HOSPITAL BOARDS MEET
TUBERCULOSIS PROBLEM USE OF LEGISLATION Press Association. WELLINGTON, Monday. The Hospital Boards’ Association Executive Committee met at Wellington for a three days’ conference. Lengthy consideration was given t 0 the subject of promoting more uniformly active measures against tuberculosis. The secretary submitted that after a general survey of existing provisions for the treatment of the disease, and special after-care measures, it was decided to submit proposals to the hospital boards for their opinion. The committee decided to urge greater use of the legislation available to meet the cases of defaulting husbands, and to secure payment of maintenance contributions, and also to endeavour to secure amending legislation enabling hospitals boards to obtain the payment of fees from compensation paid to injured persons in accident cases. A scheme for a uniform a £ re ®* ment with friendly societies will be submitted to those concerned and discussed at a later conference.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 88, 5 July 1927, Page 10
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