§ Mr. ASTORasked the President of the Local Government Board, whether he will considered the advisability of introducing a Bill to give health authorities power to have all still births compulsorily notified to the medical officer of health?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELLocal authorities already have this power if they adopt the Notification of Births Act, 1907. The Act is at present in force in England and Wales in areas embracing some 60 per cent. of the population.