Age, Occupation and Residence as Variants of the Rate of Sickness [Discussion]

If it were not for the war we would, without doubt, find ourselves much further advanced in the throes of socialistic propaganda and thus be dealing more intimately with the question of state insurance, especially compulsory health insurance. It remains to be seen whether the war will increase or decrease the socialistic tendencies. Yet the country in general was so nearly pledged to compulsory health insurance before the war absorbed the most of our attention, it behooves its actuaries and statisticians to inform themselves thoroughly on the subject that as far as they can they may direct the steps of this country in the right direction.