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THE DOCTOR IN WAR.
This is the first war in, which the doctor has been givina free hand, and he kis respondel” by almost wiping dut disease, saving 20 per cent of the wound- ail, and sending 80 per cent, of them back to the fring-line within 40 days, '
OF
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DIFFERENCES." KING AND QUEEN'S VISIT TO BIRMINGHAM,
SEED FOR OPEN SPACES. So writes Dr. Woods Hutchison, & dis-
The King and Queen visited Birming- tinguished American physician, in "The "hain, on May 1st, and were accorded a At the Town Hall, where Doctor in War." a book crammed with warm welcome,
thousands of children sang a squg of interesting fart and description from welectie, the Royal visitors accepted from
the Lord Mayor, in the name of all thời citizens, a loyal and dutiful address. The King replied as follows:-.
rever to cover.
The beaviest slaughter, Dr. Hutchison say, has always been among women and children, and until this war the soldier's greatest risk was of dying of typhoid or choleras in summer camp or of pneus monia in a winter one. In former wars
The radio was between six and nine deaths by disease to one in battle or from wounds; in this war the ratio has been sixteen deaths in battle to one from dis
The Queen and I thank you for your loyal and dutiful address of welcome to your great city. It is with the utmost pleasure that we visit Birmingham soon after the cessation of bostilities, when all hearts are still impressed with the losses and sufferings of the war, but cheered by the bright prospects of an early peace. The burden of sorrow cannot be wholly Ip the old days armies simply rotted lifted from those upon whom have fallen with disease in their winter quarters.eavy bereavements, but now that the['. Forces which had gone into winter camp years of war are ended, the country can in good health were often so reduced in breathe more freely and look forward ¿ reconstruction of its the spring as to be actually unable to hopefully to national life. take the field.
euse.
The army doctor has changed all this.
Our armies in Flanders and 'Northern France in the winter of 1017-18, out in open trenches in some of the vilest and sickliest weather troops ever had to face, had less sickness and fewer deaths from pneumonia and all other diseases than soldiers used to have in barracks in time of peace, and far less than the civil population at home
THE HIGHLY CITIFIED. BUCKNEY' How was it all done? Inoculation pro teeted them agains; typhoid fever; splen did ferding, with plenty of meat and fat, agalast pneumonia and consumption; By-campaign against dysentery and diar rhan; shower baths and clean under wear against spotted typhas; and quaran tine against measles, summer diarrhea, diphtheria, and influenza.
The city of Birmingham cat justly boast of a position second to none among the great industrial centres of the world, and I feel sure that to-day its citizens are seriously considering the best means or re-establishing British trade supre- macy. In the solution of this cumples problem do not forget that the experi fence of war has taught us, that its suffer- ings and sorrows have developed many noble qualities, foremost among which are the staking of class differences and the realisation of a common brotherhood. Face to face with danger, demanding the utmost of human endurance where no- thing counts but character and the spirit of service, men discover in one another ansuspected and sterling virtues which lester new and mutual respect. The comradeship of the past must be main- tained in the anxious years to come, and
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Modern nerves have stood the fearful am confident that if employers and strain of war superbly. Contrary to the workers will settle down and grapple with ASAHI BEER ” general belief, the cases of mental Ereak. problems of peace in a similar spirit of down have been surprisingly small. The unity of interest, good fellowship, and total number of" serious shell-shock, cases conciliation, we need not fear the future. in 1916 was less than one per thousand of Industrial differences should be possible the armies in the field, which is little of adjustment, and then we may look with more than the ordinary insanity rate in certainty for a speedy revival and expan- inen of military age in time of peacesion of British trade and commerce. And among the steadiest, staunchest, and most shell-proof of all stands the ed in your desire to provide improved The Queen and I are keenly interest- highly-citified and alleged neurotic Cock and adequate housing accommodation for
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Bir. At least 100,000 lives on the British the working-classes of your city, Western front alone have been saved by an extensive improvement scheine by which mingham was in the past responsible for the physician's measures against disease, Large areas of houses that had survived the surgeon's skill in the treatment, of their usefulness were swept out of exist- wounds, and the superb hospital organi- ence. The condemnation of insanitary sation, and the women have had no small houses is an important aspect of the hous- part in this great result. Referring to ing problem, but at this moment in all the work of Florence Nightingale, Dr. parts of the country the need is clearly Hutchison says:→
It is most significant that the first recent, calculations of your Housing and for more, and still more, houses. The great, victory in our permanent triumph Town Planning Committer show how over disease in war was won by roman; And she has been repeating the perform greas is that need in Birmingham. In 1918 the provision had fallen short of the ance ever since. The nursing service, the Red Cross, the ambulance and the normal requirements of increased popu I am feld hospital would be impossible with-lation by nearly 12,000 houses. out her. Her courage and devotion are atisfied that Birmingham, with its tradi equal to those of the fighting man, for tional enlightened municipal spirit, will she actually faces the dealiest risks of Endertake the provision of these houses war--disease, poor food; bad water, and on a generous acale and with an carnest- privations. And when the hospital conception of its duty, May 1 express cornes under fire she goes about her the hope that in making year plans you duties unflinchingly, as steady as a vete. will not merely aim at securing bright ran of the Old Guard. Wherever and healthy homes, but also provide ample woman has been pertaitted to go it. this facilities for recreation. war she has made a little paradise of comfort and helpfulness.
