LEPROSY AND FISH EATING
NO CONNECTION. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 4, 8.50 p.m. Sydney, August 4. Giving evidence before the Food Commission, the naturalist of the Fisheries Department, dealing with the connection between leprosy and fish-eating, said the exact relationship between fish diseases and diseases in man is little understood. With proper cooking there was nothing to fear, even when the fish had internal parasites. He emphatically disclaimed any connection between leprosy and fish, if eaten fresh or after being treated by any method when reasonably fresh. CHEAPER FISH ADVOCATED. Received 4, 10 p.m. London, August 4. Before the Food Commission, Frank Farnell, cx-chiiinnan of the Fisheries 1: >:>pl. adtocated an institute for fishery experiments and experimental oyster forms, prices now charged were a distinct imposition. Fish should cost considerably less than fourpence per pound.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 36, 5 August 1911, Page 5
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135LEPROSY AND FISH EATING Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 36, 5 August 1911, Page 5
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