Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-08-06 | Page 5 | Humans between 20-25 Most Free from Sickness

e Humans Between 25 20 Most Free Pree From WASHINGTON Aug 6 CAP AP Human beings were described as being most free from sickness sickness sick sick- ness between n the ages ages of 20 and 25 years in a report report- of the pub pub- le health service ervice made today by Surgeon General Gumm Gum Cum m in gs In infancy and early childhood childhood child child- hood the greatest sickness comes declared the report which is based on a two and one half year survey of the white population population lation about persons of Hagerstown Md which was as asa a a representative small city of the eastern section of the country The curve of ill health drops rapidly to a minimum minimum mini mini- mini mini- mum In late childhood and adolescence adolescence ado ado- it continued and then gradually rises until another maximum is reached in old age The report said that respiratory respiratory tory illnesses accounted for half of the sickness at every age For childhood it declared the chief diseases were communicable ble ones while in older ages sickness mainly was from the organic group of diseases