Public Health Reform in Canada and Urban History: A Critical Survey

Abstract

The attitude of the public to social reforms is slowly changing. Half a generation ago there were subjects impossible of discussion before an audience ... which were taboo in the newspaper. There has been a great change in this respect. Those of us who have had experience in public health work are aware of the progress made in our short official lives. Often one is discouraged by the slow progress made, but we are consoled with the thought that the beginning of reforms in these matters is but two or three generations old, and that it is the constant dripping of water on the stone that makes the impression.