| Astonishing statements concerning the multitude of unqualified medical practitioners and their treatment of patients are contained in a Blue Book embodying the result of inquiries made by the British Local Government Board. Of the towns reported on, unqualified ! practice is increasing in 82, in 7i" i it ex--1 ists to some extent, in 57 there is little, while in only 30 towns is it stated that unqualified prectice docs not exist. Smallpox treated as a simple skin disease by a herbalist, dipthcria diagnosed as mumps and the patients not isolated, scarlet fever spread through being diagnosed as "rose rash," and measles treated as consumption are some of the cases described in the report.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 299, 21 January 1911, Page 4
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113Untitled Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 299, 21 January 1911, Page 4
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