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But it was clearly in the interest of the public and family health,
having regard to the pressure generated by people on services such as housing
and education, that "the blessing of children should be bestowed at a rate
which is planned and not profligate."
He commended the two associations for their fine work, but there
was a limit to the extent on which the Government could impose on their members.
On the availability of hospital beds, the Governor said he was
confident that by 1973/74, at the end of the 10-year period of the 1964 white
paper on medical and health development, the proportion of 4.25 hospital beds
for 1,000 of the population would be achieved.
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