§ Mr. Will Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he
192WWithin these broad specifications, which cover only basic features, there has been considerable development in the detailed design of the frames, particularly in the eye-shapes of plastic frames and in the colours available.
has received the report of the Manchester Regional Hospital Board on gastroenteritis in infants in the Manchester area.
§ Mr. CrossmanYes. The report is being published today. I would take this occasion to offer my deepest sympathy to the parents of the children who died. Copies have been placed in the Library of the House of Commons and are being sent to hospital authorities, who are being reminded of the need for 193W the closest co-operation with medical officers of health in the control of infection; and to local authorities. Notification of gastro-enteritis in infancy has been the subject of discussion with the medical profession in the past and will be reconsidered with it in the light of recent events.