§ 63. Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that appointment cards issued by St. Bartholomew's Hospital to patients contain advertisements for proprietary brands of toothpaste urging the patients to use a particular brand of toothpaste; and whether he will take steps to stop this practice.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodI am informed that there has recently been some unauthorised use of appointment cards of this kind in the dental department of the hospital. The Board of Governors regret the occurrence and have taken immediate steps to ensure that it will not happen again.