§ 83. Lieut.-Colonel Bromley-Davenportasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what record is kept in his Department of people living or camping in disused mines and similar places; whether he is satisfied that medical officers of health have wide enough powers to inspect these places and ensure, not only that the health of the people concerned is not affected by such living conditions, but that the people in the district are not subjected to such nuisances as unpleasant smells, dirt and debris arising from such occupation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. H. BrookeNo such record is kept. I am quite satisfied that local authorities and their officers have adequate powers to safeguard public health. It would not normally be necessary for an authority to intervene unless a person's actions constituted a threat to the health of others.