§ Mr. JOHN WARDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether his attention has been called to the report of the medical officer for Dunfermline to the district committee on 7th May, in which he stated that another epidemic had broken out amongst the men working on the new dock works, Rosyth, and that, as on a previous occasion, the West Fife infectious diseases hospital was unable to admit the case, that the Kirkcaldy burgh hospital also refused accommodation, and that the city of Edinburgh did not encourage making provision for such cases; and if he can say what ultimately became of this diseased workman, and what will become of such workmen in the future?
Mr. LAMBERTThe report of the medical officer has not been received at the Admiralty. The workman referred to was accommodated at the Thornton Hospital, belonging to the county council of Fife, Kirkcaldy district, and the Dunfermline District Committee have secured a lien upon four beds at this hospital for future cases. They are also taking steps for the construction of further hospital accommodation.