§ 11. Mr. DAGGARasked the Home Secretary what steps are taken by his Department at present for testing public omnibuses in respect of petrol emanations (fumes and exhaust); is he satisfied as to their effectiveness; and is he aware that a number of conductors and drivers of such vehicles are reporting sick, with headache and gastritis, owing to this cause?
§ Sir H. SAMUELEvery omnibus is given a running test before being licensed, special care being taken to see that no excessive or obnoxious fumes are emitted; and if any vehicle, after being licensed, is seen to be offending in this respect, the licence is suspended and it is removed from service until the defect has been remedied. I have no reason to doubt the general effectiveness of these arrangements; and so far as I am aware only two cases have occurred during the present year in which it is claimed that sickness has resulted from the cause suggested.