HC Deb 21 January 1924 vol 169 cc558-9W
Mr. RICHARDSON

asked the Minister of Health whether the Medical Officer of Health for Berwick-upon-Tweed is fully qualified for that position; and, if not, whether the appointment was sanctioned by the Department?

Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKS

The Medical Officer of Health of this borough was appointed, with the approval of the Department, in 1920. He possesses one of the alternative qualifications subsequently prescribed by the Sanitary Officers Order, 1922.