Voluntary Hospitals and Municipal Authorities
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service (Dr. Menzies went on) may prove to be a big factor in determining the ultimate relationships of the Voluntary Hospitals and the municipal authorities. "We all know the recommendations of the Maclean Committee with regard to Poor Law Infirmaries which Represent the great bulk of the institutional provision for the sick in this country. In the past they have gained a bad reputation in the minds and memories of the poorest section of the community, but it should
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