Disabled Citizens
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Cerebral Palsy, T.B., Epilepsy, deafness, and the physical handicaps of school children, are amongst the subjects dealt with; the present position in regard to them is reviewed and the "gaps' pointed out. Prevention rather than treatment is stressed, and how far we have to travel to attain the objective of a really adequate and comprehensive service which makes provision for both these things, is all too clearly demonstrated.
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