Mr. Neville Chamberlain's statement in the House of Commons on
Tuesday covered the wide field worked by the Ministry of Health. Dealing with the health of the nation he described the various methods of treating disease—maternal mortality, sleepy sickness, cancer and rheumatism, which last accounts for one-sixth of the total industrial invalidity. It is evident that rheumatism has for a long time been regarded much too lightly. Many doctors think now that nearly all diseases of the heart are directly or indirectly .due to rheumatism. When Mr. Chamberlain turned to housing he was entitled to speak with pride. The results of his Housing Act of 1925 have exceeded all expectation. Yet we venture to say' that it will be too early for the nation to flatter itself until the last stage of. Mr. Chamberlain's housing policy is accomplished—the abolition of the slums, which are the most visible blot upon our civilization.
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