§ 40. Mr. J. E. B. Hillasked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the Report of the Central Health Services Committee that some infants are receiving unnecessarily large quantities of vitamin D, he will state how far he is satisfied that all children up to the age of five years in this country still need adequate supplements of this vitamin to prevent rickets and promote healthy bone and teeth formation, and that National cod liver oil is one of the ideal sources of this vitamin and the vitamin A which is also required.
§ Mr. Vaughan-MorganMy right hon. Friend is satisfied that children up to five years of age need an adequate source of vitamin D and that national cod liver oil is one of the best sources of this vitamin and of vitamin A.
§ Mr. HillWould not my right hon. Friend agree, in the light of this Report, that National cod liver oil continues to be particularly valuable in that it provides these two vitamins in the correct proportion and, furthermore, enables the dosage to be correctly and easily regulated?
§ Mr. Vaughan-MorganMy right hon. Friend is now studying the Report of the Joint Sub-Committee on Welfare Foods. On the major issue, I welcome this opportunity of drawing attention to the value of cod liver oil, particularly in view of the low uptake.