DETERIORATING PHYSIQUE.
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrighl
London, July 7.
In the House of Lords the Earl of Meath asked for the appointment of a Royal Commission to enquire into the causes of deterioration of physique of the working classes. Tho Bishop of Ripon declared that the decline of the birth rate was alarming. Already there was a shortage of 1,100,000 children. He added that similar causes were operating in Canada and Australia.
The Duke of Devonshire admitted that an enquiry was necessary, though he expressed doubt regarding the deterioration of urban operatives. After consulting the medical profession the Government would consider the desirability of appointing a Commission to enquire.
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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 937, 9 July 1903, Page 2
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108DETERIORATING PHYSIQUE. Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 937, 9 July 1903, Page 2
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