"WELL IN HAND"

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 3, 3 July 1943, Page 6

"WELL IN HAND"

; 1 CONTRQI-.' . ' giPayuig; attribute to the "work "of '■the -. 3£ealth.<^^ Department in dealing with . Mr. ::W.' T. Andertoii {(Government, Eden),'; speaking.. •to • a petition-tyntthes House-, of IRepresenta--liyes) yesterday, said the Department tad/proved to ;the' Public Health, Corri- ;: -sjrutfee:y that the -: disease ;-was. /well- •;in '.' ■fiaria.v:':'-./.*■..■■.■•:■■■•; -::- -^ ■■■ •a-.-v- •■ ■:'■■> '■ -): Mr. ?1 Aridertdh,: who- is. cliairman1 of thexPublic * Health Committee, ■"presented^ the Committee's fuiding that, a ; petition, from a number - of•. citizens .that every.: step" 'should'be taken ;t6»,combat venereal 'disease should. be.- referred' to the. Goyerhment favourable consideration., ,'"-.:■', .-■ Mr. !Aiiderton said that thp .recomi ritehdation was ■ not due .to " the . fact tnat the Committee had not been" satis--that ..the Government and Health ,Department were.not doing everything in.; their pow^r to_ fight the, disease..» In .fact,, the Committee had been, most, favourably impressed by.the evidence' of the.' departmental officers, -which showed that New.; Zealand was. in a very happy position regarding the treatment; and control'- of venereal r disease.--■;';■:•■'■: ' '';■ '. :■ •'-..'••-';.-'': ■'•;.■.. ■•'..Mrs. >M. M. Dreaver "Waitemata) .stressed': - that, ~ the' ' main ,' pdihfcs^fdr .consideration to ; combat the disease .were education and"cleanliness, and'local-bodies-should be in a position to advise the public . concerning clinics., r.She;said that the Scout-,mov;e-jnieht had :done. wonderful education : Y?ork, -the: boys'.■.•.■.being ;taught'- 'the dangers confronting them. ?' -V: