§ Mr. Jannerasked the Lord President of the Council if he will give some indication of the research work which is being permitted at the present time on various industrial diseases by the Medical Research Council.
§ Mr. H. MorrisonThe Medical Research Council maintain three departments for this purpose as part of their own staff organisation, and also support research 299W work elsewhere by means of temporary grants. The subjects at present under investigation are of the following general kinds: disorders caused by inhalation of dusts, by exposure to chemical substances, or by other special conditions of work; increased liability in certain occupations to diseases which are not specifically industrial; and occupational conditions which, without causing definite disease, affect the health, comfort and efficiency of workers.