Show ADVICE TO FLU CONVALESCENTS SPAIN AND ENGLAND REPORT INCREASE IN HJ TUBERCULOSIS AFTER INFLUENZA ZA EPIDEMIC U. U S. S Public Health Service Warns Public Against Tuber Tuberculosis One Million Cases Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis losis in United st States Each States Each a a Source of Danger Influenza Convalescents Should Have Lungs Examined Examined Colds Colds Which Hang On Often Beginning of Tuberculosis No Cause for Alarm If Tuberculosis Is Recognized Early Patent Early Patent Medicines Medicines Medicines' Medi Medi- cines cines' Not to Bo Dc Trusted ft Ill Beware Bt ware tuberculosis after in- in No need to worry If you OU take precautions In time Doul Dont diagnose e your our own con- con Have your our doctor examIne exam exam- sue Ine your our lungs several times at nt n monthly Intervals Build Buildup up your strength with right rig living good food and plenty of fr fresh sh- sh shair air Dont Don't waste mOlle money on un patent medicines advertised nd to cure tu tu- Become a R fre fresh air crank and enjoy life le Washington D. D C. C C. Ae Special Ac According cording to a n report made to the time United d States Public Health I Service the epidemic epi epi- demic of or Influenza In Spain has al already al al- ready caused carried an Increase In the prevalence prevalence preva preva- lence and deaths from pulmonary tu tu- A similar association between be be- tween influenza and tuberculosis recently made by Sir Arthur News- News holme the chief medical offic officer r of the English public health service In his analysis of the tuberculosis death rate In England In It order that the tho people of the United United United Unit Unit- ed States may profit by the experience of other countries Surgeon eon General Rupert Hupert Blue of ot the United States Public Public Pub Pub- lic lie Health Service has Just Issued a n warning emphasizing the need of ot special special special cial precautions nt at the present time Experience seems to indicate s says s 's the Surgeon General that persons whose resistance has been weakened by an nn attack of at influenza are peculiarly peculiar pecullar- I ly susceptible to tuberculosis With millions of Its people recently affected with 1 h Influenza a this country V o now of fers tel's conditions favoring the spread of ot tuberculosis One Million Consumptives In the United States Then you ou consider this a serious menace was asked In my opinion it is though I hasten to a add d It is dis distinctly dis- dis II one against which the Ole people can cnn guard So far tar as one can estimate there are arc at present about one million cases of or tuberculosis In the United States There Is unfortunately no complete census available to show exactly ex ex- the number of ot tuberculosis persons per per- sons Ions In each state despite the fact that most of ot the states have e made the disease disease dis dis- ease reportable In New York city where reporting has been in force for forman man many years over cases of ot tuberculosis tuberculosis tu tu- are registered with the Department DepartmEnt Department De De- of ot Health Those familiar familial with the situation believe that the addition addition addition ad ad- of unrecognized and unreported cases would make the number nearer The rhe very careful health survey survey sur sur- ve vey conducted during the past two In Mass revealed years Framingham cases of ot tuberculosis in a population population population tion of approximately If th these 89 proportions hold true for the United States as a u whole they would Indicate that about one In every hundred perSons per per- persons sons Is Each of ot the theu these f e constitutes a source of at danger au er to bu he guarded against What to Do Tn rn his statement to the public Surgeon Sur Sur- Surgeon geon General Blue points out how those who have land had Influenza should protect themselves against tuberculosis sis All who h have he e r recovered cred from In- In says sn s 's the Surgeon General should have their lungs hugs carefully n Ie full e examined ex ex- by a competent ph physician In fact It is desirable to have several examinations ex ex- x animations made a month apart Such examinations cannot be he made through the clothing nor can they he be carried out ont In In two or three minutes If It the lungs lung'S are nrc found to bo ho free from tuberculosis tuberculosis tuberculosis tuber tuber- every ery effort should uld be made to keep them so This can be done b by right living 11 ID 1 good food and plenty of ot fresh air Danger Signs Sign The Tine Surgeon General Generl warned especially espe dally against certain danger signs such us as decline and colds which hang on he explained were often otten the thebe be beginning of tuberculosis If It you OU donot do donot donot not get Jet well promptly if It your col cold seems to hang bang on or your health and strength decline remember that these are arc often the early signs of sis sla Place yourself at nt once under tho the care of a competent physician Tuberculosis Tuber Tuber- Is curable cumbIe in the early stages Patent Medicines Dangerous In Tuber Tuber- Above c all aJl do not trust in the misleading misleading misleading mis mis- leading statements of unscrupulous patent medicine fakers takers There is no specific medicine for tor the cure of ot tuber tuber- The mone money spent spent- on such medicines Is thrown awa away It should be bo spent sIlent Instead for tor good food tood anti and decent de de- decent cent living r 1 |