Half-Century’s Progress In Medical Science

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 47, 18 May 1927, Page 1

Half-Century’s Progress In Medical Science

AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT A SATISFYING RECORD By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Reed. 9 a.m. WASHINGTON, Tues. President Coolidge, who addressed the annual session of the American

Medical Association, declared that K early in the 19th \ century there were only three medical ji schools and two general hospitals j in the United 1 States. I He outlined the £> rapid progress that had been made || since, particularly in the past half century, stressing the development of

the Federal State Municipal Health organisations. Fie said that the human race was by no means young, and it had reached a state of maturity. It was the inheritor of very wide experience, and it had located a great many fixed stars in the firmament of truth. No doubt there was a multitude of others to await the revelation of more extended research. —A. and N.Z. “Somewhere inhuman nature there was still a structural weakness,” he said. “We do not do well, as we know. vVe make many constitutions and enact many laws, laying out a course of action providing a method of relationship one with another, which is theoretically above criticism. However, they do not come into full observance and have effect on a society still afflicted with crime. And among nations there are still wars and rumours of wars.” What part the physician will play in the further advancement of the well-being of the world is an interesting speculation. No one can doubt that if humanity could be brought to a state of physical well-being many of our social problems would disappear.—A. and N.Z.