Reading Observer 04-1920

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· READING INS"RANCE
COMMITTEE.

Special

ANTIOIPATING INFLUmNZA.
A meeting of the 'Reedlng In&nf&oce eom.mi~

W. B. Recluao Corsets \ are spliclally -cle·
sigpecl to meet th-e require'ments Df. stout
figures;- no unsightly and. injurioU8 banel•
or straps are usedi in their construction.
They III'e comfortable stylish· garments
which. by 'scientifi~ designing alone, ,will
actually reduce hi~n • bust and
. abdominal
measurements.

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recehred from Mr, StanlClY Hodg.

~, tcndenui hlS re~ugnatto n fr()ID the Committe& on &CCQunt of inability to altend m eet~

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The resigm:.tion

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regret.

Mrs. Grea.voC.s, a ppomted by the ?l-linllstry of
H ealth was eleeted on the COmmIttee In the place
ol M.I;'s. ~ roa.dl ey, res.igneQ, a.nd too Chairman

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.. je.rlended the fl ew member d heart.y welcom e.
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It waa reported that MIss A S le«nlt, Dr

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Reduso Model, carried
out lin a strong strdng Spot
Broche, in White an'd Black/
Sky; low bust, mediub length
hip.' SIZes 32-36.
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·'.APron!' (Ibs Mayor) , and Mr Rabson hAd nol
~ttended

a. "tneetmg fOT t he last six: months.

, The Mayor was excused atten dance dunng his
):ta.yoralty. The seats of t be other two m embers
' lI'6l'e declared vn.cant.

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VILLAGE SET'l'LEMENTS
A letter: WB S read from Col. Leshe Wilson,

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reply he ha.d rece.l\"'Ed from D:.
Mtnister of Health, m response to hIS
J reqaetSt, on beha.lf of t hE' Committ.ee, t hat he
t ,dlonld address tbo prop06ed conferen ce nt . Re nd .
) lng on the subject of t raming coloDies. and viI/ la.ge setMements. The l et.te r from Dr. Add ison
.t.a.ted t hat It ~ not poSSIble for any member
I of the Government to adrlress , t h e proposed conference until the Mmistrv h ad completed t heir
'.eo,nside.ration of t heir future polley. on the mntter
llr. Blair h ad p robably been ml.sled by UllIlU,
thorised 5\a.tements in "the P1-ess into s upposing
\.ha.t. the .M.lD.istry W61'e In a. position to make n.
I general a.nnoWlcement on the subj ect. Tha.t was
I\PO~ the ro.se. Tho Inter-Depa.rt m.entnl Committee
,_bjch had reported 6n the- subj ect or tube1'CU
J()8UJ (Sana.ton& for soldi er s) made certain recom·
mendatlona for the estab hshment of vll1nge set.tleI !Dents w here ex·service men, a.fter p assmg t hrough
a course of t-reatment and t ramlng at a. 68rnt\anum could take up permlUlent occupa.tlOn nnd
I 1"eSidence
unde r 8uita.ble conditions. "rhe vanou!
economio and other problems arising on tba.t
p roposal WhlCh the Mm:i5try had to conmder in
relat.iQn to the cl\·ihan population as well as to
e:x'1Jet'V106 men, had proved m capable of solution
wi.thout. prolonged and careful oonsi~era.tlon, and
were at present the ~ubject of di!CUS1I10ns between
j the MinIStry a.nd the Trea.sury.
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The report of the Sanarona Benefit Sub-Com·
mIttce coniAmoo the followmg!The Medical Adviser l'eported t hat in rcg.ud
to t he proposal of the Counci l to expend th e
«ym of £fi) durlng ' the current.. Y&lr on milk., lie
suggested that as the amount would, not pe.nnlt
of nJ I cases I' recCl\'ln~ 0. .suppJy, t ha.t certrun

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Illccept. msured l)erron as patient; t hat t here be n
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DOUBLE DISPENSING ·FEES.
.' The Pharmaceut.lcal Com mittee submitted an
,applIcatIon that prescrIpt ions ditq>ensed outside
the agreed d iSpensing hOlITS should bear a double
I l:dl spenSi ng f~. .. The Clerk Was w structed to
apply for the approval of the ?t{inistry to the
pa.yment of... doo,.1ble dl.Spensing fees in acco1'dance
'lVi b.h the 1:" bnl'maeeuttcal Co mmi t t ee's n.pphcntion
• 'l'he ~IStry of 'Health haq mforrned the Com mi ttee Of the follo)Vmg figures m regard t.o t h e
r;um available for paym e n~9 to d octors rlurmg
1920 'l 'he nmount of the Central Practitloners'
} Ulla, 1900 (England) h aa b een provi!iona.lly
kietermined' by the :Ministry nt £6,250.000; the'
~ amount ava.lla.bl~ for t,he first qnarter. 1920,
, '1.!J therefore £1 ,562,500
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Committ.. i. £3,810,
' WARE INFLUENZA!

