§ Sir C. OMANasked the Minister of Health whether he has published the Report as to high infantile mortality in Market Drayton by the medical woman whom last autumn he sent to inspect and report; whether he is aware that the figures for 1924 showed that the infantile mortality for Market Drayton was far more than twice as high as that for Newport, and three times as high as that for Wellington; and, if he has not published it, will he do so at once?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe answer to the first question is in the negative
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Rural District Weekly Rent Remarks Agricultural Parish Non Agricultural Parish Axbridge … … 6s. Od.-6s. 6d 7s Od Provisional. Blofield … … 4s. 0d-4s. 9d 8s, 0d Braintree … … *4s. 0d.—Gs. 0d *4s. 0d.—Gs. 0d *4s. 6d. to Agricultural Labourers Chelmsford … … 5s. 0d — Provisional Chesterton … … 4s. Od.-4s. 4d. 4s. 9d 4s. Od.-4s. 4d. 4s. 9d East Elloe … … — 5s Od Evesham … … 5s Od 6s 6d Highworth … … 6s 6d — Provisional Hungerford … … †5s. 0d-5s 6d †7s 3d Provisional Lexden and Winstree … … 5a, 6d 5a, 6d Maldon … … 4s. Od.-5s. Od — Wincanton … … 5s. 6d.–6s)d 5s. 6d.–6s)d Provisional Solihull … … †7s, 3d 8s 6d Provisional St. Faiths … … — *4s. 6d.–5s. 6d *4s. 6d. to Agricultural Labourers Yeovil … … — 4s. 6d.–7d.9d.–9s.od Provisional †Inclusive of rates, etc. The answer to the second is in the affirmative. I understand that the county council are taking steps to carry out the suggestions which I made to them as a result of the Report of my medical officer. Accordingly I do not think the third part of the question arises