15 JULY 1911, Page 2

The proposed consumption sanatoria were the subject of debate during

Wednesday's sitting. Mr. Walter Long expressed a hope that Sanatorium treatment would not be exclusively accepted, and others deprecated a large expendi- ture on a doubtful remedy. Mr. Lloyd George, in his reply, said that the experience of the Hearts of Oak and the Post Office sanatorium societies proved sanatorium treat- ment to be successful. In Germany, where 111,600 beds were available, there had been an annual improvement. The Bill did not provide that every man, woman, and child should receive free treatment in a sanatorium, but by means of the co-operation of local authorities the benefit might be extended to the families of insured persons.