Midwives working on the district rarely saw women die because, on the whole, they would transfer to hospital any women with severe problems.

It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a Penang lawyer.

One and, two and, keep moving; feel the burn!

Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.