§ MR. W. F. D. SMITH (Strand, West minister)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether the Metropolitan Poor Law infirmaries are visited by inspectors of the Board at regular intervals or only occasionally, at the discretion of the inspectors; and whether considerable intervals are some times allowed to elapse between inspections.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) These infirmaries are, in ordinary circumstances, visited at regular intervals as well as occasionally, either at the discretion of the inspectors or for special reasons. All the infirmaries have been inspected this year by the assistant inspectors, and a considerable number have also been visited by the senior medical inspector for Poor Law purposes. I may add that the arrangements in connection with these inspections are now under consideration.