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Two medical authorities declaro

that Britain is definitely a 0.3 nation in an important book published recently.' -

by

Mary Sutherland

(Chief Woman Oficer of the

W

Labour Party.)

E have witnessed. since the passing of the first Public Health Act in 1875, some- thing like a revolution in the health conditions of the people. Several years have been added to the life of the "average man and woman. The death: rate has fallen. There has beer a steady decline in the Incidence of tuberculosis.

Certain

virulent infectious diseases have almost disap- peared, and the danger · of others to the community has been lessened by the method of Isolation.

The whole of our public health services up to the present day have been based on know- ledge of the effect of environ- ment on health.

We now take it for granted that the community through county or borough councils should be respon- sible for the isolation of infec- tion. for the provision of draina and a pure water supply; that the plumber, the scavenger and the engineer, as well as the doctor. have a part to play in promoting and maintaining public health.

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NEW type of

doctor

has grown up with these developments. We have with us to-day not only the Keneral practitioner or family doctor but also the Medical Omeer of Ilealth.

Yel. In spite of the almost dramatic progress of the last sixty years, we are not a healthy nation. We are, quite definitely. C.3. Such nt least in the conclusion to be drawn from a striking book pub- lished to-day, "Poverty and Pub« He Health (Gollancz, 09.1, the joint work of Dr. 0. C. M. M'Conigle, Medical

Omeer

of

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The whole of U.S.A. has heard the famous Dionne · 'quins" broadcast. If British children, too, could tell the world, they would agree with the doctors-

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FOOD is

is the

Key to Health

ifealth for Stockton-on-Tees, and J. Kirby, M.RS.1.

Both write with authority, for their knowledge is based upon long experience of public health work in industrial areas. They examine existing information about the health conditions of the people.

There is to-day no information about the adult population com- parable to the reports of the Ministry of National Service, 1017- 10, which started the nation by revealing that only one in three of the men of military age was fit and healthy.

But we do possess information about the health of school chil- dren, the health of children who attend Child Welfare Centres, and the health of groups of people in

-certain

If all children had the same attention

as the "quins".

breas where

special investigations have been undertaken.. Dr. M'Gonigle, one of the authors, has himself done outstanding work

in this field of inquiry.

I hope that this book will be rend by those who use official statis- tics to prove that things are "not so bad".with tho unemployed and with the children in in- dustrial areas, Here we are told very plainly that-the-official-statis- tles which are the basis of so many complacent, soothing utterances reveal a very unsatisfac- tory state of affairs,

'About one in three of the elementary school children who come under routine medical examl-

have nation

EOME physical defect. inore than half of them being defects requiring treat- ment. In addition, two out of three of the chll- dren dentally examined have dental defects re- quiring treatment.

of

Further, B large number children are submitted for special inspection every year because they appear to a lay observer-possibly the teacher-to have some defect, and of these well over one in three were found to require treatment.

The authors insist that bad ne these figures are they are an It is pointed out understatement. that in the ordinary routine in- spection it is difficult to detect any but the more obvious physical defects and inpossible to detect such conditions as rheumatism; and that wherever more detailed investigations have taken place a much higher incidence of defects tins been revealed,

For example, special inquiries in certain London and Durham schools reveal that only 12.5 per cent, of the London children examined and & per cent, of the Durham children were free from all signs of rickets. Yet we are often assured that rickets is dis- Rickets Appearing.

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HE value of much of the official information is further limited by the absence of any common standard of assessing physical condition. and especially nutrition. In an area where the general health standards are poor, a low statidard will probably be necepled as mal," and only children below that low standard will be certified as suffering from sub-normal or poor nutrition.

nor-

A careful analysis of the records. of children at the Child Welfare Centre in Stockton-on-Tees shows that most of the defects which are detected in school children develop in the first and second years of life, and that there is a substantial correlation between faulty diet and many of the physical defects from which children suffer.

This brings us to the main argu- ment of the book-that nutrlilen

HOUSEWIVES-TAKE NOTE!

THERE have been so many inquiries from readers lately these minute beetles, but in most cases it is best to send

about small insects which invade newly built houses it away for expert treatment. and others which cat into wood that the following in- Persistent applications with a good fluid may stem the formation may be useful.

attacks. Each hole must be treated separately and then! One species of booklice will invade new houses and stopped up to prevent further attacks when the-beetle slay there sometimes for two years until brickwork and lays her eggs. Special cure should be given to any part plaster have dried out thoroughly. These are tiny soft- where the surface of the wood is worn.

