rUBERCULOSIS AS A DISEAS1 OP THE MAS 



Tuberculo- 

 sis and 

 Venereal 

 Diseases. 



Hygiene in 

 Factories, 

 Workshops, 

 etc. 



CHAI'lli; XIV 



HOW M\\ \\ A< <,H 11; ION BE \ND 



I'MII M.mruL OCCUPATIONS MM.I. ElBIATTVELI 11 



All |>ersons who have been weakened through intemp. 

 or <-on\ale>ee!ii from serious di- . 



who are sulYering from tin- effects of harmful OCCUpatlO 

 should be particularly careful not to expose themadvefl to in 

 linn. I'<>r the intemperate man, the \'u<\ liver, or one inclined to 

 esses, then- is no remedy except to change his Q life. 



The unfortunate who by his own fault or the carelessness of ot i 

 has fallen a victim t<> a venereal disease (svphili- mid 



urgently recommend to submit himself to thorough treatment 

 by a competent physician. For tin comfort of these unfor- 

 tunate sufferers, we desire to say that all venereal diseases 

 can be successfully treated when the patient seeks timely 

 medical advice and faithfully obeys the physician's instruc- 

 tions. Since venereal diseases are highly contagious, the 

 physician's instructions will also protect others from becoming 

 infected, and the patient himself from reinfection. The ne-- 

 sity of seeking medical advice holds good for all those who by 

 disease, intemperance, or excesses of any kind have under- 

 mined their constitution, and thus diminished their natural 

 resistance to the invasion of the tubercle bacilli. 



In many States of the Union there now exist laws whereby 

 the sanitary conditions of factories, workshops, depart ment- 

 stores, etc., are assured. Of course there j< room for much 

 improvement in this respect, especially in regard to light and 

 sufficient ventilation in factories where dust and gases are a 

 constant menace to the laborer. Whenever practicable. re>pira- 

 tory masks for protection against particularly irritating dust 

 should be worn. People much exposed to the inhalation of 

 flour dust should clean their teeth thoroughly 'the inside as 

 well as the outside). By removing the flour dust from the 

 spaces between the teeth, the formation of glucose (sugar) 

 through the action of the saliva on the flour is avoided, and thus 

 the germs of fermentation are deprived of a favorable soil for 

 development. 



In all these matters the laborer can help himself a good deal 

 by his own efforts to make a seemingly dangerous occupation 



