§ COLONEL EGERTON LEIGHasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether he sees any objection to obliging all owners of quack medicines to declare the ingredients of which the doses are made previously to being allowed to sell them (as is done in France), since much illness and loss of life prevails, especially amongst young children, from the unrestricted sale of quack medicines, the basis of which is often laudanum or some noxious or dangerous compound?
§ VISCOUNT SANDON, in reply, said, the subject referred to had only been brought recently under the notice of the Lord President of the Council. It opened up some very important questions, and it was receiving his Grace's consideration, and he must ask the hon. and gallant Member to allow him not to state an opinion upon it at present.