Publications

Health Services in Western Europe

5 January 1963

Britain is not unique in having a health service. Practically every European country has accepted the provision of medical care as a community responsibility. Amongst the…

Pneumonia in Decline

4 January 1963

Pneumonia is a general term applied to inflammation of the lung whatever the cause. Although it may be a complication of drowning or of being caught…

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Lives of Our Children: a Study in Childhood Mortality

12 January 1962

In the early 1930’s, 27,000 children died each year. By 1960, the number had fallen to 5,000. Over 380,000 people now alive would have died in…

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Progress against Tuberculosis

1 October 1962

It is a pleasure to write a short Preface to the first booklet issued by the Office of Health Economic. For too long our attitude to…