§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Health whether it is the policy of his Ministry to admit advanced cases of tuberculosis to sanatoria or to select those who are more likely to recover or to admit patients in accordance with the date of recommendation.
§ Mr. WillinkThe admission of tuberculous persons to hospitals or sanatoria is the responsibility of the tuberculosis authority, acting on the advice of its appropriate medical officer. There are some differences in practice, but it is general to select patients for admission on clinical grounds and not in accordance with the date of recommendation. Various1352W distinct types of accommodation are available and in general selection for admission to particular institutions is made on the merits of the individual cases.
§ Mr. Leachasked the Minister of Health what proportion of the cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis attributable to the bovine type of infection has been shown to have drunk milk, either pasteurised or non-pasteurised.
§ Mr. WillinkI have no information on this point, but I think it may be assumed in the absence of clear evidence to the contrary, that all such cases have at some time in their lives drunk milk.