Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Public Health. – in the House of Commons at on 21 February 1929.
asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain optical establishments are advertising that they will supply a home test chart and order form, from which eye-glasses are made up, forwarded by post, and guaranteed to give complete satisfaction; and whether, in view of the injury to the health of the nation that can result from unsuitable eye-glasses, he will consider setting up an inquiry for the purpose of considering this subject and introducing legislation to prohibit this practice?