Show 0 ui u. S Si HEALTH HeA TH SERVICE ISSUES V Increase in All Alf Respiratory Diseases Dis Dis- Dis eases eases- After t the e Influenza Epidemic Probable Influenza Expected Expected to Lurk for Month Months How HoV to Gu Guard rd Against Pneumonia Common Colds Highly Catching Im Catching Im I of Suitable Clot Clothing Could Clothing Could Could Save Sayo Lives Washington D. D C. C With C.-With With the t-nce t of ot the epidemic of ot influenza the attention of at health hen officers l Is 13 directed to pneumonia bronchitis and other othel diseases of the respiratory respirator system which re regularly cause a n large number i Of If It deaths e especially II during the winter season ensoM to Rupert Blue Blu SUt Surgeon eoll Geu General of the United States Stated tt Public Nubile Health Service these diseases e will be he especially prevalent this winter winter win win- tl ter r unless th the people are particularly careful to obe obey health Instructions The Th present epidemic said Sur SUr- goon genii U General I Blue has hIlUS taught ht b by bitt bit bit- bitter t ter r t experience how readily rel a u condition beginning apparently as a n slight cold coM minty go on to pneumonia and dt death nth Although h the worst Olst of the epidemic Is over there will continue to be he a n large number of scattered cases many ol of them mild and unrecognized which will be danger langeI spots to be he guarded against t. t The fhe Surgeon General l likened the present nt situation to that after after a great tire the sa saying Ii No o fire tire chief who understands lots his business stops pla playing the hose on on the lie charred debris as soon us liS tilt flames and anel visible lire fire have ills dis ell appeared On the contrary he con cun Unties the tIle water for hours and even days 8 for or h he knows that lint there Is danger elaner dan elan- ger er of the fire rekindling from tram smoldering sum sum- Bering dering embers Then ihen you ou fear ear another outbreak of ol Influenza he was asked Not necessarily another r large e epidemic said the Sur Surgeon on General but hut unless thi ht people learn to Jo realize the seriousness of the danger e they Y will he be compelled to topo po pay n a hl henry heavy n death toll from pneumonia nia and other respiratory diseases Common Colds Highly Catching It Is encouraging to observe to-observe observe that peo people le are are beginning to learn that lint ordinary or 01 dl un I coughs and colds are highly catching an and are ore spread from pel person on onto to person lJ by means of droplets of germ laden Inden mucus Such droplets art are sprayed l Into the air when careless 01 or Ignorant people cough or OJ sneeze without without without with with- out covering their thell mouth and ond nose It Itis is also good to know that people have Il learned something fill about out the value of oC fresh air In summer Bummer when people are ule largely out of 01 doors the time respiratory atory a- a to tory I. I diseased se coughs colds pneumonia nia etc ele are infrequent In the as ns people begin to remain Indoors the HIP ll respiratory diseases increase se In tilt the u inter when people prone ore to stay In iu badly ventilated overheated l rooms the le respiratory tOI diseases become very veo prevalent len t. t Suitable Clothing Important Still another mothel factor In the production production tion tuna of colds coldi pneumonia and other oilier respiratory re reo spi atory ry diseases is carelessness ss or Ig norance of oC the people regarding suitable suitable suitable suit suit- able clothing during the seasons wJ when en the weather suddenly changes sitting In m warm rooms too loo heavily dressed hessed ir or what I Is even more common n especially among wom women women n dressing so lightly that windows are kept closed In order to be he comfortably lly warm This Is a ver very Injurious In In jurious l practice Could Save Lives I hell believe e we the could easily save son onehundred one oue hundl hundred ll thousand lives U annually In Inthe inthe inthe the United States Stales If It all nil the people would adopt the till system stem of or fresh tresh air living followed for fOI example In tuberculosis tuberculosis tuber tuber- sanatoria There here is nothing Jl mysterious st about It no It-no no specific medi medicine lIn tine cine no vaccine The Tile Important thin Is rl right ht living good food and Dud 1 plenty lenty ol of fresh tresh air Droplet Infection Explained In Pictures The Bureau of ot Public Health Treasury Department has Just Issued ti n striking poster noster drawn by Berryman the well-known well Washington cartoonist The poster exemplifies the modern modem method of oC health education A few tew years ago under tinder similar similar- circumstances the health authorities would have Issued issued Is is- sued an official dry but hut scientifically accurate bulletin teaching the lie role of droplet Infection In iii the spread spead of re reo respiratory diseases The only on ones s who would have hue understood the bulletin would have been een those who already knew all about the subject The rhe mUllIn mUll man In lu the time street the tile plain citizen and the nanny many millions who toll for tor their living would have u e had no time and anil no desire to tn wade through the technical phrase USE rHE THE YOUR BIT P 1 nu wm r COLD COLDS INFLUENZA PNEUMONIA AND TUBERCULOSIS ARE SPREAD THIS nus WAY tJ Copies Coples of this tillS poster loster can be ob ob- tallied shied free flee of ot chur chul charge ge c by lIy writing to the Surgeon General U. U S. S Public Health Service Washington ton D. D C C. C V We IVe will have a 8 sufficient supply of sugar t to allow normal consumption In InthIs Inthis inthis this country If It the other nations retain re re- Lain tain their present prevent short rations or Increase increase In in- crease them only slightly 1 For 01 the countries of ot Europe however to increase In In Increase crease creuse their present plesent rations to a ma extent will necessitate our sharing shar ing Rig a part of ot our own supplies with th them |