§ 54. Sir W. de FRECEasked the Minister of Health the number of tuberculous patients, insured under the National Health Insurance Acts, who are still awaiting sanatorium treatment for which they have been recommended?
§ Sir K. WOODMy right hon. Friend regrets that the returns furnished to him by local authorities do not distinguish between insured and uninsured members of the population.
§ Dr. WATTSIs my hon. Friend aware that from the curative point of view sanatorium treatment is practically almost useless, and does he consider that the results of this form of treatment justify the millions that we spend annually on the upkeep of these institutions?
§ Sir K. WOODThat raises a very large question, and I should prefer to deal with it in debate rather than by question and answer.