THE QUACK.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9529, 29 June 1909, Page 4

THE QUACK.

On being interviewed by an Auckland "Star" reporter regarding the presence of "Quacks" in Auckland, a leading medical man of that city said:--This city is becoming notorious for the number of quacks carrying on business. The stringent action recently taken by the Sydney police has had the effect of driving a great many of them out of Australia and New Zealand has, to a large extent, reaped the benefit. Without exception, they are absolute quacks and humbugs, and their presence is a danger to the community. Their impudent pretensions are not lost upon a certain section of the community, especially those suffering from hopeless and irrecoverable diseases. Cancer subjects, for instance, who are beyond the st«ge where an .operation might be performed, are frequently caught by these hucksters, and, after a costly course of treatment, probably die months sooner than they otherwise would. It is surprising what, a number of people go to these quacks, and their daring and impudence are unbounded. Country people, especially, seem to fall easy victims to the inducive announcement made by these cure-alls. It is hisjh time the British Medical Association siovetl in the matt-:r. and tha police took further action."'