Major G LYNasked the Minister of Health whether, since the Ministry do not consider that notification of cancer should be compulsory because such an order would entail legislation and might not be effective in securing early diagnosis, he will take steps to acquaint medical officers of health throughout the country with the decision of his Department so that publicity may be given to the fact that cancer is in no way an infectious disease and that there should be therefore no prejudice on account of occupying a house or room where previously the occupant had died of the disease?
§ Mr. GREENWOODThe first memorandum on cancer issued by the Minister on 14th August, 1923, on the advice of the Departmental Committee on Cancer, stated that "There is no evidence to show that cancer is an infectious or contagious disease." The memorandum has1188W been sent to medical officers of health and has had considerable general publicity.