The first health week will take place in Latvia, October 10-17.
A fight broke out between the sick fund [health service] and other doctors. A doctor’s strike is expected.
Bacillus 1: “Isn’t it crazy: even doctors are against us?! Strikes and what do we do then?”
Bacillus 2: “Let’s take care of our health. For that we already have a health week!…”
(Svari, Riga, 1926)
(Newspapers) Organized fight against diseases in Latvia. — The Executive Committee decided to ask President G. Zemgale, Dr. P. Kalniņš, and P. Juraševski to assume the duties of honorary presidents of Health Week.
Disease germs [on the floor being swept away and disinfected]: “Then why us alone! There’s still a whole gang over there!” [corruption at the treasury coffer]
(Svari, Riga, 1928)
(From newspapers.) People’s Welfare Minister Rudevics has raised the issue of disinfecting incoming items in order to protect officials.
Woman: “If you don’t mind: from the countryside with a petition?! First of all, present a certificate that you’ve had a bath; then a certificate that you have been vaccinated against smallpox, typhus, cholera, tuberculosis, or rhinitis, then a document that your family is not insane; then a covering letter disinfecting the petition; then …”
Petitioner: “Then I better wait and bring a certificate that I am dead and buried!…”
(Svari, Riga, 1927)
(Svari, Riga, 1929)
The Journal des Débats reports that flu is spreading among the members of the League of Nations conference.
A.: “Straight unbelievable, when the work is at its most heated, and — the flu!”
B.: “It will be from that cool atmosphere inside.”
(Svari, Riga, 1924)
(Sleeping sickness)
(Svari, Riga, 1921)
Our doctor:
When the times come for us,
What do you see in other countries now?! . . .
(Svari, Riga, 1927)
