Note 611 — Chapter VI
Henry P. (Henry Pomeroy) Horton translation
As a social cause of the great extension of syphilis it is well to point out the profound ignorance of the extent and the danger of venereal diseases,611 to which less attention is paid than to others (hospitals not receiving patients affected by them, relief funds not aiding those having syphilis, etc.). Like other diseases these have the most harmful consequences for those who live under bad conditions.612