82. Dr. VERNON DAVIESasked the Minister of Health if his Department 1391 is in any way responsible, by means of grants or otherwise, for the use of electro-therapy in the treatment of disease; and, if so, what steps are taken to insure that the treatment is only given by properly qualified persons?
§ Sir K. WOODYes, Sir. Electrotherapy is practised in public institutions dealing with tuberculosis, with maternity and child welfare and with the care of the pauper sick. It is a condition of any grant that the Medical Officer using such means of treatment should be specially qualified or experienced, and the treatment provided in a poor law institution is always under the direction of a qualified medical practitioner.