§ MR. J. G. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he is aware that, on a recent Sunday, the rector of 235 Hanwell intimated from the pulpit that the Medical Officer of Health for the district reported that owing to the effluvia from the River Brent it was dangerous to the public health for persons to attend the parish church; and, having regard to the fact that the River Brent passes through populous parts of the western and north-western districts of the Metropolitan area, does he propose to take any steps to prevent the possible outbreak of an epidemic; and will he state whether any water company takes water from the River Brent?
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. T. W. RUSSELL,) Tyrone, S.I answered a similar question yesterday, and there is nothing that I am able to add to it except that no water company takes water from the Brent that I am aware of.