Art: Factory Doctors

Fifteen million men and women who work for a living get free medical examinations, free medical care for injuries and illness incurred in line of employment— all at the expense of their employers. The employers figure it saves them money in the long run. Last week, 1,500 doctors who look after those 15,000,000 met in Chicago for the annual convention of the American Association of Industrial Physicians and Surgeons. They figured that the yearly cost to industry due to illness of workers is $6,000,000,000.*

The welfare of the 2,000,000 women factory workers† held the...

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