| Show ADVICE TO FLU convalescents CO CENTS SPAIN AND ENGLAND REPORT IN tuberculosis AFTER INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC U S public health service warns public against Tuber tuberculosis culosi S one million cases case s tuberculosis 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 not to be trusted fr beware tuberculosis after in flu enza no need to worry if you take precautions in time dout dont diagnose your 0 own n con dialon alave ilave your doctor doc or exam exam ine inc your lungs several times at monthly intervals BuIldup build up your strength with right living good food and plenty of fresh air dont waste money on patent medicines advertised 1 to cure tu bei cu losis become a fresh air crank and an d 1 enjoy life washington D 0 special according to a report rt made to the united states public health service the cepl epidemic of influenza in spain has already caused an all increase in the prevalence and deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis bercu losis A similar association between influenza find and tuberculosis was made by sir arthur the chief medical officer of the english public health service in his ona analysis lysis of the tuberculosis death rate in E england in ili order that the people of the united states may profit by the experience of other countries surgeon general genera rupert blue of the united states public le health ea t i service ervice lias just issued a crimin warning emphasizing the need of caal precautions at the present time experience seems to indicate sa says ya the surgeon general that persons bosc resistance lias has beer been weakened by an attack of influenza are peculiarly susceptible to tuberculosis with millions of its people recently affected ill influenza this country now offers ors f conditions favoring the spread of tuberculosis one million consumptives ives in the united states then nou consider this a it serious menace er ince was nas asked in my opinion loil it Is though I 1 hasten to add it Is distinctly one against which the people c can iii guard so far as one can estimate there are at present about one million cases of tuberculosis in the united states there Is unfortunately no complete census available to show exactly the number of tuberculosis persons in each state despite the fact that most of the states have made the disease reportable in new york city where reporting has been in force for anany years over case tuberculosis bercu losis are registered with the de of Ile health alth those familiar midi etli the situation believe that the addition of unrecognized and unreported cases would make the number nearer the very careful health survey conducted during the past two years in Fra mingham mass fass IN revealed cases of tuberculosis in a population of approximately if these proportions hold true for the united states as 8 a whole t they hey would indicate that about one in every hundred undred li persons Is rach each of these constitutes a source of danger to bo be guarded against what to do in his statement to the public surgeon general blue points out how those who aho have had influenza luenz a should protect themselves against tuberculosis all who have recovered from influenza flu enza says the surgeon general should have their lungs carefully ex unlined by a competent physician in fact it Is desirable to have several examinations ami nations made a month apa apart rt such stich examinations cannot be ma made de through tile the clothing nor can they be carried out in two or three minutes if the lungs are found to be free from tuberculosis every effort should be made to keep them so tills this can be done clone by right living good food and plenty of fresh air danger sign the surgeon general warned especially against certain danger signs such euch as decline and colds which hang on oil these be explained were often the beginning of tuberculosis it if you do not get well promptly it if youra your cold seems to hang on or your health and strength decline remember that these tire are often the early signs of tuberculosis place yourself at once under tho rare care of a tuberculosis Is curable in the early stages patent medicines dangerous in tuberculosis cul cu losis above all do riot not trust in the misleading statements of unscrupulous patent medicine fakers bakers there Is no specific medicine for the cure of tuberculosis cl cu losis the money spent on such Is thrown anway it should be spent instead for goud good food and decent living |
