Show battle for better national health longer life for the average man by H C COX insurance toronto can As members of the human race we sense as other men do the agonies of the heart that result from family separations and we sympathize fully with our fellow men in the mental suffering t occasioned by the deaths of the loved ones but as life insurance men we are compelled to go further and count other costs as well in some respects we are like the red eed cross workers behind the battle line we count the dead and succor the tha wounded we are back of every sector on oil which the enemy is nial making ing an attack we know each day how many have fallen and from what causes we record and tabulate our information months and almost years ahead of the reports that are given out from headquarters in washington 0 ton doea it not seem that in sonic some way way we nse should arran arrange ae for more direct communication and greater operation cooperation co with the forces that are fighting the battle tor for better health and longer 0 average average 0 life from the nature of our business and its wide spread over the entire country and in all kinds kinda of homes we know better and sooner than any other organization or agency the trend of public health and just what is causing deaths among the people from week to week why therefore should we not resolve here and now to make the association of life insurance presidents a statistical clearing house to which we shall henceforth report deaths and causes of death every month to the end that the association may in return tabulate them and make reports in aggregate to such government and state departments as need such information and will use it in fighting the battle for better national health and longer life for mr average man for him who is the composite of us all |