§ COLONEL LOCKWOOD (Essex, Epping)To ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies what amount is contributed by the Imperial Government towards the maintenance of the Tropical School of Medicine at Liverpool; what is the total cost of maintenance of that hospital, and what amount is contributed by the Government of the Congo; and what sum, if any, is contributed by the Government to similar hospitals in London.
(Answered by Mr. Churchill) A sum of £500 a year is contributed by the 862 Imperial Government to the Tropical Diseases Research Fund, administered by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and an annual grant is made from this fund to the Tropical School of Medicine at Liverpool. The amount of the grant for the present financial year is £500. The school is not a Government institution, and I am unable to say what is the total cost of its maintenance and what amount is contributed by the Government of the Congo. An annual grant is also made from the fund to the School of Tropical Medicine in London. The amount of the grant to that school for the present financial year is £1,000, with an additional grant of £1,000 to be spread over three years, for the purpose of creating the appointment of a pathological entomologist at the school.