Show WAR ON DISEASE CARE OF DEFECTIVES DEFECTIVES' ARMY AMONG GREAT BRITISH HEALTH PLANS I This is the second of a series of three thren articles on Great Groat Britain's reconstruction tion ion plans after aCter the thc war war written for lor Universal Service This deals with En England's great reat war against disease while the third and last article of or the tha s series rles will handle the question of ot lIquor control I 1 B By J y William if J. J Butler I cr 1 Service Correspondent T ONDON April 26 Britain's Britain's parlia- parlia L LONDON mont is perfecting a national I machine machino ma- ma chino chine for tor a great war on disease Tho The bill for the thOo establishment of f a a. new I ministry of or health an important plank In n the tho Lloyd Llord George government go platform platform plat plat- form of oC war post-war reconstruction is rapidly rapid nearing adoption Unified medical command is the key key- note Care of or the thc deaf dear and dumb the Ill fed school children now numbering numbering numbering number number- ing half a million a great national housing program childbirth nurseries lunacy disablement preventive medical medical medi medi- cal service and research on a a. I large 5 scale aJo with provided funds are amon among the state tc departmental activities to be centralized and co I War nr Against DIH Disen cue c Special advisory ad committees will be beset I Iset set up throughout the kingdom king and ond 1 plans will bo be developed for Cor equipping tho state efficiently to battle disease Heading Heading- this proposed new ne ministry I Is Great Britain's foremost reconstruction tion expert Dr Christopher AddIson M. M P. P The big object of or the tho ministry said Dr Addison will vm be the promotion promotion promo promo- tion lion of or haith of oC the tho people by unit unity of ot control insuring common direction and common policy During the last Jast four years we have havo lost Jost about of the pick Ick of or our race ce on tho the b battlefield In O October tober i Llio emDer and ana December or of last Jast j year ear earthe the mortality t from Influenza was as as' as high as tho the era a average o monthly mortality during tho rho ho war from war causes rm Armies of Defectives ex t Whole armies of defective attended our elementary schools and afterwards lost Jost themselves In the mass massof massof of or the population and we forgot about abouL them until suddenly some great leat national national na na- I event brought the thc matter mater to our minds This was the case during the war when those children were represented represented h by hundreds of men who were unable to pass the very cry moderate standard standard stan stan- dard of or physical fitness the arm army re re re- Tho The local 1 So government nt board the in insurance in I commission the services connected COni connected con COn- i with children at the board boar of or education expectant mothers' mothers and nurseries schools school the control of oC ml midwives mid mid- wives and the powers or Hof the home office of ot- office fice w respect to child life will ill bo be at once Later Lator on so p. p as not to overload o the ministry ot of health of-health health staff at the thc beginning begin begin- begin j ning it is proposed ed to take the power of or control of or the tho mentally deficient tho the duties of or the ministry of pensions with regard re ard to disabled soldiers the services of or the board of education in ht respect ct to medical Inspection etc and ordinate co-ordinate them In the thc ministry Strong for tOr Prevention Pre It will handle the work worl of ot the committee committee com com- I on poor poor law thus disentangling sickness from Crom destitution The ministry ministry minis minis- minis minis-I try tn would have havo control not fot only of the medical services ser but also of the preventive pre I services and that Is Ish h why th vast new r scheme must remain I under the ministry of healthA health A feature of or the ministry will be i Ithe ithe the constitution of or advisory ad committees j h which will look to prevention primarily I rather than cure In our schools there thero are arc re half a million children suffering I from malnutrition That is a preventable preventable prevent prevent- able condition and many others are The local government hoard and the tho I En English lIsh insurance commission will cease altogether and their powers will come under the now new ministry I am prepared to m make ke tho the bill applicable to Ireland as far tar as ns possible Sir Edward Carson said the Que question Uon of housing had more to to do with the tha health health of or the people than almost any other and he was not sure that It did not also help to solve the temperance question Benefit for Ireland I I I Another matter foreshadowed dowed v sat al al altho tho the revising of ot the thc poor law lawo There There i iwas was no place Sir Edward contended that required revision of th the poor law more than Ireland The bill he said I really foreshadowed a great policy forthe for Cor forthe I the tho amelioration of the people and ha lie r I claimed that policy for Ireland In Its i fullest form he said said the bill ought I to be he nu made do applicable to Ireland j jI Mr Devlin contended that the gO government gov gov- government I ought to bring In a bill specially specially dealing with Ireland after consultation con con- consultation I with the recognized medical 1 authorities there because J if Scotland was entitled to a separate bill why not Ireland The great housing scheme embraces the provision of ot funds 1 Involving ing millions mil lions b by the government go and antI municipalities municipalities for or dealing with unsanitary ry areas and In helping people build bund comfortable healthy health homes The London Lon I don fon on county count council plans a a. I housing scheme with new working class clasi suburbs |