§ 83. Major MOULTONasked the Minister of Health whether his attention 1392 has been drawn to the remarkable results obtained by the Department of Health in New York in immunising children against diphtheria; and whether he proposes to take steps to enable parents who desire it to obtain the advantages of this treatment for their children free of charge?
§ Mr. WHEATLEYThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. This form of preventive treatment was the subject of a special medical report by my Department in 1921, and in July, 1922, a momorandum was isued to local authorities drawing attention to the practical advantages of the method. The question of offering the treatment to parents is for the decision of local authorities or the managing bodies of institutions, but my Department has offered expert advice and assistance in the application of the treatment by those who desire to adopt it.