LECTURE BY DR. H. D. BEDFORD

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 71, 17 December 1917, Page 6

LECTURE BY DR. H. D. BEDFORD

tt.O. VtdffS that the two chief iTsocialdiseg-c^lhs a,UI C of men suffered from gon-":-V' ho T^cS ht oX Kl'red from syphilr; nd° .Sou there were — Jr„ro« from the disease. The disSl I .as mora prevalent in the cities STtile country districts, but A showed, themselves in courge, and we had it in New Ze.iH M g 'Examination for military sciice had revealed a good deal, ad of Health had «flu>«J figures concerning men in the » efmps. In the first six months oflJU* 'soldiers were, admitted to Fcafte* ton Camp Hospital and. 191 to IreM ham Camp Hosmta gonnohrea, a total of 2U- *™"'k {0 svphillitics, the total was bwugt « 300. For many years it was thou J there was no cure for tho disea e, but Igot-b M found. would cure if the disease was «n Us early stages. Tho name,of i v 606. When war broke out tho JHi a„d French .cientisU had to «*£ work to discover a remedy. , cd 959 times, and succeeded a* 040 th attempt, . There, were ian « ways of contracting social sj,^ ftKbiect. Astothoinora so sacrifice was the basis « , Xi Men should keep clean the todies*nica were intended to be the temples oi tno H Se S second lecture of tlie series will be given to-night.