§ 72. Mr. George Wallaceasked the Minister of Health if he is aware of the urgent need for a chest clinic in the Chislehurst-Sidcup urban district; and what steps are being taken to convert the existing first-aid post at White Horse Hill to a chest clinic at an early date.
§ The Minister of Health (Mr. Aneurin Bevan)Proposals were recently submitted to me by the county council and are under consideration.
§ Mr. WallaceDoes the right hon. Gentleman realise that in Kent the facilities for the treatment of tuberculosis are very few and primitive, and are the result of neglect over a period of years, and that this disgraceful state of affairs must be remedied at a very early date?
§ Mr. BevanI am aware of the fact that this is a long-standing grievance, and I am trying to take steps to deal with it, but of course at the moment I have inadequate powers.