§ Dr. Strossasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the River Thames is so polluted at Teddington that sisal rope is rotten if immersed for one month and that steel shafting corrodes within six months; and whether he will state the chemical nature of this pollution and its source.
§ Mr. BevanI am not aware of any pollution in the River Thames at Teddington at present which would cause abnormal damage of this nature. The second part of the Question does not, therefore, arise.