The main obstacle was the foolish modesty assumed by those who be-Ueved in the widespread assumption that "nice people don't tale about syphilis, that nice people don't have syphilis and that the nice people should not do anything about those who have syphilis" As a matter of fact, over half of the victims of this Gisease acquired it innocently.
There was no way of immunizing} person against venereal diseases, but their control could be brought about by early diagnosis; prompt and Adequate treatment; control of vice and prostitution; education of the} People in the dangers of the dise and the methods of its control the marshalling of public opinion to ensure that the control measures would meet with general support.
He concluded his address with a brief description of the work of the Anti-Venereal League, formed in Shanghai in 1936 "with the object of arousing public attention in China to this important problem."
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