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THE TRANSFER OF POORS TO A MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Honor andirs by t h o M i n i a t o r of
a-.
E T.
The B i l l a s i t s t a n d s p r o v i d e s f o r
of H e a l t h on i t a o s t a b l i s h m o n t of:-­
Reconstruction.
tho t r a n o f e r
( a ) a l l t h o p o w e r s and d u t i e s of t h o L o c a l
Board;
to the
Ministry
Government
( b ) a l l t h o p o w e r s and d u t i o a of t h o E n g l i s h a n d
W o l s h I n s u r a n c e Ocmsaioaiona.;
( o ) t h o p e w o r s of t h o B o a r d of E d u c a t i o n f o r s a f e g u a r d i n g
t h o h e a l t h of o x p o o t a n t and n u r s i n g m o t h e r s , a n d of
c h i l d r e n u n d o r f i v e who a r e n o t a t t e n d i n g s c h o o l s
r o c o g n i s o d by t h e Board;
[H)\
t h o p o w e r s of t h o P r i v y C o u n c i l i n r o l a t i o n
midwivoc.
to
Tho f o l l o w i n g p a r a g r a p h s s u m m a r i s e t h o H o a i t h f u n o i i o n s o t h o r
:,than t h o so t h u s s p e c i f i o d i n t h o B i l l w h i c h a p p e a r t o t o p r o p e r t o
-fee o x o r o i s o d by a M i n i s t r y of H e a l t h .
Tho q u o s t i o n of t h o p r o o i s e
which, those functionr should be
r o q u i r o to e determined a f t o r a
nonts concerned, in oo-oporation
M i n i s t r y gots i n t o working ordor
v
o x t o n t t o w h i o h , ancl t h o d a t o a t
t r a n s f o r m e d , i s one w h i c h -would
d o t a i l o d e x a m i n a t i o n -by t h o D e p a r t ­
w i t h t h o M i n i s t r y of H o a l t h , a s t h o
and o x p i r i o n c o r i p e n s .
Functions proper for
) . B o a r d of E d u c a t i o n . ,
Transfer.
;'
;
P o w e r s and d u t i e s i n r e l a t i o n t o h e a l t h work f o r o h i l d r o n and
y o u n g p e r s o n s j o t h e r t h a n t h o s o t r a n s f o r m e d t o t h e L o c a l Govorznient
B e a r d by a g r o e m o n t b o t w o o n L o r d Rhondda a n d M r , F i s h e r , o r i n c l u d e d i n
t h o M i n i s t r y of H e a l t h B i l l f o r i m m o d i a t o t r a n s f e r t o t h e M i n i s t r y .
,l.ir*Fisher made t h e f o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t a s r o g a r d s t h o u l t i m e . t o t r a n s f e r
of t h e s e s o r v i o e s i n d e b a t e on t h o C o m m i t t e e s t a g o of t h o E d u c a t i o n
B i l l ( O f f i c i a l R e p o r t , 1 s t J u l y , 1 9 1 8 , C o l . 1465'):
" I do r e g a r d t h i s a s an a d i n t e r i m ' a r r a n g e m e n t .
\lo a s a
B o a r d h a v e h a d o x p e r i e n o e of t h e a d m i r a b l e r e s u l t s of t h e s y s t o m
of ^compulsory s c h o o l i n s p e c t i o n "which h a s b e e n t h o r e s u l t of t h o
e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a s c h o o l m e d i c a l s e r v i c e .
A l l wo. a r e p r o p s s ­
i n g t o do i n t h i s C l a u s e i s t o e x t e n d t h e s e a d m i r a b l e r e s u l t s
. w h i c h h a v e b o o n o b t a i n e d " w i t h i n t h o s p h e r e of e l e m e n t a r y
e d u c a t i o n t o t h o continued e d u c a t i o n which i s b e i n g provided f o r
in this Bill.
Assuming t h a t a M i n i s t r y of H e a l t h i s o o t a b l i s h o d
h o r o a f t o r , I t h i n k t h a t t h a t M i n i s t r y w i l l i n duo
time tako ovor or supcrviso tho modioal funotiona
t c t h o s c h o o l m o d i o a l s3rvico,
oourso
of
now o n t r u s t o d
; i
3(h)
Board
of
Control.
Powers and d u t i o s i n r e l a t i o n
montal d e f i c i e n c y under tho Montal
3(a),
Ministry
cf
to tho trcatnont of lunacy
Deficiency Act,
19113.
and
Pensions.
