Streamlining Chaos and Medical Reform In 1940s Commentary
A column rails at Ringling Brothers modernizing plans and a looming public backlash. It also critiques a New York Medical Society program stressing free physician choice and warns reform must focus on prevention and affordable care for the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Society of
County of
New York
Comitia Minora
American Medical Association
British Medical Association
Reforming medical care without abolishing private practice
The author argues for widening access to low cost medical care while preserving private practice. He stresses that inherited obstacles to distribution must be removed to enable reform and avoid public education or private schools being abolished.
Paralyzing Illness Presses Illinois in 1940
Infantile paralysis reached 517 reported cases by mid November in Illinois, higher than any year since 1937. Health officials note past patterns show two year cycles of high prevalence and warn of potential elevated rates next year.
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Fiori
Ringlings
Norman Bel Geddes
Illinois
State Department of Public Health
Illinois livestock outlook for 1940 41 expected to grow
Reports to State and Federal departments of agriculture say Illinois will match or exceed last season in numbers with more light weight stock and fewer heavy feeders. The Corn Belt sees increased lambs and a broad midwestern trend toward higher animal movement amid wartime demands.
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Illinois
Departments of Agriculture
Corn Belt
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