HC Deb 23 June 1925 vol 185 cc1265-6
7. Mr. HAYES

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Ministry Regulations as applicable to the Liverpool Port Sanitary Hospital name the diseases for which seamen are required to be admitted to this hospital; and, if so, whether these particulars are available for public information?

The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of HEALTH (Sir Kingsley Wood)

I have been asked to reply to this question. The Liverpool Port Sanitary Authority are required by official published Regulations to make provision for the isolation of any seaborne cases of cholera, yellow fever or plague which may arrive in the port, but my right hon. Friend is not aware of any Regulations preventing the authority from admitting cases of other diseases at their discretion to the Port Sanitary Hospital.

Mr. HAYES

Is the hon. Gentleman satisfied that the original purposes for which the hospital was established are not being violated by having within the hospital diseases that are not in the schedule?

Sir K. WOOD

I think I must ask the hon. Member to put that question down.

Following is the answer:

I regret that the particulars asked for are not available, but perhaps the following information will be of service to my hon. Friend.