The .Clerk reported that the Mim s~lJ' at Henlth
llad issueti to l ocal auth or:ities Memo 2I:;Med.
, ~~ regard to t he prevent ion 8J1d tleatment of
..-- Persons suffermg from influenza, in the event of
a. f..urther ~i~~mic occurmg in t!:i19 country.
~ lI\imst.ry sutho-Msed Counell. top, in.cfur- ex~
pnditure for medical attendnn'C8, 'nursing, supp ly
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of drugs, etc. The Chairman stnted that' he bnd
8uthoTIS~ the Clerk to offer to the Rending Town
'Counell the serVICes of t he Comolltte's arrange_
~ent5 for t h e supply of drug8 111 the e\'" ent of
,tbe Cmmcil adoptlOg &.e Min~stry'8 propos<11s
~7h e CounCil ha.ve now intim ated to t he Oommit4
'.tee that they would we1come tlle co-operation or
the Cqromittee in the e'-ent of It being necell~ to; 6&pt the MinistrY's p r opoeal ill the event
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the" FARMS and
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the HOMES

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nhlot,o"",.",h shows the smonth clinging fit of We have several of these models I ....
Sh,ovvrc)orns. and our ASSistants WIll be
to you, Madame, their mab y
advantages.

an attendllnco at
Bmfi.eld VISIted
m the Ascot
al:. t imes was
hea.vy .
The
goal euCh . M ~
<Iiiucli'a,np'll .., d) was, the ref cree . . ~

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phe rson
&wanied as
Miss RogeI"ll ,
Gentlamen: 1 Mr; Stanford, 2 Mr.
Richens.
Mystery p l'ogramme pnze,
ledge.
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lowelt in the trade.

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EARLY BIRD.

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WOMEN'S MEETING.
'nle fitt.h annual conccl't of t he '\VoJungbam
Women's Mootmg was hdd on Wednesday evenmg
111 last week III tho ,~,resl eyn n :Schoolroom,
l\o6eltroct 'l'Ihe Rev. T N . Phillipson preluded, and m

a.n appreciatlve speec1,l spoke of U1e .RoOO. work done
bi Ule Women's Mootmg, wht.eh
wortlly of
aupport..
a. very

.RefreshmcntA were
and

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appomted Mr. P. H.
and Mr. W. A.
with offices a.t 41,

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EASI;';;ER~;:Tm"'.

