§ Mr. Liddallasked the Minister of Health what was the cause of the recent typhoid outbreak in Nottingham which has been the subject of investigation by his officers?
§ Mr. BernaysThe investigations in connection with this outbreak were carried out by officials of the Town Council, though a Medical Officer of my Department visited Nottingham at the request 39W of the Medical Officer of Health to confer with them in order to ensure that all practicable steps were being taken to cope with the outbreak. A statement was issued by the council in the local Press on the 23rd March, which indicated that the outbreak was due to the consumption of food which had a very limited distribution.