37. Brigadier-General BROWNasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the statement of the Cattle Diseases Committee [Cmd. 4591], in May 1934, that the inspection of licensed pasteurisation plants is unsatisfactory and has not prevented errors in the construction and the proper operation of plants, and that milk sold from such plants is frequently found to be infected with tubercle bacilli; and whether, before approving the recent circular on the subject of the Board of Education, he has satisfied himself that no pasteurised milk is supplied to schools which is not derived from regularly inspected and approved plants?
§ 42. Captain HEILGERSasked the Minister of Health whether any steps have been taken to implement the recommendation in the Gowland-Hopkins Report that proper supervision of pasteurising plants was necessary?
Sir H. YOUNGI am aware of the statement in the report of the Cattle Diseases Committee and I am about to publish a report by one of my medical officers on the supervision of pasteurising plants. I am also sending a circular on the subject to local authorities. With regard to the second part of Question No. 37 my hon. and gallant Friend has no doubt noted that the pasteurised milk commended for use in the circular to which he refers is milk efficiently pasteurised.