Stn,—There are five doctors in my family's connexion, and between
us we must look after about to,000 people—all good middle class. Among this cross-section of the population we have not come across 5o people who want a National Health scheme.
Let " Janus " put that in his pipe and smoke it and stop writing untruthful paragraphs about the medical profession. No, sir! If the Government were really in earnest about giving the people a better health service they would require to begin by nationalising housing—tuberculosis has increased by 60 per cent. in this town because of appalling housing conditions. With decent houses the disease could be wiped out altogether. Before I renew my subscriptions to your paper I would like "Janus" to admit that he has received some evidence that everyone is not in favour of the National Health Service.—With the season's compliments,
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