§ 69. Mr. Hastingsasked the Minister of Health what precautions are taken to ensure that immigrants from Ireland and elsewhere are not carriers of infectious pulmonary tuberculosis; and what inquiries are made to ascertain whether such immigrants have or have not been inoculated against this disease.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodEvery person, British or alien, coming to this country is subject to the ordinary health control at the port of entry. An alien immigrant is in addition examined by a medical inspector of aliens: if tuberculosis is discovered or suspected, the medical inspector would issue a certificate to that effect and permission to land would normally be refused. Citizens of the Republic of Ireland are not aliens. The answer to the second part of the question is "None."