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SHOULD CANCER BE NOTIFIABLE?
CLAUSE IN CORPORATION BILL REJECTED.
A proposal by the Cardiff Cor
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poration to pay medical practition.THE. Undersigned bare received.
ers for notifying cases and circum- stances of cancer came before a Local Legislation Committee of the House of Commons last month.
Captain R. R. Henderson (C.- Henley described, the proposal as an attempt to bribe medical practi- tiers to commit a breach of on- adence and to break faith with their patients. The Corporation sought power to pay any medical practitioner 2a. ed. for the notifica- tion of a case of cancer in private practice, and 1s. to a practitioner in public practice.
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Dr. R. F. M. Picken (Medical A LARGE QUANTITY OF bolding appointments in other partsOfficer of Health for Cardiff) said ¦ · VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD of the Empire, so that the issue that the Corporation had been try- involved is one of widespread iming to fight the rising mortality rate portance.
When the matter was brought to the notice of the Board of Inland Revenue few months ago, they stated in a letter that they could not express an opinion whether the
of cancer. Early treatment Was essential to possible cure. There had been at Cardiff for some time a system by which cases were noti died, and also some details as to the housing conditions and the mode of
case
law was likely to be altered, add-lite. When a WAR notified assistance was afforded in getting the patient to hospital.
ing:-
A Mistaken Idea. "All that can be said is that the
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A "Bribe." "Captain Henderson: What about. the breach of confidence Suppose I had the misfortune to develop cancer, it would be most repugnant to myself and my family if I found that my medical adviser had, with out my permission, given informa tion to the local authority,
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Teak and Iron Bedsteads with
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in India would naturally be brought by the Board to the notice of the Chancellor of the Exechequer, but evidence continues to reach the Board that this feeling is still large- ly, though admittedly, not entirely, based on the mistaken iden to which currency has unfortunately been given that any Indian Civil Ser- vant. Indian Army Officer, or other person in business or employment in India who comes to this country. Beveridge (for the Corporaline, Sewing Machine, Books, etc.,
The Chairman (Mr. T. Cape, Lab.-Workington): If any good can come to the patient it is differ
Teak Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Lee Chests, Teak Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Dinner Crockery, Glass Ware, Electric Table Fans, Ceiling, Fans, Vases, Cameras, Violin, Mando-
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on leave makes himself by so doing. liable to British tax on his total tion): The sum total of knowledge etc. income, whatever his circumstances gained might do a great deal of
good,
Captain Henderson: This is fee or bribe to a medical practition- er to divulge the illnesses from which his patients are suffering." Mr. J. H. Palin (Lab.-Now- castle) Surely-not-for-half-a-Joss-Tables-Chairs,-Jardinieres, Cabinets, Teapoys," Opium Stools, Captain Henderson: It is con- Overmantel, etc, etc. trary to the etiquette of the profes. sion.
may be."
Subsequently the question was strongly taken up by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce, and. later. by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire.
To a representation by the last named the Board of Inland Re- venue, in a guarded reply, indie- ated that their attitude to a pro- posal to revise the law, in order to
deat with this specific anomaly would not be unsympathetic.
The Federated Chambers have
now submitted a case to the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, and, as a question of principle, rather than a considerable sum of revenue is involved, "it is hoped that the griev. ance will be removed in the next
Finance Bill.
'POLICE ROTTEN TO THE
CORE."
. JUDGE'S COMMENT IN
BRIBERY CASE.
crown?
the power does not lay any duty on Dr. Piekes: This clause giving the patient or practitioner.
The Chairman Anything we_cap_
Including:
ON VIEW From THURSDAY, the 8th MAY, 1920.
do to help research work in cancer TERMS CASH ON DELIVERY. should be done.
Mr. Palin: If a person has small. pox it is notified. This would be beneficial to the community.
Captain Henderson: I fail to see why patients in poor eirecmstances should not be treated. with the same consideration as those better off.
