§ 36. Colonel DAYasked the Minister of Transport if his attention has been drawn to the Report of Dr. C. E. Goddard, medical officer to the Wembley Urban District Council, as to the menace to public health owing to the overcrowding of trains from Broad Street station to Wembley; and will he make representations to the railway company concerned with a view to this nuisance being overcome?
§ 38. Mr. FENBYasked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been drawn to the Report of the medical officer to the Wembley Urban Council referring to the overcrowding in trains between the City and Wembley; and what steps he proposes to take to prevent the recurrence of such overcrowding?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MOORE-BRABAZONThe medical officer of the Wembley Urban District Council has forwarded to me a copy of a Report made by him to the Council in which he called attention to the overcrowding he had noticed in the train leaving Broad Street on the 9th March. I am informed by the railway company that they have made arrangements to strengthen this train, as an experiment, as from to-morrow.
§ Colonel DAYAre they going to strengthen the other trains as well as in the rush hours?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MOORE-BRABAZONI only have the assurance on these particular trains.
§ Mr. R. MORRISONIs the hon. and gallant Gentleman aware that this statement of Dr. Goddard applies equally almost to every district in London?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MOORE-BRABAZONAs I say, any further complaints of congestion will be taken into account.
§ Colonel DAYIs the hon. and gallant Gentleman aware that over 20 people 232 have to travel in these third-class carriages, and will he not ask the railway company to enlarge the other trains.