Food Shortage and Public Health, First Half of 1945

@article{Banning1946FoodSA,
  title={Food Shortage and Public Health, First Half of 1945},
  author={C. Banning},
  journal={The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science},
  year={1946},
  volume={245},
  pages={110 - 93}
}
  • C. Banning
  • Published 1 May 1946
  • Business
  • The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
AT the outbreak of the war the Netherlands was in many respects in a very favorable position in the social and health spheres. The organization for the care of public health, the executive branch of which was mainly entrusted to voluntary private initiative-the so-called Cross Associationswith financial government support and under the direction of the State Medical Supervision of Public Health, had led to satisfactory results. In the year 1939, for this country the last before the war, the… Expand
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