THE NEW DISEASE.
LONDON, June 18. Sir William Dennett, the surgeon, at the dinner of the Council of the Institute of Hygiene in London last evening. referred to the astonishing number of eases of nervous breakdowns at the present day. Thirty years'ago, he said, there was no such thing as nervous break down.-. Women then were liable to attacks ( hysteria, but they, too, nowadays had nervouiS breakdowns '.instead. There must be something wrong lor this happen. Mr Lloyd George, who was the guest of the Council, said that undoubtedly nervous restlessness was one of the most serious diseases of our day. "Whether it is physical, tempermental, or atmospheric—(hulghter) —or whether it is the result of war," he added. “I dont know. I only saw the war at a pretty safe distance, but even then I felt, gazing through the gates of hell. Tt is a marvel to me. that the minds of the men engaged in it* did not giie way." tie was amazed that there was not more restlessness to-dav than there was.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1925, Page 1
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174THE NEW DISEASE. Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1925, Page 1
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