Show Twenty Five Years Of Medical I Progress fir fi Irs i is a nullity mi brief period of time ns as history gt gu but but in that time the American people have r h n 1 a remarkable growth th in iti their physical kal stature stature- The arm i is authority for that statement The average height am tnt ri weight of the men tUNi in our present army is substantially greater than the average I in our Wold Vohl War Var 1 army That t has been the result of or a number of o factors one of the most important of which has been advances ad mi vances made in American medical fuLl health practices In the thc between aut 1942 the medical pro progress ress made in this country was w literally extraordinary New and successful cures were found for ser ious diseases Advanced methods of carin caring for mothers and 1 children were developed Great strides were Vue in the science of nutrition A definite bet t in itt the phys physical well being of the people was the con sequence consequence It is generally believed belie that the American army is physically unsurpassed un uti- surpassed as surpassed as the magnificent performance performance per per- of or our individual indi soldiers proves pro The army is simply sim situ ply a section cross-section of the American people And the American pc people enjoy the highest standards of mcd med teal Cal care human knowledge and a a. free medical profession make possible |