§ 77. Sir FREDERICK CAWLEYasked the President of the Local Government Board whether Dr. Manby, of his Department, visited the urban district of Prestwich on 16th June, 1911; whether he was sent there to investigate any complaint of the sanitary condition of the district, or whether it was simply in discharge of his duty under the system of sending officers to different districts all over the country; whether Dr. Manby reported favourably upon the sanitary condition of the district; whether the medical officer of health has reported favourably upon both the sanitary condition of the district and the administration of the sanitary law; and will he say what is the average death-rate for the last ten years in the urban district council of Prestwich?
§ The PRESIDENT of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Burns)Dr. Manby visited Prestwich in June, 1911, in the ordinary course of his duties. He made no report on the sanitary condition of the district. Recent reports of the medical officer of health have stated that the sanitary condition of the district is 252 satisfactory. The average net death-rate for the last ten years is 12.5.