§ 59. Mr. SMITHERSasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the decree of the commissar of foreign trade in Soviet Russia to intensify the dumping of fruit pulp into this country during the coming season by handing over the entire export trade to 1385W the Plodo export; what arrangements he is making to ensure that only such fruit pulp is imported as is produced and packed under sanitary conditions; and whether he will issue instructions for this fruit pulp to be tested and analysed before it is permitted to be offered for sale in this country?
§ Miss LAWRENCEThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. My right hon. Friend has no information with regard to the conditions under which fruit pulp is prepared in other countries. It is subject to examination in this country under the regulations relating to Imported Food and Preservatives in Food, and on the information at present before him my
I—STATEMENT showing the number of public vaccinations and re-vaccinations, and the number of deaths from smallpox, in each of the ten years 1920 to 1929 Year ended 30th September Number of successful primary vaccinations. Number of successful re-vaccinations. Deaths from smallpox in the year ended 31st December. 1920 … … … … … 258,996 12,898 30 1921 … … … … … 245,154 26,775 5 1922 … … … … … 223,838 12,887 27 1923 … … … … … 415,549 316,641 7 1924 … … … … … 331,522 89,600 13 1925 … … … … … 270,755 40,939 9 1926 … … … … … 279,721 54,221 18 1927 … … … … … 305,005 113,117 47 1928 … … … … … 320,687 163,918 53 1929 … … … … … 258,986 104,397 39 1386W
II-STATEMENT showing for each of the ten years 1919–20 to 1928–29 the total expenditure of Local Authorities on vaccination, the receipts from Government grants, and the Balance of the expenditure met out of rates, etc., together with the total cost of the Government Lymph Establishment. Year. Total Expenditure. Receipts from Government grants. Balance falling on rates, etc. *Government Lymph Establishment. £ £ £ £ 1919–20 … … 133,265 9,247 124,018 11,973 1920–21 … … 183,789 8,862 174,927 20,004 1921–22 … … 172,558 10,323 162,235 16 214 1922–23 … … 191,416 10,244 181,172 14,489 1923–24 … … 235,677 11,753 223,924 16,553 1924–25 … … 182,077 3,050 179,027 14,205 1925–26 … … 166,255 4,366 161,889 14,430 1926–27 … … 179,066 8,338 170,728 14,386 1927–28 … … 190,754 8,853 181,901 15,324 1928–29 … … 191,643 10,522 181,121 15,377 * Of the total cost of the Government Lymph Establishment, 15 to 20 per cent. in each year is attributable to the cost of lymph supplied to the Service Departments. right hon. Friend does not think that any special instructions are necessary