4 MAY 1944, page 2

Births, Marriages And Deaths

The birth-rate, according to the figures of the Registrar-General,. has riSth considerably during the last two years of war, and that for 1943 was • the highest recorded since......

The Newcastle Irregularities

Though the Tribunal appointed to inquire into the administration of the Fire, Police and Civil Defence Services of Newcastle-upon- Tyne found that there was no evidence......

The Prefabricated Houses

One of the " prefabricated " steel houses recently described by Mr. Churchill, soo,000 of which are to be rapidly constructed under the auspices of the Ministry of Works for the......

Labour's Coal Policy

The Labour Party at least cannot be accused of lacking a bold policy for the reorganisation of the coal industry, a task which it is generally agreed cannot be long delayed......

The Making Of Doctors

The report on medical education just issued by the Planning Committee of the Royal College of Physicians, under the chair- manship of Lord Moran, appears just when the findings......