SIR WALTER FOSTER () Derbyshire, IlkestonTo ask the President of the Local Government Board if he will give information as to the number of children in the Hanwell Poor Law Schools who are now suffering from diseases affecting the ears and throat; whether he will say what number out of the 88 mentioned in Mr. Cheatle's report, published early in the year, as being in danger of their lives and requiring surgical attention, have been operated on; and whether the Board of Management have issued a report on the subject.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) I have made inquiry, but have not at present received definite information as to the number of children in the Hanwell schools suffering from diseases affecting the ears and throat. Many of the children who were examined by Mr. Cheatle have since left, while there have been many new admissions. Of the number of cases mentioned in the report referred to, 73 have been successfully treated at the Hospital for Diseases of the Throat and Ears, 1201 Golden Square, and 12 more are going to the hospital to-day. Under an arrangement with the hospital authorities 12 cases are received weekly for examination and operation. The managers have not yet issued a report on the subject.