Th e Ea.;ter $131 VICe! wpre
aM:~~d ~1. and the
churohoo r·ete . bright.ly : ~oT11ed WIth -\i0w-era for "' ..,·held on
I:. hc f()stl\'J8:1
At , St. P Btul's, Stainer Il a.nthem, St. Pa.ul's Church,
H 'l'hey blive taken awa.y II\Y Lord.:' was sung, and Wa.1te r, of5cia.tmg. The widow ~" . ' ~' "
vory good &t.tcndanoo:; at t he Pn;rlSn
at AU
H andel's ~allelulab Chorus from sons and da:o.ghten were p re3cnt,
<I Th ~ r M.
Slab."
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tlOD of tbe eldest son, who is awa.y on
St. Audrew's, Pnestwood, for the
service..
Brothers
of
bhe
deCeased.
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At the PariSh Church the anthem
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T.bcre waa a. la.rJe oonoottrse of " plfuple a.t
w~ rendered a.b both tho mornmg and
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A.LA>IIM OF FIRE.
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churilh a.nd gra.vcslde.
These includedl, Mlj.
serVices, o.nd sooo10.1 satt.ing'l ,!ere uaed
On 'M~ay . .ttern'fn . \ , bout 5.20, t ho
Breach, Mr. H. Breach (MesSl'JJ. 7 He~\niroon and
P salms at evensong. The collections, as
Br igad~ r
vad • Call. TUrnlng out s ma.rtly,
SOn),
Mr.
FIJlker
and
many
othera
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,Amon,
&
large
in
previous
yea.rs, wcre an EasLer offerlDg fOT the
proceeded to Hurst HOWle, lthe r6f5idence-of Mr,
number of most bea.uWul wrea.~lis , with" thelr exJ~ :M 8.C'k~eWhere 8. chImney was found to be) ' OD pressIOns of jsympathy ,I w~re i~ /r.o..m . Mr. and cora-te.
fir•. Th' ba<i to he d•• lt ·r lta Irom Ih~ rool, lUId
Y-rs. J. Botidmgton Mr. W . Bl'eiWli and Nelhe. ...";===~=";"=;;",,,,,,,=,;,,,,;,,,,;,,,,;,,,,,=...~,
soon 0.11 angel' Wa3 a.vortdcl .
L: Butlel' ~d fB-"Ill'Y, Mrs. W'1t.hen apd Mrs. ';"
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Barker, :Mr. aud M~g. J. ButieT 'and fimi1::r ~ n From
(ColdllJu~d /;;'m pJ'Ovloru columlJ.)
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TERRITo run COMPANY.
1Ue: old frien ds a.t • 'Dbe Risini' Sun.",..'" "'U rs.' W-ebb
Hr. A. . H ughes, v; ho faw considera.ble l!Iervice and l!lorrI., - Mr. &lid Mrs. · B",ley ' and .¥o.~~1 tIl'\ . The funeral , ;rTa.~i()lIlen~ ~wew' QDJ....Jed ()Ut
the w • h as ~cn appdinted oftiOer in chaTr~ of ,tal[ of the
BeTka Seed.' W.l-ehO'llUI/ Mi' . .:nd MeI,Sn He&1a.s, of Wokmgha.m., under thB
the T CT'r1.00Cl8.J Company to be formed in 'WOkmg- Mrs. Stewut, U The ·neigbbo'ti.n of "loU'nt Plea.- SUp~rnsl~ of MrJ Coope( ,Bra.nt.
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ham ; wi.~ t.be rank of Co.pta.m
C apt .- Hugh~, sa.nt.... Mit', and Mrs. Srnit3:J. &lld Elane, 1Sfr. and Mrs.
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bemg a fbpu lllr and effidcnt Terrltol'laJ otttcer, M&tthcw8 (~h.i.denhea.d), ' j DIS ' ,eIlO"lll. :Workcrs,"
may be trtu.st.od to brlDg' to lll success the new Joea.1 Mr. s.nd Mrs, O. ,Mi1!S IUld SOD.
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COt;J~TY BE~CH. _
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I VESTRY MEETING.
The'Rev. B. Long, Reotoor, presided on Tue&day, WEDNESDAY <Meon 31st).l.....
OF THE GREAT W A..<.
!>old III lb. Dllll B . ll OIl Thur>d.y in the Town IHall, over Lhe annual v~lry lor the
RA.CE COURSE CHARGES.
the Comma.ndant, Admu-al J. 1>. anoieqt pa.riab of Wokitil'bam. There was a. ' Q'OOd
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GoorS'e ~~t, J lO~, H ampstead'road,' E us U)n ,
ths.t, the local Welf.u-6 ComIClttee D,tte:nda.noo. Tb~ Rcotor apOk'e W,lth feeling of t.be
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but.Cller,
I"'as cha.rged WIth gammg with
ron
those who
served. then 06S .suI a.m.~ y
e ea _'1. ' iT.
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y ne cards a.t the pom&--t&polDt race OQurse, Arborfield ,
4th, 19l4, to -NovembeJ, 11th. and Mr. H . A. Ha.mmond, two' ~archw .. roens. He
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to ""ppiy for the gra-nt.
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a. hOl\'ie-to-house Ylsitatlon
necessa-ry informatkln.
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NEWS FOR' DOG OWNERS.
da.ted Ma.rch 21st, 1920, tqc London,

' Distnct (MUZz.lIDg and Control at
1920J.. Nc;>. 3, .has been r evoked u
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NUFORM, Style 420

fo1l0wmi~

dlst.ncta In the

have thereby bOOn released from
and
~' movement
rC6t.rictlOQ
:-'1'be
Dnhsiolls
of Ya..i(1enhoad,
Wmde.6r,
the parlSh of BwiillO'Wfield.

