§ MR. WARTONasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether his attention has been called to the case of William Henry John Heath Sheahan, aged seven months, on whose body an inquest was holden on the 31st December 1883 by Dr. Danford Thomas, and whose death the jury found was caused by the antimony contained in a patent medicine called "Holt's Specific for Whooping Cough;" whether he is aware that the jury did not desire to call his attention to the sale of patent medicines, with a view to legislation on the subject; and, whether it is his intention to bring in a Bill to restrict the sale of poisonous patent medicines?
§ MR. MUNDELLASir, the attention of the Privy Council has been directed to this and two other similar cases. A Bill is now under consideration, which will be introduced very shortly in the House of Lords, dealing with the whole subject.
§ MR. WARTONWill the right hon. Gentleman kindly back my Bill?