Then there are the fumigation and the special heat bodied swift-moving pests, either dark or light, and they delight in dampness. When the house gels absolutely systems. The latter must be carried out under expert dry they disappear.

guidance for temperature. Meantime, there does not seem to be any specific If fumigation is resorted to, carbon tetrachloride is the remedy for this plague, although spraying with any re- only chemical suitable for home use. llable Insecticide will help to keep them in check,

A small room or cupboard should be used if furniture is: Another miniature marauder is the furniture beelle. to be fumigated but it must be airtight. Bowls of the This destructive creature bores into furniture and wood- liquid should be placed on a shelf or something similar, work, especially old wood where the polish or varnish say, 'a packing case if a stool is to be treated. The liquid har worn away.

should be just above the infected woodwork so that the There are various methods of ridding the wood of vapours fall directly on to the ravaged portions.

SALESMAN SAM

Is equally important as, pomalbly of greater importance than, en- vironment in determining health. und that QUI public services should more and more be directed towards sound nutrition--which is a matter of right diet.

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T is stated emphatically by the writers that a considerable proportion

of our population cannot get a right diet because of poverty, and they are impatient with the view that inemcient housekeeping rather than poverty is the cause of faulty diet and bad nutrition, "The average

housewife by rule-of- thumb methods knows approxi- mately what foods to buy and roughly what quantities," state these two doctors. "Her meals are determined not so much by ignor- ance as by purchasing power.

"It is possible to teach what constitutes a theoretically ideal dietary if this teaching is needed. and of this there is some doubt), but the application of this know- ledge is dependent on purchasing power."

The section of the book which examines working-class expendi- ture, and the relation between the amount available for food and the amount paid for rent-and-other necessary overhead expenses, is particularly useful, and shows an understanding of

working-class

life which the scientifle worker does not always possess.

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HEN a family of five is suddenly transferred

from a

wage of 45s. to unemployment benefit of 355.. the mother is. compelled to cut clown food because there is nothing else she can cut; and when an un- employed family is moved from a stum house to a new Council house, the extra tow shilings needed for rent must be taken out of the chil- dren's stomachs.

And so we find that the death rate among unemployed familles transferred from a slum area to a fine new housing estate in Block- ton-on-Tees showed a startling increase, for no other reason than that food had to be sacrificed to

rent

The moral is that we cannot derive full advantage from our health and housing services and other measures designed to create

environment n healthy people are adequately fed.

ROUND ABOUT by

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1936.

NEW PARLOPHONE

The Showman | F540

Tis a far cry from the old amithy at Abbot's Snorting to

topmost pinnacle of fame.

There seems a world of differ- ence between my daughter, Goompy, who used to nudge the horses to change legs when Ol were a-shoeing of 'em (Goompy the Noodger, they called her), and that glittering, glamorous, polson- ously pallid empress of ecstasy. Goompla Noodja, the Passion- burnt Toast of To-day. But that's how it is,

I have to noodge mysel to make my. self bellove it's all true. There she was, one night, sitting in a party with the lord she left the stage to marry, and a lot of other lörds and ladies; and site was picked out by a fim producer, I can make a star out of you" bo enkl.

And now....

GLAMOROUS GOOMPIA

And now I hardly know my little Goompy. Her eyelashes brush her chin. She wears falso lips of crimson glass, cupped to her teeth. Her Anger natis are ipped with crimson electrio lights.

People faint from emotion whenever alie appears. Motor-cars chase them selves in circles, weeping with joy. Kettles boil over. Geese are cooked.

All she says in publle is “ Yairas · » . no-ah Yatras... noah!"

My little girl Last night she said to me,Feyther, I'm in such a deyther! Do'ee think they be makin' a fule of 017

1 reassured her, and no kuccessfully that she laughed and nudged me play. fully in the ribs in quite her old stylo.

I was knocked unconscious for Ove minutes.

Passing Reference

JUDGE KNIGHT asked the child:

'Do you love your moma?

Do

you love your pops? To each question Marilyn replied,Uh, uh."

And the netion for the custody of Alm star's child continues.

The Great English Speaking Nationa

of The World, in chorus:-

Yeah, she loves her moms, and she

loves her pops,

Each of 'em feeds her peppermint

drops:

But they ain't been friends for many a

day.

Moms and pops are funny that was Sny, Marilyn, honey, don't you fret, You're much too young to act sore, my

pet:

Just say. Un, sh and fry-and-

Jakesi

To see WHAT A STORY all this

makes!

The Talkers

THE cinema attendant, whe woke up a sleeping patron, did so because you can never be sure, in this queer. ilie, who are the snorers and who tho non-snorers. You cannot marry every“ onc.

But I would far rather sit behind anorer in a cinema than behind a talker. A tap on the shoulder will disturb snorer's rhythm; but a bit mallet is necessary even to with attract a talker's attention.

The high-pitched, affected voice goes on and on, reciting the day's doings in between condescending comments en the picture.

I wonder if these apes realise any- thing of the venomous-batred--thoy, arouse.

