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with the result stated.

accuracy

Dr. Ira Ayer said the attitude of the Department of Public Health to ward the questions considered at this session could not be otherwise than; sympathetic. Although he was not, and possibly most of them were not 1304, in A position to estimate

with any degree of the extent to which actual jor potential victims of these drugs may be deterred by suitable education- al methods and propaganda, the De-! Įpartment has a special interest in theį methods proposed. The new Siamese draft Harmful Habit-Forming Drugs| Act places upon the Department of Public Health a large share of re-t the sponsibility for

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only one opinion regarding the abuse of opium, but the cessation of anything suddenly which had become engrained in the habits of people was alway liable to entail regrettable conseq”. ences. After the agreement with Châi curtailment of the cultivation of opiu had to be anforced in India, and it one district there were several bunk

dreds of thousands of farmers for whom it was almost impossible to find any substitute in the space of two or three years. That was only one effect that showed how careful one duglig to be iu trying to face all the factors in a case. Their Societies could best concentrate legal control

on popular of such deleterious drugs. It is

health instruction ou this subject generally recognised that it is very

without any undue criticism of those difficult to make laws of this kind in authority who had a difficult task entirely effective, and he believed the

indeed in formulating measures that would have beneficial and permanent Department will gladly welcome and support this phase of educational

results. In conclusion he expressed the thanks of the Red Cross body to work, not only for its direct influence the League of Nations for having in lessening the number of persons given them this opportunity of dealing, >who contract this vice, but also because with the subject, and he was sure they euch methods would without doubt would be able to convince the League. be of the greatest assistance in making of Nations that the Red Cross Socie- the new law effective by breating a ties are going to do thair best to co- public opinion favourable to having operate with Government agencies in the law properly enforced.

this very momentous task. (spplayes),

Dr. Barnes said it is generally re- cognised that Governments alone are capable of dealing with measures for the actual control of this great evil. However on the basis of its past and present activities it may be definitely stated that the Rockefeller Founda-

tion and its representatives may be counted upon to render as much assis- tance as possible in measures of pro- paganda and education on this subject which so intimately affects the health of large numbers of people in various countries.

Dr. Peter gave practical advice on how to conduct campaign of popular education on the subject.

Chairman congratulated The" aestos on the-inauner if which the; debate had been conductad. There was

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