§ MR. FIELDI beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he is aware that a medical officer of health has recently been appointed for the City of London; whether part of the salary of the officer elected will be paid out of the money provided by Parliament; and whether he will insist that the said official should undertake to act in accordance with the regulations issued by the Local Government Board for the guidance of sanitary authorities with reference to the seizure of meat from animals which have suffered from tuberculosis.
§ MR. WALTER LONGI am aware that a medical officer of health has recently been appointed for the City of London, and I presume that half his salary will be repayable by the County Council out of their Exchequer Contribution Account. As regards the second paragraph of the question, I have stated more than once that the Local Government have not prescribed regulations on the subject to which the hon. Member refers. I am afraid I could not intervene in the manner which he desires.