§ Mr. EDWARDSasked the Minister of Labour, as representing the Ministry of Health, whether any communications have been sent out from his Department on the subject of closing business premises in the event of small-pox occurring thereon; and, if so, whether he will inform the House as to the exact nature and tenor of such communications?
§ Sir M. BARLOWThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative, and the second part, therefore, does not arise.
§ Mr. J. DAVISONasked the Minister of Labour, as representing the Ministry of Health, whether any variolous strains of vaccine lymph are used for seed purposes in the Government lymph establishment; and, if not, what is the precise character and origin of the lymph or lymphs which are used for the purposes in question?
§ Sir M. BARLOWThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. The lymph at present used at the Government lymph establishment is a strain of lymph obtained many years ago which has been carried on by repeated transference from calf to calf.