Mr. G. Whiteasked the Minister of Health if he is satisfied with the progress made in dealing with venereal diseases under Regulation 33B; and if he will take further measures to prevent this evil from spreading further.
§ Mr. WillinkIn my view Regulation 33B has been of considerable help to local authorities in tracing and securing treatment of persons who do not voluntarily seek and undertake treatment. The Regulation was not designed to do more than deal with a comparatively small class of infected persons, who have always been a special problem I have at the moment under special consideration the question what further effective measures can be taken to deal with these diseases, but I am not yet in a position to make a statement.