§ Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Health what progress has been made from the various experiments designed to cure the common cold; to what extent people can expect new aids to withstand colds this winter; and what official advice is available to the public to minimise the danger of infection or to get rid of it when so affected.
§ Miss PittInvestigations carried out during recent years under the auspices of the Medical Research Council into the causation of common colds have led to considerable advances in knowledge the possibilities of prophylaxis are being explored. Virus research at the Common Cold Research Unit and elsewhere has not resulted in the discovery of a specific remedy.
Posters with advice to prevent the spread of colds are available from the Ministry of Health free of charge to local authorities and to industrial or commercial concerns. The Ministry also sponsors the making of filmlets on this subject for showing on television.