§ Captain BOWYERasked the Minister 11 Health whether, in view of the fact that ever since the 24th April his Department has been asked to inquire into the. eases of diphtheria at Olney, Bucks, and that during the last two weeks there have been two more deaths, he will say how much longer it will be before this urgent matter is dealt with?
§ Sir A. MONDI have been in communication with the county council and the. rural district council in regard to this outbreak of diphtheria, and regret that there has been some delay consequent upon the necessity of obtaining reports from the medical officers of health of both authorities. These reports have now been received, but as further cases of the disease have recently been notified, one of the medical officers of the Ministry has now visited Olney and conferred with the local authorities as to the measures which should be adopted.