had appointed llr. J. O. B&Jnmooo and Dr. Wa.rd on a.tch 3Obh,' he lb a.vwg: been pt'C'Vlo~ly OOPV'lcteii
fill the v~Cles. He t»ankcd those two gen. as a. rogue ,a.nd ' V1.&.Oolld on' D ecember 11th, hul::!,
far
5J>lendid way i~ which t,gey ha<i at Wco!mlO.t er. 1 c pleaded gUIlty.
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ea........ ed out tire ,duties. They -had td1~d thQ prQb4
P S Lo.mbourn Jand P S. Ya.tes SaId they were
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clothes quty a.t Arborfield r aces and
16m of hea.ting th&/ churob, a)so lthl) Ena.bIiQK , .Ac~, \:~~~:"~;'P~I~.~Y~
mgtotho
thrce-ca.rd trIck. H e
in a. m08t eap&ble manner_ The. Reutor tna1Uct(1
jpu.t £1 on the ca.rd, which
Mr. E. A. H~S8eY lor his urltlripi' wQ:rk: and pro-~ Prisoner ·pla.yed WIth membct'8
posed that · tJie YeJ'Gl' bBlJt thanks .Of Uie 'Vclt!."y be
h~ ·W'a.s then" taken mto CllstOOy.
a.coorded. tile ) thr~ outgolD.g ohuYehw~de~. MFI' .
Supt. Goddard proved a p t'evloU8 ronvlctton.
J . DaVIdson tiecomled, and the mQtilOD.,. was C8tTud
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unanun0U6lv.
The Rector appoih.MI -:',Mr. E. A.
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!lOOn' ,e non, on beha.lf of prisoner,
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.appealed. for a. fin e. a.nd t"he Ch!Urman, after
Ruuey as town churchwardep. ~r. J 4 C. HamI
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fi cd <
£
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mond t on the motion of Mr. C. Rourke•• seoonded severe Y· C&U Ont,?g pnsoner, n
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by Aanur.l J:]ustoco . ."as elecfed church,,~rden for
DRUNK AND U!GAPABI;E.
the Berks d.i~lon or the pansh. !lnd ~r . Ward,
Wi~~. alip .. Spider,'" &.Lias W"II,..ml .'''.
on the motioe of Mr: C. Lut.!!h. second.;d by Mr.
6.s:ed . home, r ace follower, wa.s ?h,,,g,,d.L
H . E. Newm;an, IW&S a.!>potnted for the · W~lts
drun~ and i;ncapabJe. at Woklngbam on
dlVlSwn. Y r .l E . A. HUssey and 'MI:. S. 'ral~ .... ere
a::eepeCQycl:r... Ap.P9lPted ,exton and,,' d ~R~t~.f,8~ton.
Mr. J. C. .H.ammopd 'proposOd a.~vbtQ cst tb:idks j to
t.ne Roctor
pr,C6i.ding,' Rlid 6!'tO kO of t~t)! grel;lt
mtorest and entli'U.dQ.';.m t he '1:tector sbO'Wicd 1n
evcr:y t.hmg cOnncc~cd with t ho church and ;parlsh.
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MR. D. V. ·CRAIG.

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PaTte! nnd ~"b.,!rma.ce\It.lca.1 Com mittees ngreed on
t4~ !ollowmg, . a m~ng ~tber pOInLs: T.hat fmc;·
Itltlpners should give .. Immedlate tre.lt ment. (if
,, ~ry) and prOVId e certa.m informatiop to
~nsured persona whew pract.ltioller refuses

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Of the 84 men under tl'eatment
wore eX'50Id10rB ae d sa ilors.
The- 'Sub-Commi ttee reported with r~rct that
the cJmmlttee would lose t h e servICes of Dr.
!A. G. Ca.ldwell as their Medical Adviscr. Dr.
l dwell h ~ received nn appomtent und~r t he
linlstry of Pensions sal Deputy Controller or
die'"t ' Se'TVlce8 of the East ern Regu)n, land
as taken up his clutieR at N ottlDgh am.
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On behalf of the Commltte.e the Sub-Gom mit.
I t;ee .had e;wprpcssed t o 1}r. CaJdw~ll their apprp,;.
~abon of the ca1'e and attentIon wlUcb h e
JIas ~evoted to the patients r eferred to him by
I e gem nllttee, :llld to wiJlh him overy success nnd
nod h ea.lt h to can'y out th..e new ,and responSIble
scen e
, ut.ies 'of his a.ppoi nt.m e.nt.
Holt.
report was adopted
found

1917, £1,980 3.s. Id.

