Chap. 246.—An ACT to provide a suitable pavilion at Catawba and Piedmont
sanatoria for the care of young children with active disease from_tubercu-
losis infection and providing moneys therefor. {[H B 356]

Approved March 15, 1922.

Whereas, science has demonstrated that tuberculosis infection oc-
curs in childhood and that by proper care of young children with
active disease a cure may be effected and these children so infected
returned to the citizen body useful and happy citizens: and

Whereas, there are constant applications at our sanatoria for the
admission of young children suffering with such disease, and there
has been an average of twenty to thirty children constantly at the
sanatoria on adult pavilions: and

Whereas, there are now no suitable buildings at Catawba or Pied-
mont sanatoria for the treatment of these young children and their
recovery is jeopardized by such lack of adequate pavilions ; therefore

Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That such
a pavilion as meets this need shall be erected at Catawba sanatorium
and that the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, or so much as may
be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the
money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated to Catawba sana-
torium to be used for this object and that such a pavilion be erected
at Piedmont sanatorium and that the sum of twenty thousand, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appro-
priated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
to Piedmont sanatorium to be used for this object.