§ 25 Sir J. Lucasasked the Minister of Health if he will set up a special centre for research into the cause and cure of 1773 emphysema; and if he will give an estimate of the number of sufferers affected.
§ Miss Hornsby-SmithResearch into the lung conditions with which emphysema is usually associated is in progress in a number of centres. There is not information available to form an estimate of the number of sufferers.
§ Sir J. LucasAs neither the cause nor the proper cure of this complaint has yet been discovered, will the Minister do all she can to step up research with a view to relieving sufferers?
§ Miss Hornsby-SmithThis is not generally recognised as a separate disease entity, but rather as a concomitant of other disease conditions. Research generally into diseases of the lung is already carried on in such centres as Hammersmith, Brompton and Sheffield, which cover research into this particular disease.