THE WORKING CLASSES.
JJJTBRIORATION IN PHYSIQUE. DBOLtSISG B'KTH RA.TJS, PER PBESS ASSOCIATION. London, July 7. In the House of Lords the £a> 1 of Meath asked fcr the appointment of a Boyal Commission to inquire into the causes of the de'eriorati )n of the physique of the working classes. The Bishop of Ripan declared that the decline in the birth rate was alarming. Already there was a shortage of 1,100,000 children, and added that similar causes were op?ra'ing in Canada M>d Australia. The Duke of Devonshire admitted that inquiry was nccewry, though he expressed doubt regarding the deterioration of urban rperatives. After consulting the medical profession the Government would consider appointing a Commission of Irquiry.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 159, 9 July 1903, Page 3
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115THE WORKING CLASSES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 159, 9 July 1903, Page 3
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