Dr. DAVIESasked the Minister of Health if there is any liaison between the mental hospitals and tuberculosis officers of county or county boroughs, particularly with a view to the early diagnosis of tuberculosis amongst the patients in these hospitals?
§ Miss LAWRENCEMy right hon. Friend understands that there is no organised liaison throughout the country of the kind indicated by the hon. Member; but many mental hospitals now receive regular visits from consulting physicians and other specialists, and possess special facilities for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis, including X-ray apparatus.