12 SEPTEMBER 1924, Page 3

Figures which have been published during the week show a

most welcome decline in tuberculosis. The measures against tuberculosis which have been taken in the last few years have had really astonishing results. Sir Robert Philip has pointed out that a similar decline has not occurred in those countries which have not introduced regular methods of prevention and treatment, such as compulsory notification, dispensaries, sanatoria and " after-care." Tuberculosis is a disease which can be checked and generally ended if it is taken in its early stages. The most important thing of all is for the public to know and to act upon the rules that are freely laid down for their guidance. A nation which has developed a " health conscience " can do more than the whole medical profession to prevent disease.

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