Show c U u. u S S. S HEALTH SERVICE ISSUED ISSUES WARNING Increase in All Respiratory Diseases Diseases Diseases Dis Dis- eases After the Influenza Epidemic Probable Expected Lurk Influenza Expected to o Lurk for Months 1 How to Guard Against Pneumonia Common Colds Highly Catching Catching Im Im Importance of Suitable Clothing Could Clothing Could Save Saw Lives Washington D C. C C. C With C.-With With the subsidence subsidence lence l- l ence of the Ule epidemic of In influenza a the attention of health officers Is directed to to pneumonia bronchitis and other diseases of the respiratory system which regularly cause a n large number of deaths especially during the winter gen tensor son Ac to Lo l etl m Blue 1 r tales Il tt lit II nil Sir lr lie ire h. h these th e K u will IiI Le Lc ally prevalent i rc alent this his Oli winter winter win win- ter unless the people are particularly careful to obe ohe obey health Instructions The lr present ent epidemic said sail Surgeon Surgeon Surgeon Sur Sur- geon General Blue lue has taught b bj by bitter bitter bit bit- ter experience how readily a condition l beginning e apparently apparent ns as a slight sU-ht cold 01 1 ma may go on to pneumonia nn and l death Although the worst of the epidemic Is o er there will continue to be a large larg number of scattered cases many of 01 theta them mild and unrecognized l which will be dimmer danger spots to be he guarded l I against 1 The he Surgeon General likened l I Ithe the situation to that after a 1 I. I great grent tire fire Ki saying Ing No Xo tire fire chief who understands his business stops playing I Ithe the hose on the chirred charred debris as soon as the lames dimes and m 1 visible fire have e dis- dis I n 1 1 On the contra contrary on t he continues continues con con- the water for hours and even evell dos days for h he lie Knows tint that there Is Ts s dander danger danger dan dan- ger der of the fire filc rekindling from smoldering smoldering dering embers Then you jou fear another outbreak of Influenza a 7 he heis was is asked Not necessarily necessarily another large epidemic said the Sur Surgeon con General but unless the j people learn to e the seriousness s i of danger the they will be compelled to toI I pay poy a hn heavy dentin death toll toU from pneumonia pneumonia I nia and other respiratory diseases I Common Colds Highly Catching I It It Is encouraging to observe that t copie n n lint 11 01 1 r coughs and Rn colds ire are highly catching and are arc spread 1 from person to person by means of droplets of germ laden mucus Such droplets are sprayed Into the air when careless or Ignorant people cough or sneeze without without with with- out covering their mouth and nose It ItIs Itis Itis is also good to know that people have learned learne 1 something about the value of fresh In summer when people are arc largely out of doors the respiratory respiratory respiratory tory diseases coughs colds pneumonia I ala nia etc eteo are Infrequent In the fall tall as ns people begin to remain Indoors the respiratory diseases Increase In the I winter when people are prone to stay I In badly ventilated ted overheated o rooms I the lire respirator respiratory diseases become very ery I prevalent t I Suitable Clothing Important Still another factor In the production thou tion of col colds ls pneumonia and other reI respirator re re- j I diseases Is careless carelessness ess or Ignorance Ignorance Ig Ig- noran norance e of the people regarding suitable suitable suitable suit suit- able clothing during the seasons when the Ule weather we ther suddenly su changes sitting In warm rooms too heavily dressed dresse l or what Is even more common especially among women dressing so lI lightly that v windows are kept closed In order older to be comfortably warm This is a aery ery very Injurious Injurious injurious In In- jurious practice Could Save Lives I believe we could easily save sa one onehundred onehundred onehundred hundred thousand lives annually In Inthe Inthe inthe the United States If f all the people would woul 1 adopt the system of fresh air living ll ln lI followed l for tor example In tuberculosis tuberculosis tuberculosis tuber tuber- sanatoria there Is nothing mysterious about It no t-no no specific cine clue no vaccine The Important thing Is right Hv living Ing good food tood and plenty of f fresh air Droplet Infection Explained In Pictures m The Bureau of Public Health Treasury Department has Just Issued n a striking poster postel drawn b bj by Bern nerr Berryman man the well-known well well known Washington car The rhe poster exemplifies the modern Method of f health e education A few fewA A years ears ago ngo under similar circumstances the health authorities would woul l have lm Issued Issued Issued Is Is- sued an nn dr dry but scientifically accurate bulletin teaching the role of droplet Infection In the spread of respiratory re re- re diseases The Tire only onh ones who would have understood the bulletin would hive have been those who already knew all about the subject The man manIn manIn manin In the street the plain citizen and the theman man many millions who toil toll for their living would have had no time and no desire to wade through the technical phrase phrase- |