THE WHITE PLAGUE
FEW PEOPLE IMMUNE. ("Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services.) ' * LONDON, July 9. .At tho Tuberculosis Conference at Leeds, Sir William Osier declared that 90 per cent, of people had a small area of tuberculosis in their systems. When the workers had a living wage, and houses became homes, and tho nation spent on food whafe it now spent on drink, millions would bcconio immune. An inspector of factories asserted that tho dry .sweeping of floors avos moro objectionable than expectorating.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19140711.2.67
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume L, Issue 15017, 11 July 1914, Page 11
Word Count
82THE WHITE PLAGUE Press, Volume L, Issue 15017, 11 July 1914, Page 11
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.