§ 70. Mr. GODFREY LOCKER-LAMPSONasked the Secretary to the Treasury what provision has been made for the supply of beds for cases of tuberculosis in the event of the beds in isolation hospitals approved by the Local Government Board under the National Insurance Act being required in an outbreak of infectious disease?
§ The PRESIDENT of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Burns)My right hon. Friend has asked me to reply to this question. The arrangements vary in different cases, but they have generally been made with a view to diminishing the likelihood of its being necessary to vacate the beds on an outbreak of disease. A large proportion of cases of tuberculosis which are receiving residential treatment could, however, be given other treatment should it be necessary at any time to remove them.