Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1910 — MEASLES ARE DANGEROUS. [ARTICLE]

MEASLES ARE DANGEROUS.

Says Dr. Hurty of the State Board of Health. The following letter to The Democrat from J. N. Hurty, of the Stase Board of Health is self-ex-planatory: Jan. 18, 1910. Editor Democrat, Rensselaer, Ind. Dear Sir:— We have a report from Dr. Gwin, County Health Officer, that measles prevail to a considerable degree m Jafsper County. Permit us through your columns to tell your people that measles, contrary to thq generally accepted option, is a dangerous disease. There are* more deaths caused by measles annually in Indiana than by scarlet fever. The child that has had measles has some sequaela afterward. Fully 80 per cent of all consumptives and fjilly 80 per cent of all persons who have Bright’s disease, present a history of having had measles in severe form. Such also, have generally had scarlet fever in severe form. It is now believed that frequently these two diseases are the foundation of or the beginning of such as tuberculosis and Bright’s disease in after life. I believe people can not take too much care to protect their children from having measles. It is not necessary that all children should have this disease any more than children should have scarlet fever. Nos long ago, the idea prevailed that It was best to expose children to mild scarlet fever and let them take the disease and then be free from it thereafter. This resulted in the death of hundreds of children and the people speedily abandoned the idea. We hope that all citizens of your county will try to protect theirl children from having the measles, i We have supplied the county secre-1 tary with pamphlets upon this sub-, ject which.' tell the story concern- ( ing measles as briefly as possible. Any person can secure a copy of this pamphlet from Dr.M. D. Gwin, Secretary of your City Board of Health. , Very truly yours, J. N. HURTY, Sec.-