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through the society, or a branch thereof, and in other cases by
and through the Local Health Committees; medical and
sanatorium benefits shall in all cases be administered by and
through the Local Health Committees.
From the point of view of the Local Sanitary Authorities
Clause 16, which deals with the administration of sanatorium
benefit, is perhaps one of the most important. It provides
that for the purpose of administering sanatorium benefit Local
Health Committees shall make arrangements to the satisfaction
of the Insurance Commissioners:—
(a) With a view to providing treatment for insured
persons suffering from tuberculosis or any other such
diseases as aforesaid in sanatoria and other institutions,
with persons or local authorities (other than
poor law authorities), having the management of
sanatoria or other institutions approved by the Local
Government Board, which treatment it shall be lawful
for a local authority to provide as respects insured
persons resident outside as well as respects those
resident within their area; and
(b) With a view to providing treatment for such persons
otherwise than in sanatoria or other institutions, with
persons and local authorities other than Poor Law
Authorities undertaking such treatment in a manner
approved by the Local Government Board, which
treatment (including the appointment of officers for the
purpose) it shall be lawful for a local authority, if so
authorised by the Local Government Board, to undertake.
And under Clause 17:—
(l) The Local Health Committee for any county or
county borough may if it thinks fit, extend sanatorium
benefit to the dependants of the insured persons