§ 80. Colonel DAYasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that no provision exists for the medical welfare of children over two years of age and under five years; and, in view of the danger of children between these ages being exposed to the risk of preventible diseases, will he cause arrangements to be made in order to close the present gap?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINNo, Sir. The arrangements made under the Maternity and Child Welfare Act do not exclude any category of children below school age, and my Department loses no opportunity of impressing upon the local authorities in charge of maternity and child welfare schemes the importance of maintaining a continuous supervision over children up to the age at which they attend school.
§ money for entertainment purposes in excess of a rate of one penny in the pound, viz.: the boroughs of Aberystwyth, Bath, Bexhill, Bridlington, Chesterfield, Dewsbury, Folkestone, Hartlepool, Hastings, Hornsey, Lytham St. Anne's, Morecambe, Oldham, Ramsgate, South-end-on-Sea, Tunbridge Wells and Worthing, and the urban districts of Clacton, Erith, Exmouth, Filey, The Matlocks and Whitby. The following statement shows, as regards certain of the places, the amount of expenditure on entertainments falling on rates in 1924–25, and the corresponding amount in the pound of the rate for the purpose. As regards the other places, the returns made to my Department do not distinguish the expenditure on entertainments.