\Pcwors and d u t i o s i n r e l a t i o n to tho oaro cf d i c a b l e d
soldiers,
of f l o o r s . and n o n , i n c l u d i n g ; p r o v i s i o n f o r t h o i r h e a l t h and
training,
u n d e r t h o N a v a l a n d Military'-TfTar P o n s i o n s , e t c . , A c t , 1 9 1 5 , a n d t h e
Ministry of Pensions Act,
1916.
;
: l?(d).
Privy
flounoil.
Powers and d u t i o s i n r e l a t i o n t o t h o c o n t r o l ,
through tho Gonoral
l l o d i c a l Council and the Pharmaooutical S o c i e t y , of tho
professional
c o n d u c t of d o c t o r s and d e n t i s t s , , and of p h a r m a c i s t s ,
respectively;
c o n t r o l of tho s a l e of
poisons.
8 (; o ) c
Rogiotrar-G-onoraI.
P o w e r s and d u t i e s
m a r r i a g e s , and d o a t h o .
9(f).
Home
tho
C (g).
in
relation
to
tho
registration
of
births,
Offioo.
Powers and d u t i o s i n
Children Act,
1900,
Board
of
Agriculture
Powers
and
dutios
and
in
relation.to
infant
lifo
protootion
undor
Fisheries.
rolation
to
the
inspection
of
u-ilk
and
food.
1(h).
-
P a t on t
Li G d i
oine
s. -
I t Is assumed t h a t e f f e c t w i l l be g i v e n , as a r e s u l t of tho ­
e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a I l i n i s t r y of Health, tc tho f o l l o w i n g
roooanonda-bior
of tho S o l o o t l o m m i t t o o of 1 9 1 4 on t h i s
subject:
(l)' That the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of tho law governing the
advortiso­
mont and s a l e of p a t e n t , s o o r o t , and p r o p r i e t a r y
nodioihos
tho
and a p p l i a n c e s bo c o - o r d i n a t o d and combined undor
authority
n f on-J D e p a r t m e n t o f S t a t e ' .
. ,
(?.)
12.
t
That t h i s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n bo part of tho f u n c t i o n s of
tho
M i n i s t r y of P u b l i c H o a l t h when such a Dopartmont i s
oroatod,
and t h a t in t h o n o a n w h i l o i t b o u n d e r t a k e n b y t h o L o c a l
Ciovomnont Board..
I t i s assumed t h a t i t is n o t d e s i r a b l e ,
so f a r as can at
present
bo f o r o s c o n ,
t o t r a n s f e r from t h o i r p r e s e n t c o n t r o l t h o h o a l t h
s e r v i c e s a & m i n i s t o r o d b y v a r i o u s Dopai*tntcxnts, s u c h a s t h o A d m i r a l t y ,
A i r O o u n o i l , War O f f i c e , . C t o l o n i a l O f f i c e ,
India Office. Sonoral
Post
O f f i o o , and Board uf Trado, as a s u b s i d i a r y part of tho main f u n c t i o n s
o n t r u s t o c l t o "the D e p a r t m e n t .
B u t i t w o u l d bo a m o s t i m p o r t a n t f u n c t i o n of t h e M i n i s t r y
of H e a l t h . , a n d a f u n c t i o n t h a t c a n o n l y "bo. o x o r o l o o d e f f e c t i v e l y
by s u c h a M i n i s t r y , t o a r r a n g e - f o r fr.cg.uont c o n s u l t a t i o n and
c o r p o r a t i o n i n h o a l t h q u e s t i o n s "be two on i t s o f f l o o r s , p r o f o s s i o n ­
a l a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i v o , and t h o o f f l o o r s " of ouch E o p a r t m o n t s ao
t h o s o o n u m o r a t o d i n t h o - p r e o o d i n ^ p a r a g r a p h , and of t h o
D e p a r t m e n t s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h o i n s p e c t i o n of n i n o s a n d f a c t o r i o p ,
a n d f o r w o l f a r o work i n i n d u s t r y .
The o b j o o t of t h o M i n i s t r y o f '
H o a l t h would h e t o e n s u r e t h a t t h o pfenoral s t a n d a r d of h o a l t h
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . i n t h e p u b l i o s e r v i c e s h o u l d n o t f a l l below tho
h i g h e s t l e v e l from tirno t o t i m e a t t a i n a b l e .
0 . ADDISCH.
10th J u l y ,
1918.