BOARD OF HEALTH.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 53, 4 March 1926, Page 10

BOARD OF HEALTH.

COST OF PRIVATE DRAINAGE. LOCAL LOANS SUGGESTED. MEDICAL RESEARCH "WORK. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The Hon. J. A. Young, Minister of Health, presided at yesterday's meeting of the Board of Health, and was formally welcomed on behalf of members by Sγ Undo Ferguson. The Board apiprorol ©I regulations for the control of feaMzessiissj saloons and recommended Am application br the Onehunga ©ffliniOTgiii raised tie question of facilitating Booms 'erJeerawith local bodies may iaamxne, the connection of private garasiperitaes 'erstln drainage systems when QjwaiEinß are waable to finance the work. Ift TOES jrasmlhrea to request the Governnramtt ion legislation empowering tflhE BlDlffljni fflffl Health to issue requisitions iwKnßiffim»- IffiKKaH authorities to raise loans Soar tt&e; aSeore purpose without taking TfQilJlls e»ff ratepayers. A raselntion was adopted urging that ife -ferns; ias arrived when a definite palierr should be formulated covering medical research concerning matters affer&ffiw public health, special reference being made to research work at Otago University regarding infantile paralysis an other diseases, for which a grant of £2000 was made by Cabinet some time ago. Sir Lindo Ferguson said he thought a grant of £5000 per annum would suffice, and would possibly encourage private bequests for this object. The Minister was sympathetic, but said that it would be a mistake for New Zealand to embark upon research into matters that could be much more effectively tackled by older and bigger countries, where clinical opportunities were unlimited.