§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the President of the Local Government Board whether, under Section 8 of the Vaccination Act, 1898, when a small-pox hospital is maintained by several sanitary authorities under a joint hospital board, the prescribed particulars shall be furnished upon application by the clerk of each sanitary authority relating to cases from his district or should the clerk of the joint hospital board supply the information?
§ Mr. BURNSThe view which the Local Government Board have taken is that the clerk to the joint hospital board is the right person to furnish the information in the circumstances described in the question.