Mr. CHAMBERLAIN:

The answer to the first question is in the affirmative. The answer to the second question is that I am not, as at present advised, aware of official correspondence between the Ministry of Health and the Medical Officer of Health of the character mentioned or of such official statements as are mentioned. The answer to the third is that the nature of the action which can be taken in such regrettable conditions, short of rehousing the people, should be within the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health. As regards rehousing, I may add that it is for the Borough Council of Poplar to approach the London County Council with a view to proper consideration of the claim of the borough for inclusion in the general scheme of slum improvement in London which is under consideration, and for which State assistance would be forthcoming under the Housing Bill.