RHEUMATISM AND INDUSTRY
SIR,—Dr. Sanguinetti (letter The Spectator, October loth) may be confident that Lord Horder appreciates fully his pioneer work in Kensington as far back as 1921. But the fact that twenty years have since passed without the good example then set being followed to any great extent is the strongest justification for the "Plan for National Action " now put forward by Lord Horder on behalf of the Empire Rheumatism Council. It is a deplorable fact that today facilities for proper treatment are available for only about to per cent. of adult rheumatic sufferers in our kingdom. The position as to tuberculosis and cancer is fortunately far better. In regard to the former means .of early diagnosis and treatment have been available for some time past. Regarding the latter, the Ministry of Health announced in 1938 a national plan of treatment. Rheumatic disease remains as the one serious gap in our otherwise admirable Public Health services.—Yours
(Secretary, Empire Rheumatism Council).
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