Good Service by Non-
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British Doctors
ONE is impressed with the generally good work done, in the P-NG Department of Public Health, by the couple of score of “New Australian” doctors who solved an administrative problem after World War II by pro viding staff for most of the Terri tories hospitals.
As is well known, large numbers of Central European men with medical degrees arrived in Australia after the war, but were not allowed to practise unless they underwent a further period of study and were accepted by the BMA. But British
doctors generally would not go the comfortless tropics—and so restrictions were placed there on engagement of the Central Eu pean medical men. The Territoi benefited.
While in Rabaul, I was told o remarkable record achieved by : J. Saavredin, while in charge o native health area. He reduced fant mortality from 25 per cent, 5 per cent. —which most pec thought was -without preced<
—Rwr.
tl The engagement of Miss Sheili Heenan to Mr. Royston Marker, i nounced in September, has b broken by mutual agreement.