§ 49. Mr. GILBERTasked the Minister of Health whether any instructions have been issued by his Department to any medical officers under their control in Poor Law or other institutions to use the Schick treatment for the prevention of diphtheria; whether his Department provide the serum necessary or whether it has to be purchased from wholesale houses; whether it is a special proprietary article which can only be obtained from certain firms; and whether it is manufactured in this country or whether it has to be imported from Germany or America?
§ Sir A. MONDThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. The serum in question is manufactured in this country by certain firms which have the necessary laboratory equipment.