Wags' Corner

A MAN was anxiously awaiting the birth of his first child. Ho paced up and down in misery and mental torture until, at last, thê nume brought him the news.

It's a girl," she said, smiling.

Thank heaven!" gasped the father. "I wouldn't want any son of mine to go through what I suffered to-night1"

Table Tennis Menace

SUPPOSE you thought it was just A gumic, but the English Table Temuls Association have Utted what we used to call ping-pong to the plane of selenile it not paychological) optles

ruling with their latest women's clothes whitch, neclifentally or not. might dazzle opponents.

against

This, I think, is another of thoir events which call for celebration song, so, if you are all ready ...?

Contraltos: I'm Prudence the Pan- ther of Ping-Pong..."

Sopranos: "My dresses are dazzling and ding-dong ... "

Double-Basses: "You'll shake in your

shoes...

Tenors: "At one glimpse of my

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hloose... unless

All: "I'm the menace who makes them all ping, wrong!"

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Plain And Simple-Mostly Simple

(State of My Heart. F.T. (A Rendezvous with a Dream R2242 (Squeeza Mo. F.T. ́....

(Once in a Whilo. F.T. R2243 (Whoop it Up. F.T.

(You Don't Understand.

F538

RECORDS

Maurice Winnick's Orch. ..Maurice Winnick's Orch.

.Louis Armstrong & His Five , Louis Armstrong & His Five. Williams & His Washboard Band,

F.T. Williams & His Washboard Band. Q.S.... Harry Roy & His Orch, Q.5... Harry Roy & His Orch. Harry Roy & His Orch. .Harry Roy & His Orch.

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(Sky High Honeymoon. (No Words, Nor Anything. (Seat Singers. FT.... (Borli on the Bass. F.T. R2239 (Don't Tell My Mother.

(Faust Do-Bunked.

F537

F541

(I Bet You Tell That. (Nothing's Blue But the Sky. (Your Heart & Mine. (When I'm With You

F531

Ronald Frankau.

, Ronald Frankau.

.Len Berman with Orch. Len Berman with Orch.

.Leslie Hutchinson. .Leslie Hutchinson.

from "POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL".

and

(POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL Selection (SHIRLEY TEMPLE'S

Patricia Rossborough. Piano. (NEW FILM.

TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY,

Marina House, 19, Queen's Road, Central, Tel. 24648.

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

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ACROSS 1-Side-affected-by-some.. schoul-

boys.

6 Side affected by the rasher

lovers.

made

The wrong 'uns who lovers die.

10. The outside edge.

11 Very much the same. 12 Charm.

13 Showing grief about some bad

fad.

15 Meaning meaning.

18 Meaning counsel,

10 These urchins are everywhere

in Basra.

20 Sixpence for a canopy doesn't

sound dear.

22 Spare

24 Serpent.

26 Blow-outs that don't worry the

car-driver.

27 VIII, eight, 8.

30 It is necessary

pounce

31 Makes a reduction. 32 Put paid to.

10 make A

33 "Men tilt, or," rather, pluck this

(anag.).

DOWN

1 These Bies are nearly all legs. 2 Across ten thousand: this is

self-evident.

deals in

3 A tradesman who

leather and finds even the bits bring him

proft.

4 Gives heart.

5 Spoke untruthfully about the

letters, albelt Indistinctly.

6 Bad roll (anag).

7 Stir and let the movement end.

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8 The fame of the infamous. 14 This apple though grown almost

"everywhere is useless for elder

15 Place between Bury and

final position.

10 Hung up.

17 Black, sailor.

18 Foolish person.

the

25 Send tea for the less select port

of London (hyphen, 4, 3.).

coal-scuttle on

23 Balance

letter with pussy on top: quite

feat for a Pole? a fen

24 This ant is obviously not the “maln bug,” as they say in the State.

25 Work idly.

18 Cellar spring?

20 This increase in size is very

"pash."

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CIRCULATION

WELL, I'M JEST ABOUT SET, BUZZ HOW DO YA LIKE MY NEW HUNTIN' OUTFIT?

HOLEY SOCKS, SAM!: CHASS TOO MUCH! YOU'D GET ALL TIRED OUT, CARRYIN' ALL THAT TRUCK}|

ON A HUNTIN' TRIP, YA SHOULD DRESS AS PLAIN AU' SIMPLE AS YA KNOW HOW, —SO YA KIŃ MOVE, FASTER AN EASIER!

HEY, SAM, I BEEN WAITIN! FER TEN MINUTES FERYA

TA HELP ME PACK!

(COMING, DUZ2=; COMING!

IF MY HUNTIN' OUTFIT WUZ ANY PLAINER 02

SIMPLER THAN THIS —I'D BE ARRESTED!

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