§ Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALDasked the Under-Secretary for the Colonies if he would furnish a list of the chief sanitary officers of the Crown Colonies, stating, in respect to each, whether he possesses a diploma of public health, a diploma of tropical medicine, or a certificate of efficiency in the latter subject; what his experience was before receiving the appointment he now holds; whether in addition to being chief sanitary officer he fulfils any other duties of a public or a private character; and what salary he receives as chief sanitary officer?
§ Colonel SEELYThe chief sanitary officer in a Crown Colony is usually the principal medical officer. The salaries and, in many cases, the qualifications and experience of the principal medical officers are given in the Colonial Office list. The details desired by my hon. Friend shall be obtained, and a list forwarded to him, but the collection of the material may take some time. It is the almost invariable practice at the present time to require that officers who are appointed to be sanitary officers in the Crown Colonies and Protectorates should possess a diploma of public health.