Show 1 TO U ft X s STATE MEDICINE during the past few years thero tins lias been much talk about socialized medicine or state medicine it Is an issue which every one should be interested in and which all should understand its final settlement se tt lement will d determine et ermine the quality of medical service that will be available at any dr nath gatimu n S price when you ya davis III your relatives and your friends become a III in the united states we h have ave always had independent medical practice the individual citizen has had tho right to select and employ tho the services of any licensed practitioner of medicine in whom he has confidence fi under this system of personal medical practice miracles havo have been achieved in the conquering of disease in the short period of years in the united states the tha average length of life of man has been nearly doubled the life expectancy of the newborn child was 35 years it Is now over 62 years during this period typhoid fever favor has bag well nigh disappeared smallpox has been subdued diphtheria has almost been eliminated pernicious anemia tuberculosis diabetes and prevalence OF PYORRHEA IN EXAMINED DENTAL CASES IN THE UNITED STATES MALES FEMALES 1940 24 0 53 arit art 21 30 35 fa 60 I 1 a score of lesser ailments have been brought under control american medicine gave to the tha united states in the calendar year of 1040 1940 the most favorable health record of its ita years history it resulted in 1040 1940 in th the a highest general generale level of health and in the lowest death rato rate ever known for the united states or for any comparable number of people anywhere in the world it now appears that the record for 1941 will be even better in this country there are some who seek to establish political control of medicine and of medical practice it is granted that their motives are entirely honorable and wholly altruistic that their arguments are plausible and alluring but the record shows that the accomplishment of this purpose would hamper the medical profession in the performance of its duties and so break down the morale and the effectiveness of the physicians the men who are responsible tor for the physical well being of men women and children these proposals must be recognized tor for what they really are they are moves toward the establishment of political control of medicaid medical services and the ahe bureaucratic domination of both the patient and the doctor they embody the menace of a step by step process of destruction of the system that has given this nation the highest level of health ever known that has given its people the most resourcefulness the most wealth and the highest standard of living in the history of the world from the brochure priceless heritage published by the national physicians committee for the extension of medical service pittsfield building chicago ill ial on request a free copy will be mailed to you for the aie most part art american doctors docto are S determinedly edly opposed to this drive for 0 socialized o ciali zed medicine and I 1 must say that I 1 am with thern them all the way state medicine mt dichne in my opinion bears disaster for doc tor and patient alike you can not pipe out medicine rite dicine to the community as you do with team steam heat DR A 1 CRONIN english physician author of the citadel 0 QUE QUESTION STION BOX send questions quett tons to dr nathan S davis III winnetka winn e aka ill III Enc loco loto a self eek addressed stamped envelope Q what causes the joints to be sore in the morning B A some form of rheumatism plus chilling and lack of motion while asleep amy fingernails peel and become pitted tor for no apparent reason what is the cause for or it C E A it may bo be duo to nail polish sonic soine lenoral disease anemia or 01 or to some local woo tion |