London, Nov. 24.
His intention of providing every hospital and institution in the British Empire with an "iron lung" was announced by Lord Nuffield, motor magnate and well-known philanthropy ist, in a statement to the press yesterday Some large hospitals, he added, would have three or four.
He expected that all the "iron lungs" required would be available by next March.
Lord Nuffield proposed to give up to 5.000 iron lungs, which would represent a total benefaction of £500,000.
The "lungs," he said, would be manufactured by the Cowley works and at present they would cost £98 each.
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