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the establishment and equipment of two units linked up to the general public
health and medical work carried oil by the Medical Officers of Health (1) the
tuberculosis dispensary, and (2) sanatoria, hospitals, etc.
The principal recommendations of the Departmental Committee are to the
following effect:—
" That with a view to encouraging the early provision and equipment of*
tuberculosis dispensaries, capital grants should be made up to fourfifths
of the amount required, provided that this sum should generally
not exceed £ 1 per 750 population, or an average of £240 per
dispensary."
" That for the provision of the additional sanatorium beds for adults required
at the outset, capital grants should be made up to three-fifths of the
cost per bed, provided that the total sum does not exceed an average
of £90 per bed."
' That grants should be made for beds other than sanatorium beds."
"That schemes dealing with the whole population should be drawn up by
the councils of counties and county boroughs, or by combinations of
these bodies, at the earliest possible date, on the lines recommended
in the report, with due regard to the incidence of the disease and the
special conditions and circumstances of the area."
" That the early establishment in working order of an adequate number
of tuberculosis dispensaries is essential."
"Thatso far as possible grants in aid of tuberculosis dispensaries should
only be given when such institutions will eventually form constituent
parts of complete schemes."
" That, in framing complete schemes, regard should be had to all the
existing available authorities, organisations and institutions with a
view to avoiding waste bv overlapping, and to obtaining their cooperation
and inclusion within the schemes proposed."
" That special regard should be given to securing the co-operation of
medical practitioners in the schemes, particularly in the relation to the
early detection of the disease and its domiciliary and dispensary
treatment."
" That special attention shoidd be paid to securing suitably qualified and
experienced medical practitioners for the senior appointments iu
connection with institutions established, as the ultimate result obtained
by the treatment recommended must depend to a great extent iq)on
their medical and administrative qualifications."
" That in erecting or adapting institutions, local authorities and other
bodies should avoid pretentious and extravagant buildings, and should
aim rather at providing institutions of a simple and inexpensive
character."