Show 1 Us S HEA HEALTH SERVICE ISSUES barnini f increase in all respiratory diseases after the influenza epidemic probable influenza expected to lurk for months how to guard against pneumonia common colds highly catching importance of suitable clothing could save uco lives washington D C avith alio subsidence of tile hie epidemic of influenza tile the attention atte illion directed direct ci to pneumonia bronchitis nud and other als bases rases of the respiratory s stanl which regularly baue a large number gr 0 of especially luring during tile vinter season according to rupert bluee surgeon general of the llo united states public health service these diseases discuses will bo be especially prevalent this winter unless the people are careful to obey health instructions tile present epidemic said surgeon general blue bill lias bas taught by bitter ter experience how readily a condition beginning apparently as a slight cold inay anny go on to pneumonia and death although though 11 the boist of the ibe epidemic is over there will continue to lie ile a largo large number duill ber or of scattered cases many of them mild and unrecognized razed alch will lie bo danger spots to be guarded against the surgeon general it likened the lie present situation to that after a great ore fire saying no lire fire chief who iio it understands Ider stands liis is business stops playing tile the hose on oil tile the charred debris as soon as the names flames till and visible fire have disappeared a ppe ared on the contrary lie be continues the alie water tor for hours and even days davs for lie be knows that there Is dan ger of the ibo fire rekindling from aru smoldering 01 ol embers then you fear another outbreak of influenza lie was asked not necessarily another large epidemic sit said the surgeon general but unless iho people learn to realize the seriousness umess 0 of f lie hie danger they will ile be compelled to pay a heavy death toll from fill pneumonia aunio rind other oilier respiratory diseases common colds highly catching it Is encouraging to observe that people are beginning to learn that ordinary coughs and colds tire are highly catching and are spread front from person to person by mean of droplets of if gorni gerin laden mucus such droplets fin are sprayed into the air when careless or 01 ignorant people cough or sneeze without covering their mouth and nose it is also good to know that people have learned something about the line aluc of fresh dir air in su summer nimer uben people are largely out of dlois the res respiratory P I 1 a diseases coughs colds linen pneumonia 0 etc are infrequent in tile lie fall 1 as people begin to remain indoors kale aie respiratory diseases increase in tile ibe winter A vi hen henje people ople tire are prone 0 o siy say in III badly ventilated entila ted overheated boom tile hie respiratory diseases bec become tinie very prevalent suitable clothing important still another factor in it the lie production rod lie of colds pneumonia and olber other respiratory spir atory 01 diseases eases is carelessness or ignorance of the people regarding suit able clothing during the seasons alien the weather suddenly changes sitting in ill war warm rooms too he heavily a vily ares dressed ed or hat is even more common especially oeung women dressing so lightly thai windows are kept dosed in order ta be comfortably warm tins this Is a bryin jurious practice could save lives 1 I belicia we could easily sae one hundred thousand lives annually in tile the united states if all abe people would adilla the system of arc ii all air ahing followed for example in it tuberculosis sanatoria there Is nothing mysterious about it no lio specific medicine cine no vaccine the important tiling la Is right living good food and plenty of fresh air droplet infection explained in pictures Cures the bureau of public lie aich I 1 treasury department lias has just issued 1 a I striking poster drawn by berl tile the lell known lV washington ashington cartoonist the poster exemplifies fifles the modern of health education A few years ago under similar circumstances the health authorities would have is sued III an off iclal dry but scientifically macculate hull otil teaching tile the role of droplet infection in the spread of respiratory spir atory diseases the only ones who would liae hane understood the bulletin have bave been those who already liew knew ull all about tile the subject the min inan in ill tile the street the hie plain citizen and tho the many millions who ho ton for their living would have hall had ho ahne find no desire to wado made through il tho the phrase U CHIE P D do YOU BIT to PROTECT COLDS INFLUENZA PNEUMONIA AND tuberculosis ARE SPREAD THIS WAY copies of this ibis poster can be ob of by writing to the surgeon gow U S public lealali service D 0 |