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Show ADVICE TO "FLU" CONVALESCENTS SPAIN riD ENGLAND REPOR1 INCREASE IN TUBERCULOSIS AFTER IKFLUENZA EPIDEMIC. U. S. Public Health Service Warns Public Against Tuberculosis, One Million Cases Tuberculosis Tubercu-losis in United States Each a Source of Danger. Influenza Convalescents Should Have Lungs Examined Colds Which Hang On Often Beginning of Tuberculosis, No Cause for Alarm if Tuberculosis Is Recognized Early Patent Medicines Medi-cines Not to Be Trusted. Hewnro tuberculosis after in- fluenzn. No need to worry If you take prenint Ions In time. Ion't diagnose your own eon- ditioii. Have your "doctor exam- Ine your lungs several times at mi n I lily intervals, llitllii up your st i-engi li wllli right living, good food anil plenty of fresh air. Don't waste money on patent ineilielnes advertised to cure tu- beroulosis. Beeoine'a fresh-air crank and enjoy life. Washington, I). C. (Special.) Ac-' Ac-' . cording to a report made to the United "Slates I'ublir Ileallh Service, the epidemic epi-demic of Inlluenza in Spain has already al-ready caused an increase in the prevalence preva-lence and deallus from pulmonary tuberculosis. tu-berculosis. A similar assoeiaiion between be-tween Influenza and tuberculosis was recently made liy Sir Arthur Xews-holme, Xews-holme, the chief medical officer of the English public health service, In his analysis of the tuberculosis death rale In England. In order that the people of the I'lilt-ed I'lilt-ed Stales may profit by the experience of -other countries Surgeon General Itupert Hlue of the United Slates rub-lie rub-lie Health Service has just issued u .warning emphasizing the need of special spe-cial precautions at the present time. "Experience seems to indicate," says the Surgeon General, "that persons whose resistance has been weakened by an attack of influenza are peculiarly peculiar-ly susceptible to tuberculosis. With millions of its people recently affected vi,Lh inlluenza this country now offers of-fers conditions favoring the spread of tuberculosis." One Million Consumptives in the ; United States. "Then you consider this a serious menace?" was asked. "In my opinion it Is, though I hasten to add It is distinctly dis-tinctly one against which the people can guard. So far as one can estimate .there are at present about one million cases of tuberculosis in the United Slates. There is unfortunately no complete census available to show exactly ex-actly the number of tuberculosis persons per-sons in each slate despite the fact that most of the states have made the disease dis-ease reportable. In New York city, where reporting has been In force for many years, over 85,000 cases of tuberculosis tu-berculosis are registered with the Department De-partment of Health. Those famar with the situation believe that the addition ad-dition of unrecognized and unreported cases would make the number nearer 50,000. - The very careful health survey sur-vey conducted during the past two years in Framinghani, Mass., revealed "00 cases of tuberculosis in a population popula-tion of approximately 15.1100. If these proportions hold true for the United States as a whole they would indicate that about one in every hundred persons per-sons is tuberculous. Each of these constitutes a source of danger to be guarded against." What to Do. In his statement to the public Surgeon Sur-geon General Blue points out how those who have had inlluenza should protect themselves against tuberculosis. tuberculo-sis. "All who have recovered from Influenza." In-fluenza." says the Surgeon General, "should have their lungs carefully examined ex-amined by a competent physician. In fact, it is desirable to have several examinations ex-aminations made a month apart. Such examinations cannot be made through the clothing nor can they he carried out in two or three minutes. If the lungs are found to be free from tuberculosis tuber-culosis every effort should be made to keep them so. This can be done In-right In-right living, good food and plenty of fresh air." Danger SignB. The Surgeon General warned especially espe-cially against certain danger signs, such as "decline" and "colds which hang on." These, he explained, were often the beginning of tuberculosis. - "If you do not get well promptly, if your cold seems to hang on or your health and strength decline, remember lhat these are often the early signs of tuberculosis. tuberculo-sis. I'lace yourself at once under the care of a competent physician. Tuber- culosis is curable in the early stages. Patent Medicines Dangerous In Tuberculosis. Tuber-culosis. "Above all do not trust in the mis-lea. mis-lea. ling statements of unscrupulous patent medicine fakers. . There is no specific medicine for the cure of tuberculosis. tuber-culosis. The money spent on such medicines is thrown away; Jt should be spent instea'd for good food aud de-Dt de-Dt living." ' , t |
