STOCKS OF RADIUM.
LIMITED TO FOUR CENTRES,
An application by the South Canterbury Hospital for permjssipn tp £1000 on the pprclntse. of radruni.has been deelinpd. '
The Director-General pf Health, D FM. • H. Watt, stated in a lptter ' that a nupiber of •hospital hpards outsid. p the main centres had sought permisgiqn to acquire stocks'of"radium. He' rpgretted that the present kiiowledge of the leading authorities on radium treatment did hqt justify 'the" Department in permitting radium to be? purchased by hospital boards 'generally, and in the meantime stocks, were being limited to the four main cpntrpiß.'A& soon as any definite advance was made in the use of radium the Department would- review its policy. In the mpantime, he. suggested that thp hoard should .apply, its Especial funds towards' assisting suitable eases to obtain trpatment Jn Christehurch. .
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19311026.2.114
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 253, 26 October 1931, Page 9
Word Count
135STOCKS OF RADIUM. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 253, 26 October 1931, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in