§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health where the seven cases of scarlet fever notified in the Eton rural district for the week ending 23rd February 1935, occurred?
§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that a sample of milk taken at Denham school about 4 p.m. on 6th March, having been in the school since 9 a.m., was stated by the medical officer of health for the Eton rural district to be negative so far as disease germs were concerned; and whether this fact was stated in the report to the Eton Rural District Council on the Denham scarlet fever outbreak furnished by the local medical officer of health?
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Sir H. YOUNGAs regards the first part of the question, I am informed that the medical officer of health has no knowledge of a sample of milk having been taken at Denham school on 6th March. The second part does not, therefore, arise.
§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that after the two bottlers at Mount Dairy Farm returned to work, one on 12th March and the other on 16th March, the medical officer of health for the Eton rural district refused to issue medical certificates, but subsequently agreed to issue a certificate to say that the men had negative swabs on a certain day; that on 8th March medical certificates were issued, and whether he is satisfied that proper precautions have been taken in this case?
Sir H. YOUNGAccording to the information available to me, the facts are as stated in the first two parts of the question. The answer to the last part is in the affirmative. I would point out that the medical officer of health was under no obligation to issue medical certificates in this case.