Clinics; Extension of Clinics; Training at Clinics
for Nurses, Students, &c.; Cases attending until non-infective; Male and
Female; Lady Patrols; Social Hygiene Society, Work of; Laboratories and
Free Treatment: Complement Fixation Test for Gonorrhoea 14 Page
Section 3.--Licensed Brothels: Observations on; Dangers of Infection
from; Statistics; North European Conference's Resolution; Flexner's
Views; American Opinion. 15
Section 4.--Exclusion of Venereal Cases from Overseas: Health Act, 1920,
Provisions; Attendances at Clinics; Recommendations; Immigration
Restriction Act and Syphilis. 16
Section 5.--Prophylaxis: Packet System; Early Treatment;
Inter-departmental Committee on Infectious Diseases, Conclusions;
Notices in Public Conveniences; Prophylaxis, Efficiency of 16
Section 6.--Legislation required: Conditional Notification (A)--National
Council of Women, View on; Number or Symbol Notification; Infectious
Diseases Notification Bill, England (1889), Opposition to, Comparisons
with Control of Infectious Diseases; Present System, Disadvantages of;
West Australia Act; New Zealand Legislation suggested. Compulsory
Examination and Treatment (B).--Department of Health, proposed
Legislation, Contagious Diseases Act compared with; West Australia
Legislation, Effect on Attendances at Clinics 17
Section 7.--Marriage Certificate of Health: Royal Commission on Venereal
Diseases; National Birth-rate Commission; Medical Certificate; Statement
before Registrar, Communicable and Mental Disease; Recommendation;
Medical Practitioners' duty 20
Section 8.--Treatment of Unqualified Persons: Chemists, Herbalists,
Chiropractors; Effect of such Treatment; Clinic Statistics relating to
same; West Australian 20
Section 9.--Mentally Defective Adolescents: Danger and Cost to the
State; Supervision and Control proposed 20
PART IV.--SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
Section 1.--Conclusions 21
Section 2.--Recommendations 21
Section 3.--Concluding Remarks 22
APPENDIX 24
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REPORT.
The Hon. the Minister of Health, Wellington.
SIR,--
The Committee of the Board of Health appointed by you to inquire into
and report upon the subject of venereal diseases in New Zealand have the
honour to submit herewith their report.
PART I.--INTRODUCTORY AND HISTORICAL.
SECTION 1.--ORIGIN AND SCOPE OF INQUIRY.
A perusal of departmental
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