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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."
Section 16 (2) specifies the sums payable out of the insurance fund and
out of moneys provided by Parliament for the purpose of defraying the
expenses of sanatorium benefit.
Section 17 provides that if the Insurance Committee thinks fit, similar treatment
may be extended to the dependants of insured persons, or to any class
of such dependants.
If the amount available for defraying the expenses of sanatorium benefit is
insufficient to provide for the treatment of insured persons and such dependants,
the deficit may, with the sanction of the Treasury and of the Local Authority,
be made up in equal shares out of moneys provided by Parliament and out of
the rates.
Under section 64 (4) an Insurance Committee, with the consent of the Insurance
Commissioners, may enter into agreements with any person or authority
(other than a poor law authority), that, in consideration of the provision of
treatment in a sanatorium or other institution or otherwise for persons
recommended by the Committee for sanatorium benefit, the Committee will
make annual or other payments, subject to such conditions and for such period
as may be agreed, towards the maintenance of the institution or provision of
treatment.
Under section 64 (1) of the Act, and section 16 (1) (b) of the Finance Act,
1911, a capital sum of £1,000.000 is available " for the purposes of the provision
of or making grants in aid to sanatoria and other institutions for the
treatment of tuberculosis or such other diseases as the Local Government
Hoard with the approval of the Treasury may appoint," which grants shall be
distributed by the Local Government Board with the consent of the Treasury
after the latter has consulted the Insurance Commissioners. The sum
mentioned is to be apportioned between England, Wales, Scotland and
Ireland, in proportion to the respective populations as ascertained by the census
of 1911.
If any such grant is made to a County Council, the Local Government Board
may authorise the County Council to provide, manage and maintain sanatoria
and other institutions, and any expenses incurred, so far as not defrayed out
of the grant, will be defrayed out of the county fund.
Report of Departmental Committee on Tuberculosis—In April, 1912, a Departmental
Committee which had been appointed " to report at an early date upon
the consideration of general policy in respect of the problem of tuberculosis in
the United Kingdom in its preventive, curative and other aspects, which should
guide the Government and local bodies in making or aiding provision for the
•treatment of tuberculosis in sanatoria or other institutions or otherwise," issued
an interim report in view of the coming into force of the National Insurance
Act, 1911. They recommended that for the prevention, detection and treatment
•of the disease, existing public health administration should be supplemented by