washcleths, etc that
have been used by sick persons.
II has been found that the washing
Of DISHES particularly may spread
common colds or ordinary eommuni=
cable diseases # tine dishes are not
washed in hot water At times the
household dishes are not washed in
sufficiently hot water 20 properly
cleanse them, and this is particularly
true Of some restaurants and the
glasses and utensils ut aquick-lunch
soda fountains"
Sleep With Windows Open
The best preventive methods we
have are To keep ones self in good
physical condition and TO avoid asso-
chatting with persons who have coughs,
colds. running nose or other symp-
toms ~ illness. We should sleep with
the window open at night and. II pos
sihle, during the day have the house
aired and use humidors. in order TO
approximate Natures own humid con
ditioHs SiNty-eight to seventy de-
grecs is a sufficiently high indoor tenn
/ perature for persons in this climate.
Above all. one important point is new
err to neglect a cold Care az the be
f ginning viii often prevent serious re
suits. and care should be particularly
taken at the beginning Of cold not
TO spread the disease to others The
beginning cold at times may be the
early symptoms Of some Of the com
munieahlc diseases as measles. scarlet
fever. whnoppng cough, dinhiheria,
German measles. etc
The Influenza Bus"
The Incidence Of influenza during
the past year has been very low. ana
mo increase was noted until pecem-
her, since which time constant in
crease in reported eases has occurred
More cases Of pneumonia have been
reported each week during this WIN.
Ter than the previous two winters
This condition begsn in September
and has continued up to the present
time
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and periodicals went out Of existence
IN Germany during a single month
hast summer Among them was the
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founded 30 years ago. which main
tanned the highest literary standards
aud had the most cultivated readers
Of any newspaper IN Germany