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mittee, and five members of the Sanatorium Committee of the
Insurance Committee, with no executive authority.
Suggestions were laid before the Consultative Committee by the
members of the Insurance Committee thereon, for a permanent AntiTuberculosis
scheme, and I reprint hereunder a Memorandum which I
submitted to the Consultative Committee upon the suggestions put
forward, with the result that the Council adopted the following
resolution on October 14th, 1913:—
Public Health Committee, 8th October, 1913.
Clause 14—
That, . . . they have carefully considered the suggestions
of the Representatives of the Insurance
Committee and the Memorandum of the Medical
Officer of Health brought up therewith . . .
and recommeud that the principle of absolute control
by the Council suggested by the Medical Officer of
Health in his Memorandum be adopted, and that it
be referred back to your Committee to consider and
report in what way representation can best be given
to the Insurance Committee.
The Council also adopted the principle of the treatment of all
persons suffering from Consumption, whether insured persons,
dependents of insured persons, or non-insured persons, and also
decided to apply to the Local Government Board for sanction to
utilise another section of Dagenham Temporary Sanatorium for the
treatment of such cases.
The following is the Memorandum referred to:—
MEMORANDUM BY MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
Mr. Chairman and Members of the
Consultative Committee.
Prior to the passingof the National Insurance Act, 1911, the
operations of Sanitary Authorities throughout the country were