§ Colonel DAYasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the remarks of the coroner at an inquest held at Hammersmith regarding the death of Mrs. Gladys Vera Wines, 643W who was found dead through drowning in a bath full of water at a hospital, and who had taken a bath against instructions; and whether any precautions have been taken by his Department to instruct the hospital authorities under his control to carry out the coroner's suggestions to have all taps in bathrooms controlled to prevent such further possibilities?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI am aware of the facts in this case. The importance of having keys to all hot water taps in the bathrooms of Poor Law institutions has, for many years, been emphasised by the central authority, and I am informed that such keys have now been fitted to all the bath taps at this institution.