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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 11, No. 1. February 27, 1948

[Introduction]

Since its very early days Salient has been interested in health, nutrition, medical examinations and preventive medicine generally. In June, 1939, in n Special Issue attention was drawn to prevalent malnutrition in New Zealand and Salient offered the "following practical measures-for the consideration of University students, and those who are in authority:"

(a)The Government should cease advertising, over the air, foods and patent medicines whose contents do not attain a prescribed standard.
(b)A service similar to that given by the American Consumers' Union Reports should be immediately commenced by the New Zealand Government.
(c)Radio talks, circulars, newspaper articles demonstrating the principles of correct feeding should be sponsored by the Government.
(d)The Government should immediately organize scientific research on it large scale on the subject of malnutrition and food values in New Zealand.
(e)Films like the Nutrition Film should be made by the Government and shown widely.
(f)The New Zealand Sale of Food and Drugs Act should be immediately amended as follows:
(i)The formula of all patent medicines sold should be fully declared to the authorities:
(ii)Remedies sold as cures for certain serious diseases should be absolutely prohibited.
(iii)Advertising of foods and patent medicines should be severely restrained.
(iv)The operation of the Act should be extended to cosmetics."
On 27/5/40 the following appeared in the Editorial of Salient:

"The Physical Education Committee of the British Medical Association has made the bold and forceful statement that 'All Universities should make provision for the physical education of undergraduates.' This field of education which has been sadly neglected in New Zealand was the subject of a report to the New Zealand University Students' Association . . . proposes a minimum policy ... to meet the needs of the New Zealand Universities."