§ Mr. ARTHUR HENDERSONasked the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention had been drawn to the petty sessional court proceedings against the Duke of Northumberland in respect of insanitary cottages situated at Walbottle; whether he has had under his notice the mortality rate among the mining inhabitants of these premises; whether he could give the House the relative death rate from tubercular diseases in the cottages referred to and that of the rest of Walbottle township, also the rate for the Newburn sanitary area, excluding Walbottle; whether any inquiry had been held respecting the sanitary condition of this locality during recent years by inspectors of the Local Government Board; or whether he contemplated ordering such investigation at an early date?
§ The PRESIDENT of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. John Burns)I have seen some newspaper reports of these proceedings, and have observed the statements in them as to the rate of mortality in the premises concerned. I am not in a position to give the particulars asked for; but I am in communication with the urban district council on the subject to which the question relates.
§ Mr. ARTHUR HENDERSONWill the right hon. Gentleman forward me a copy 2344 of the more complete answer when he obtains the information?