§ Mr. RANKINasked the Minister of Health whether, in order to measure correctly the fertility of the population, he will arrange for the records of the Registrar-General in future to show the age of the mother at the birth of each child, as is recorded in nearly every other country, and whereby alone a proper diagnosis of the situation can be made?
§ Sir K. WOODIt has for some time been the intention to make this alteration in the birth registers on the first suitable occasion, having regard to the complicated administrative adjustments and preparations involved, and steps are now being taken to make the change.