of the Prines of Wives, " Meeting was held at Marlborough Mouse on Wednesday Inst and speeches delivered, a4 the subject of the Spread_of Consumption, by various mem-the national: assoc ation for the prevention of that fell disease," Foremost among the speakers was Sir Wiliam Broadbent (the President), who at the request of H.R.H. delivered a. state. ment as to the objects Jand3 methods ion. Quoting fromthe returns gistrar-General, Ste William said that "every year nearly. 60,000 deaths are register das due to tuberculosis in England and Wales alone, nor does the destructive work of the tubercle end here, 00 deaths are likewise annually attributed to other forms of tuberculosis, here diseases of the hones, hip disease ete." This means of something like 200 deaths we ate told that the disease heritel but is entirely due. to microbes and is preventible sind curable, it certainly seems'that the time has come when as & nation we should geipple with the fell monster and samp it out,
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