§ 38. Captain ERSKINE-BOLSTasked the Minister of Health how many municipalities possess the power at the present time to compel the pasteurisation of all milk other than certified milk brought into their area?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of HEALTH (Mr. Shakespeare)My right hon. Friend is not aware that any municipality in England or Wales possesses this power at present.
§ 39. Mr. CHRISTIEasked the Minister of Health if he has information showing what proportion of the London milk supply is pasteurised before distribution to the consumer?
§ Mr. SHAKESPEAREMy right hon. Friend cannot give any precise figure, but it is generally estimated that something over 90 per cent. of the milk supply of London is treated by heat before distribution to the consumer. He is unable to say how much of this milk is pasteurised in accordance with the method prescribed in the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923,
§ Mr. GLOSSOPIs is not a fact that, simultaneously with the increase in the consumption of pasteurised milk in London, there has been an increase in the amount of dental decay among children?
§ Mr. SHAKESPEAREI should require notice of that question.