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New Zealand Listener, Volume 9, Issue 230, 19 November 1943, Page 7

ISSUED BY THE DEPT OF HEALTH HOW To CHECK VENEREAL DISEASES Venereal disease is a cruel destroyer: It can be passed on by a man to his innocent bride: It can lie dormant for years and then strike. FACE ThE FACTS Gonorrhoea and syphilis are the main forms of Venereal Disease in chis country: They are dangerous, crippling; killing diseases. They are almost always contracted through sexual intercourse: They CAN BE CURED by proper treatment in the early stages. Advice, diagnosis and treatment confidential and free 2 are available at Public Hospital Clinics. GONORRHOEA is the more common. Ic is a contagious disease of the sex organs. Ic can cause sterility : or it may affect the joints, causing arthritis or it may cause chronic ill-health First symptom is a discharge from the sex organs, appearing usually from 2 to 10 days after infection: The discharge is highly infectious: SYPHILIS Is conveyed by a different germ. An Infected mother may give syphilis to her unborn child if not treated_ Syphilis damages the heart, blood vessels, brain, nerves, liver , bone, eyes- almost any part of the body. It often causes blind- ness, deafness, paralysis, mental defects. First symptom is a small ulcer on or near the sex organs, appearing usually about three weeks after infection, though it may appear anywhere from I0 to 90 days after. Prevent VD: striking at you and yours. The best pre- vention is Clean Living: For the unmarried to abstain from intercourse is NOT harmful: Abstinence for those who suspect infection, whether married or not, is essential: In the armed forces a complete check on VD. Is maintained_ If civilians would co-operate with the healch authorities, they could be cured and the great scourge would be under control: If You have any reason to feel suspicious VISIT A DOCTOR OR CLINIC AT ONCE. Full list of Clinics, wich consulting hours, obtainable from any office of che Department of Health: FOR A HEALTHIER natiOn