Birth Control in China Need of Shanghai Clinic Emp ed At a ell attended tiffin meeting of the Y's Alen's Club held on dae "bint Moote's Cate, Bhr El, Lowe, Indosteial Secretar National "Committee of. M.
Hood through Birth Control." address on "Improving out. livell= alts it China, gave an ale of pith control isa delicate and Mr. C. H. Lowe said the question
ery' misunderstood subject, in many cases itis thought to. mean the abolishing of blyth, infanticide ete, does not mean this at alle means the intelligent limitation and of birth in the interest of ational health. It reeany children of cee and "nat of chance, improve economic, conditions China by sewer and better einldvew: 'There is urgent need of birth con trol'in' China, "Sociologists have Suggested the. improvensent.of me dustrial conditions and migration foliot but these relief hot cover everythings "To show the urgency of taste, the Tatest Government returns show that" there are. 474 millions of people in'China and the question arises, how much can 'China, supe Port?" continued Mr. Lowe. "Only One quarter of China iv capable of cultivation, and taking two and half acres' to support. a" man' the amount of land available can only support 260 millions, With the exception of the Three Eastern provinees, China does not produce Trough fo" support the population, Another way to study the situation oto "take: the "unemployment, cul it inderemployment. There is always an excess of people apnly= Inge "for "jabin, becatte' of the high of increase of the. population. Chinese flow ft extremely" alton (9 support their families "and this, one cause that forces people to fell theie"chitgrens In" Shans in 1080 10,000'giris were told into prostitute tions oF as servant gitig at prices ranging from $2.00 (0 "The quest (1) What China, how ort? industrial population: how much do they" earn, how many children can support? (3) Do the working people need birth control, do. they itt With regard to' the last gestion T have studied the matter find that the workers are very anxious to get hold of birth control information, If the subject tackled intelligently we can reduce materially the number of mental de-Teetives, blind and deformed people, who are a social menace to the country. Infant mortality in China is exceptionally high, some 0/40 per 1,000. Intelligent' Birth Control Will reduce tis, which 1 call was there is an established th control which doing good work but not in Shanghai where there is great need, have tried to organize such a clinic inghai but owing t0 Inck of and funds, we have. not able to do much so far. 'In China, of course, it is very dificult owing to lack' of sanitary conditions, clean water ete, is a device bot cheap and simple and T hope that doctors who fare members of the Y's Men's Club will study this very important que' tien."
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