PHYSICIANS IN CONFERENCE
AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL CONGRESS.
DOMINION MEMBERS WELCOMED.
By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received Sept. 2, 9.10 p.m. Sydney, Sept. 2. Members of the Australian. Medical Congress were tendered a civic reception at the Sydney Town Hall to-day. Chief-Commissioner Garlick cordially welcomed the New Zealand representatives.
Mr. Garlick directed attention to the fact that the infantile death rate per 1000 in the Sydney metropolitan area was now’ only 49.3, compared with 71 when the congress last met there in 1911, while the average death rate was only 9.3 par 1600. Sir Ewan McLean, the immedate pastpresident of the British Medical Association and vice-chancellor of the University of Wales, fittingly acknowledged the welcome on behalf of the central council of the association.
The congress begins to-morrow at the University, when the discussion opens on the question: “What is being done in Australia towards cancer research 7”
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1929, Page 9
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