ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author, Arthur Newsholme, presents his thoughts on difficulties in initiating orderly reform. First, the chapter presents the author's memorandum in two part. The first giving the results of the author's study of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws, and the second setting out the past views and policy of the Local Government Board in regard to medical inspections to be undertaken by it. Then, the chapter provides the substance of recommendations on War and after-War problems written by the author in January 1917, as they are concerned chiefly with what was still medical work under the Poor Law. The medical work of Boards of Guardians should be transferred to County Councils and County Borough Councils in order to give an adequate basis for classification of institutions, as well as classification in institutions. It is desirable that the arrangements for domiciliary treatment under the Poor Law should be combined with those under the National Insurance Act.
