§ 36. Sir Francis Fremantleasked the Home Secretary whether the whole medical staff of the Home Office was transferred to the Ministry of Labour, and on whom does he now depend for medical advice in dealing with the problem of silicosis?
§ Sir J. AndersonFor the purposes of the administration of the Factories Act, the medical inspectors of factories were transferred to the Ministry of Labour at the beginning of this month, together with the rest of the Factory Department of the Home Office; but they are still available to advise me on workmen's compensation questions relating to silicosis and other industrial diseases.