The Wanganui Chronicle WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1936. SUBURBAN LIFE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 66, 18 March 1936, Page 6

The Wanganui Chronicle WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1936. SUBURBAN LIFE

yuE .Yegistrar-General of England has revealed by his investigations that the health and longevity of the people of the outer suburbs of London exceeds that of any other section of the British population. This should cause no surprise, because the people of the outer suburbs, generally speaking, have adec|uatc incomes to support them in a reasonable standard of living, while the amenities and conveniences of suburban life are very much higher than they are in the country. Further, and this is more important, the suburban dwellers arc steady in their mode of living. They do not keep late hours at night, and they perforce become regular in their habits. Having to eatch the same train each morning tends to induce a man to go to bed al the same time each night. The absence of distances from the local I church, club or picture theatre makes it possible for the average man to take his pleasures dose to his own door. Further, the introduction of daylight-saving has been a boon to th? suburban dweller. He has been enabled thereby to enjoy his evenings in the open air and to engage in gardening and sport during the u cek. It is. of course, customary to dwell upon the monotony of suburban life and the daily grind of the average suburban dweller. Actually he has more time and money to himself than ho ever had in history, and he can buy more with his money *'■ ' I '''i the greatest King of fhe Middle Ages.