§ Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Health whether there are any methods of cooperation now in force between his Department and the various educational and administrative departments in the Metropolitan area for the introduction of immunisation by means of the Schick test for the purpose of reducing the attack rate of diphtheria?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINYes, Sir. Many of the Metropolitan borough councils have undertaken, with the sanction of my Department, immunisation work of the kind indicated in the question. I understand that the London County Council do not directly participate in this work, but in their capacity as local educa-
2094Wlicence should make a declaration as to his physical fitness, if adopted, would render it still more important that the application should be renewed year by year. The holder of a long-period licence might well incur some physical disability which would render it dangerous for him to continue driving. For these reasons, I am not prepared to recommend the introduction of the necessary legislation.