WAR WORK AND HEALTH
* —— COMMENT BY MINISTER tP.S.S.) DUNEDIN. Feb. 23. "Is the strain of war work beginning to tell on workers?" was a question put to the Hon. A. H. Nordmeycr. Minister of Health, this morning. “The general opinion of those who are competent to express an opinion,” said the Minister, "is that fatigue is beginning to make itself shown.” The Minister added that this was to be expected because of the long hours many people were working and because a number of them who were used to an outdoor life were now employed indoors. One factor which the Minister said was causing him concern was the report of school medical officers and nurses that there had been evidence for some time of a deterioration in the standard of children’s health. The number of sub-standard children had increased appreciably. He said no definite opinion could be expressed, excent to say that in many cases the deterioration had obviously been caused through lack of rest and sleep. /
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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23880, 24 February 1943, Page 2
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