Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-30 | Page 8 | Dr. Fishbein's Health Talks

j 1 J J Dr r is ein s Health Talks By DR MORRIS I FISHBEIN FIS BEIN Before Defore you go swimming in a poo pool or r. r at a bathing be beach ch this thI summer especially where many others use the same lame facilities you should see sec that tha proper sanitation exists This is avital a avital vital ital factor in maintaining your health and the health oL or your children chil dren To To keep twan en n nn and Tree freel from infection certain r rules usually are arc enforced and it is important that tha those who use these pools abide b bythe by bythe the rules Swimming S is one of the most enjoyable enjoyable enjoyable en en- and healthful sports Under proper conditions it Is stimulating and agreeable However under Improper improper im im- proper conditions it may develop into a real Teal menace Many swimmers doubt the safety of added chlorine or copper sulphate which arc are necessary for destroying germs or molds of various vario- s kinds Occasionally Oc Oc- the chemicals have not l if n properly mixed with the water water wa wa- ter an excess may slightly irritate the eyes and nose However this seldom Is sufficient sufficiently ly irritating r to produce permanent trouble o of any kind e o a s Swimming is not a 1 h healthful exercise exercise exer exer- cise vise for or sick people It If is strenuous so M that those who suffer from heart disease or disabilities of any organs should hould not undertake swimming without t proper medical consultation The diseases most commonly spread through swimming pools are are those affecting the skin kin and the nose and throat To avoid skin diseases the body should be washed thoroughly in a shower bath with soap before the swimmer wimmer enters the water The bathing bathing bath bath- ing suit should not be beon on at atthe the time To walk through a shower with a bathing suit on is no no help to the elimination of skin diseases The bathing suit should be thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- washed and after each time that it is used Boiling and hanging flanging the suit in the sunlight to dry will accomplish the purpose The person with a severe cold spreads his infection more no doubt by contact with other people in the water vater th than n through gh the water that thatis is used Regardless of the method however any person with a cough or ora ora a a. cold should stay out of the public swimming i pools H He hould should also stay away from crowds g ge generally v eo o a Standing around in a wet bathing suit interferes with the temperature of the body and encourages infection Diving spreads infection by passing contaminated material through the nose and throat and inlo the cars ears All public swimming pools should be provided with means for filtering water th that t Is to be and for proper of ot water with chlorine and copper copper sulphate Clean water should be added regularly to the amount of 1000 gallons for every 20 bathers who use the pool F Finally nally people who want to dive should first learn the technique including in eluding proper breathing When the swimmer jumps in feet first he gets gels gelsa a nose full of water and usually has hasan r an insufficient amount of breath so that he promptly Inhales t hales the water into int his nose and cars ears I 47 7 In In fact it frequently gets into the sinuses and sets up chronic irritation I