Mr. Palin: We are talking a lot of nonsense. Many diseases. are notifiable by law.
After a long consultation the Committee decided not to pass the clause.
CHAMPAGNE PARTY FIGHT. SCENE IN LONDON FLAT.
Scathing comments on the Bright. side Division of the Sheffield police were made by both judge and coun sel at the trial at Leeds Assizes of
A champagne party in a London George Henry Parkin, aged forty flat was described recently when two, descrilied as a moulder, on a Reginald Levy (4), independent, of charge of corruptly giving sums of Stanhope Terrace, Lancaster Gate, money amounting to £4 to Police W. was accused of stealing a hand- Constable Burnett Crookes, jointly bag and contents and wilfully dam-| with Cyrill Franklin Maddison.
aging a woman's frock., Levy was The case was one of a series in acquitted.
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indicted on charges of bribing consid that at 2 a... Mrs. Neall, a stables in the Sheßeld police force, young married womat. of High Two constables have been indicted Street, Marylebone, W., was walk- on charges of corruptly accepting ing home with Miss Price along gifts.
Regent Street when Levy stopped his car and asked Mrs. Neall if she knew where he could get a drink. Mrs. Nesll said he could have one at her flat, and the women got into the car..
Polico Evidence. Parkin was found guilty, but re- commended to mercy, and sentence was deferred.
A number of policemen gave evi- dence of either receiving or sharing money gifte
Mr. Justice Humphreys, in Kis summing up. said that if one thing had been established in the ease it, was that the conduct of the Bright side Division of the Sheffield police for years past had been most lamentable. That division of the Sheffield police had been shown to be rotten to the core.
It was a very painful thing to find that there were officers who had received a regular income from bookmakers as bribes paid to pre- vent them doing their duty. *
The effect in the present ease scemed to have been to have turn- ed the men into confirmed and in- veterate liars, and utterly useless as police officers. They were mem- hers of the police force, though he did not suppose they would long continue to be so.
A Tarrible Thing," The jury need not consider in their verdict what effect it might have on the police witnesses. They were not being tried, but of the
Levy stopped the car at his own house, and fetched a bottle of cham- pagne and a bottle of brandy. Then they all went to Mrs. Neal's flat.
There Mrs. Neall turned on the gramophone, and they had a dance and a drink. After about an hour Levy began to make himself objec tionable. He had previously given Mrs. Neall £2 to cover the cost of her whisky, and when she asked him to go he seized her handbag.. There was a struggle, during, which Miss Price's dress was torn...
Rather than have further disturb- ance Mrs. Neal Jet Levy go. They knew his address because he had given it to Mies Price, and they went with a constable to find him.
After waiting some time they saw. Levy drive up to another young womas, and they accused him. He offered to give them £5 each to square the matter, and after they had charged him a man called and gave them Es to make no further trouble. They foolishly acrented it, The handbag was found in the car.
Levy said that when he entered cleven officers who had given evi Mrs. Neal's fint he took off his deace he could not conceive that overcoat and jacket and put them any public authority would ever on to a settee. He gave Mrs. Nell think it right to employ such aen 30. While he was drinking he saw
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Miss Price tako kome notes and Eubscribers and Visitors advice Mr. Jardine, KC defending, in silver from his pocket. He tried to regarding accommodation available, In address to the jury said that ston her, and in the struggle her motoring facilities, suitable shop- p&5པ་ལ་འབLEATཊ=iscr+#22++n!
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z trooper would become She ran off with some of the If, when at home, they will call lying like a Sheffield policeman." money, and he foolishly went off
It was a terrible thing to think with the bar. He had no intention of telephone to the above address,"
they will receive the utmost niet- that for years ́past" "hindreds of of stealing it. cases in the nolice court had de The magistrate said no jurvance and the latest available infor pended upon the testimony of such would convich Levy, and he woula mation on all subjects of enquiry
Will be placed at their disposal,• he discharged.
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