“…(f) Clinics for certain purposes — for example, for infant welfare, early mental disorders, venereal disease, and tuberculosis. (g) The services of consultants and specialists for certain purposes. …”

“…The establishment of the systematic medical examination of school children, the creation of the national health insurance service, the organization of tuberculosis, venereal disease, maternity and child welfare, mental and mental deficiency services, and the transfer from Poor Law to public health administration of a large number of hospitals and institutions, all illustrate the greatly increased interest which the community, through the State, has manifested in health and sickness provision as a form of social service. …”

“…The especial need of the tuberculous, of those suffering from infectious diseases (including venereal diseases), the welfare of women and children, and the peculiar problems of mental disease and deficiency require organization and co-ordination with a general domiciliary service. …”

“…Such specialist services as those dealing with tuberculosis and venereal disease should continue much in their present form; such services as those provided for mothers and infants and for school children will need substantial modification if overlapping with the general medical service is to be avoided. 100. …”

“…(Patients suffering from tuberculosis or venereal diseases, children from the school clinics, mothers and infants from the maternity and child-welfare centres, and adults from the National Health Insurance Schemes.) 6. …”

“…Their need was apparent to the Royal Commission on Venereal Disease, and again to the Committee on the Causes and Prevention of Blindness. …”

“…And why the insistence that the clinics for venereal disease must be in these hospitals? Since it is false, the mere tittle-tattle of cranks, why give publicity to a statement that will increase the alleged fear to the detriment of the sufferers? …”

“…— Out-patient clinics of the hospital service dealing with tuberculosis, venereal disease, orthopaedics, mental ailments, cancer, etcetera, will, it is assumed, be staffed by nurses appointed by the hospital. …”