Mr. J. W. WILSONasked the President of the Local Government Board whether he will state the number of applications received from rural, urban district, and borough councils, respectively, for the adoption, in whole or part, of The Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1907; and to what number of these the necessary authority has been already given by the Local Government Board?
§ Mr BURNSThe following statement gives the information asked for:—
No. of applications received by Local Government Board. No. of Orders issued. Boroughs 130 … … 103 Urban districts (other than boroughs) 278 … … 252 Rural districts 55 … … 45 463 400