RETIRING AGE.
DANGERS OF STOPPING WORK.
(BT CABIB-PS.BSS ABSOOATIOir—COJWMfT.) (AUBtRALIAir AHD ».B. CABUS ASSOCttTJO*.)
LONDON January 3,
Discussing the causes of neurasthenia at the -Education Conference, Dr. Charles Thompson, medical officer for Deptford; declared that the sud* den oeasation of work threw a severe strain on the nervous system of people who retired at 60 or 65. Frequently they became introspective and nervous. Driving motors caused strain and severe reaction. The. telephone operator's occupation was a threatening one. Hot climates exhausted the nervous system, and in-ter-marriage of relations caused delicate nerve inheritance, whilst excessive tea-drinking and smoking were most harmful to susceptibles. Medicine was, valueless for the trouble, and treatment through, the mind by suggestion was everything.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18891, 5 January 1927, Page 7
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117RETIRING AGE. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18891, 5 January 1927, Page 7
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