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London County Council and Interim Report of the
Departmental Committee.
The following letter was considered by the Public Health and
Housing Committee, viz.: —
London County Council,
County Hall, Spring Gardens, S.W.
20th May, 1912.
Sir,
The Council has under consideration the interim report of
the Departmental Committee on Tuberculosis, which has recently
been appointed to report on "the consideration of general policy
in respect of the problem of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom."
In a letter dated 14th May, 1912, the Local Government Board
stated that it agrees generally with the finding of the Committee
and commends the report to the serious consideration of local
authorities. In this connection, the Council is endeavouring to
obtain information as to the existing means for the treatment of
tuberculosis within the County of London, whether in the hands
of the local authorities or otherwise, and to estimate the needs of
the area. In particular, the Council desires information as to
the number of beds in existing institutions which are or could be
used for the treatment of persons suffering from tuberculosis, and
as to the work now being done by the sanitary authorities in
London under the recent tuberculosis regulations or otherwise.
In view of the desire expressed in this report that regard should
be had to all the existing available authorities, organisations,
and institutions with a view to avoiding waste by overlapping,
and to obtaining their co-operation, it will be of great assistance
in the drafting of a scheme for London if the information referred
to above is made available. The Council therefore trusts that the
Poplar Metropolitan Borough Council will be good enough to
furnish the necessary information, so far as concerns the borough,
at as early a date as possible, in view of the fact that the
National Insurance Act, 1911, willshortly come into operation. It
would save trouble if the information could be given under the
several heads set out in the enclosed form, and the Council will
be glad if the Borough Council will adopt this form as far as it is
applicable to the circumstances of the borough, giving any special
information that may be available in any case. At the same time
the Council will give every consideration to any scheme which
the Borough Council may consider desirable.