§ MR. PAULTON (Durham, Bishop Auckland)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Local Government Board whether any Report upon the sanitary condition of South Hetton and neighbouring colliery villages has been received from the Medical Officer of Health for the district; and, if not, whether the Local Government Board intend to take any action in the matter?
SIR W. FOSTERThe Local Government Board have received a Report from the Medical Officer of Health of the Easington Rural Sanitary District as to the sanitary condition of South Hetton, and have also received from the Durham County Council copies of the Reports made by the Medical Officer of Health of the county as to a large number of the colliery villages, including South Hetton. The County Council have been in communication with the Sanitary Authorities of these districts with reference to the Reports of their Medical Officer, and the Board will be glad to assist the County Council in securing improvement in the sanitary condition of these places. There is no doubt that energetic action by the Sanitary Authorities is required in the case of many of these villlages.