WHEN, WOUNDS KURT.
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"I rejoice that in most of the new housing schemes greens, closes, and play- ing grounds are an important feature. They provide air-space for the city, Only three new discuses have come to beautify it, and make for the happiness light in this war, trench fever, trench and health of the children. In addition feet, and trench nephritis, and all three to these minor local amenities, you will have been brought down to comparatively doubtless continge the work of providing slight proportions by the simple measures larger parks and playgrounds, and thus of drained trenches, comfortable foot afford ample facilities for the games wear, washing and greasing the feet every and sports of the young. At present, as night, and clean socks and plenty of you know, in our large towns football and cricket grounds are seldom within
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The marvels worked by the surgeon are near reach. The playground is often the shown by the fact that of wounded men street, with its deteriorating influence. brought to the base hospitals 38 per cent "Your address refers to the local devo- recovered; in the old days 50 per cent.tion and to the untiring efforts of women was considered an excellent recovery rate throughout the war. British women bave And yet in this war 80 to 90 per deut. proved their capacity to serve, in every of wounds being caused by shell fragments sphere of labour. They have undertaken they were the ghastliest and most infected the most arduous of tasks, as well as their ever known.":
There has been a striking diminution of has been proud to associate begself with hitherto recognised duties.. The Queen suffering in those who have become food certain institutions in which women have for powder." Dr. Tutchison makes the found a scope for useful service to the unexpected statement that the severest nation. I heartily, sympathise with your and most serious wounds often cause allusion to our wounded and disabled astonishingly little pain at the time of sailors soldiers, and airmen. The care their infiction. A broken leg or a broken of those who have grievously suffered in arm eight times out of ten causes little the country's cause is a sacred charge, and For no pain. But may wounds not at all welcome the generous action of some dangerous are. agonisingly painful simply because the injury has been just hospital for these heroes.
of your citizens in providing a permanengi“; severe enough to gaze or Incerate theft is upon an adequate and suitable nerves, but not sufficiently stunning to education that the social well-being of the HALF. A CENTURY REPUTATIONS" numb them."
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The time when wounds really begin to community largely depends. The forma DE.LE CLERG'S KIDEENS
the Back, Gout, Rhamatlin, dia.
hurt is from 36 to 72 hours after theirtion of character in the rising genera infiction, and this is a result of the tion is in the hands of the teachers, and latalans for diseases of these important organs, action of germs.
the nation owes a debt of gratitude to Gravel. Paina Consequently it is eminently desirable, before going into those who, during the war, with decreased Friss Landing Chemists, or post free. Da La battle, to put on a suit of lean under- staffs and in the face of many difficulties. Cg Mix, Co, HAVERSTOCK BOAD, SW
Laudio, EOLAID. Depots Paris, 12 BUT weng, so that if any strands of clothing carried on the children's education: Candasors; New York, 90, EXEIKAN Sundar; are carried into a wound they may not am glad to have an opportunity of paying Tarmio, LTKARE, LAD, A csirall, ExLJOT BROS, Sydney and Brikczane; New Zealand Date Co carry germs" with them" The plan of tribute to their devotion Nelson's sea-Eghters was to rip them-We thank you for the assurance of Log Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Welling
your prayers and for your good wishes tou: lodía, B, E. PAUL & Co. Calcutta, May all possible blessings and prosperity be granted to the city of Birmingham and its people."
selves to the waist,
TEETH IN WAR Describing the feeding of the Army, Dr. Hutchison says that:-
"
How a soldier will fight depends first on how he is armed and, secondly, on how he is fed. Courage, like most other good things, is one of the most frequent Mon, ye're making a gran mistak
examiner told him that the only cause for his, rejection was his decayed teeth, said:
J ...i..
af human virtues, and will come to the Am no wantin' to bite the enemy, Ah surface as soon as it is given a decent went to shoot: 'em." physical basis on which to stand..
The risks taken by the army doctora The importance of good teeth in war have been almost as great as by the light- has only lately been recognised but now ing me. In the early days many of them in recruiting more applicants are rejected went "aver the top with the rest for defective teeth than for any three the line in a charge, but the men, rea ather defects This seems little short of ing the value of a whole doctor, protested absurd to the non-expert, as it did to o
sturdy Scot, who, when the medical gainst this: In the battle of the Somme, alons, over 400 surgeons were killed or (Oontinued at foot of next column.) wounded.-Evening Neus.· ́
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