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Popular Reduso Model, in White. or Grey
COlltil ; m.e dium height bust, with elastic gorges
at front. Sizes 2,2-36. 1
Price ~7

women. 39.

· The sectton a.ppoin ted t o consider t he. Medicnl

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. tial Wh,te or' Grey Goutil ; bust low, medium
hip lepgth. Sizes 201...30' 11
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nvemge Ifigures1 calfied out in
a lIght weight bOllSle Welte
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average figures,

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Popular Averoge Fiigure Model In substan-

W.B. SPORTS.
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total payments ma<io ill 1919, £641 Os. 6d.; boJ·

end~ 31st hDecember, 1919, '" ~ submitted to·
gether wlL comparative figures f~ provlOlis
years a.s follows: No. of prescrlptlOn s,' 1919
,62 ,204, 19113, 68,051, 1913, 63 1673; va.lue lof pre:
Ilcriptiona, 1919, £2,503 65. , 1918, .£2,559 28.,

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,MEDICAL BENEFIT COM1.fflTEE.
'Thp' MedlCal ..Benefit Sub·Commit tee reporloo
as foJIows: A a:eturn show ing th e num be r of pl'escriptions
C3:i5pensed and t he cost of same dunng the ,'year

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ance k> be paJd in 1920. £144 lIs ; expenditure
l on tra.velllng e.xpensea, £13 16s Id.
The total num ber of patients recelVlDg tre at·
ment at t he 1expense of tho Comm ittee to da te ,
t ogether With the number for the com~l'\po ndlng
period of l ast. year, was as fol1ows: Ma.Tch, 1920,
.mon, 84, Wornell, 35 ; :March, 19~9, m en , 71 ,

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et.it utionaJ treat.ment; pa.tHmts uhmedlnl.ely a.fter
"hscharge from lnstitutlon..~; pati6nt~ \yhose
prognoslS under dom lcilIa.ry treatment was good.
In no case would h e suggest tha.t the supply
MouJd be for a. longer perlod th an tlU-e6 mont.hs.
m::cept under speciaf circumstances.
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The Sub·Committee approved of Dr. Caldwell's
~mruendattof1 .
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Correapondence was 6ubmlLted from the Town
(!ouncnl sta.t.mg tha.t t he Council's Housing and
Town Pla.nnlllg Commi ttee would bear In mind
:when selecting tenants, t he' suggest.lOn of the
Committee that preference ::rhould be given t o
f amihes recommended by t il e Tuberculosis Officer
The Clerk subm itted the follo'\lDg stallstJoo 'in
r egA.rd to the lIIstltutional trea t m ent of invalHled
foO ldie1'8 and sftiJ.or.'1 dunng the year 1919' Tota l
coat of treatment dUrIng 1919, £!'/85 lb. 6d ..;

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Corsets
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desighed
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.n?ai~ly for slc,naElr and '!'verage fi¢u~e.;
The distinctive
wLich characterises overy they are
priced. and are mr de
model created
W. B. Factories has gained in such a wide
of styles as to ensure
Eor W. B.
the confidence of the witman a perfect·fitting model lor practically
who takes
interest in her figure-the
every type of
or average figure.
woman. in
who recognises that art must
supplement nature in the creation of the perfect
lin...
In our Show Rooms we are making'a special dis·
play of the new Spring Models. just to hand, and
iDvlte the critica~ insPl'Ction of our many patrons.
J dO displa}, comp\jses suitable models for prac·
tica:lly all types of figure.

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day, when Mr. H . C. Jloborl. pr",ded. There
'Were a180 present: Mrs. O. Bargoont, Mr •. E ~ F.
Grea.ves, Mle8 A. M. Moxha.y, and Me~M.
K B. Deadma.n, H. A. Everitt, E. Hunt ,
H . L. Magga, D. E. Matthews, F . E Moring, S.
.F . Noyce, U. H . Reeves, E. W . .S. Rowland,
W. St.ebbmgll, F . W. Vns;y, H . ' ViUiam.!', ~.
Wooldridge,
W rIght, and R. M. S. C.ne, with
~he Clerk, Mr. W. G. BlaIr.
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