non-profit-making institution - these institutions are not run with a view to making and distributing profit. Legally speaking their organisational form is varied: associations conforming to the law of 1901, foundations and congregations (religious bodies), institutions belonging to the assurance schemes, institutions of a public nature and utility (e.g.cancer research units). Their field of activity is extensive, covering medical, surgical and specialised care: cancer research units, T.B. units, psychiatric institutions.