MALNUTRITION
CHALLENGE MINISTER
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AUCKLAND, May 24
A challenge to the Health Minister Mr Young, to spend a day visiting the homes of some of the families “of whose malnutrition there is (to him) jfo evidence” was mad© ftp-day by the City,Missioner, Rev. Jasper O:\lder. He said : if the Minister would only take a little more personal interest in organisations, that are fighting for the health of the nation, he would possibly make fewer mistakes. Rev. Odder quotes from the report of the missions honorary doctor that fully eighty per cent, of the cases secu by him had been Y>ccushioned, in some degree, by insufficient food, either in quantity or quality. Rev. Calder invites the Minister to learn from this doctor the true position. ,!
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1933, Page 6
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