§ Mr. DAWESasked the President of the Local Government Board whether, in view of the serious epidemic of measles prevailing at present, and the consequent mortality among London school children, he 893 will consider taking the necessary steps to make measles a notifiable disease?
§ Mr. BURNSI am at present considering what further steps can be taken to deal with this serious outbreak, and the question of making measles a notifiable disease will have my attention.
§ Mr. LANSBURYWill the right hon. Gentleman, in the course of his inquiry, see whether one of the staff of the public health side of the Local Government Board could be used in the inquiries into the particular districts where the mortality is highest, so that we may know what the social and housing conditions are?
§ Mr. BURNSI am very pleased to say that that particular point has been dealt with at the several conferences that have taken place during the last few weeks between the officers of the County Council, the Education Department, and the officers of the Local Government Board.