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It cannot be too often emphasised that diphtheria is easy to
treat if detected early, and so very difficult to treat if only detected
late. It therefore behoves everybody having the charge of children
to treat sore throats seriously.
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Overcrowding is still a serious feature, and although you have
done magnificently in erecting houses in the past, there is yet
heroic work to be done.
Enthusiasts, as you know, spoil all schemes by declaring that
their pet nostrum will cure the world of all its ills. I cannot advise
you that housing the people can solve all the problems of public
health, but I am perfectly persuaded that these problems will never
be solved until the people are re-housed under proper circumstances.