asked the Secretary of State for Scotland which were the worst five counties and large burghs, respectively, in Scotland in 1941 for infantile mortality between the ages of one and 12 months.

Mr. Johnston:

The five counties and large burghs respectively with the highest death rates among children between the ages of one and 12 months in 1941 were:

Counties: Selkirk, Ayr, Kincardine, Dumbarton and Caithness.

Large Burghs: Port Glasgow, Dumbarton, Coatbridge, Glasgow and Hamilton.

asked the Secretary to the Treasury, if he will consider the publishing of the Boyd Orr Report on Child Mortality in Scotland as a Parliamentary publication.

I have been asked to reply. This Report is one of a series supplied to the Department of Health for Scotland by its scientific advisory committee on medical administration and investigation. Some of these reports, for example one on a war-time bacteriological service, it has not been considered necessary to publish at all. The others have been issued as non-Parliamentary publications. In view of the special importance of the Orr Committee Report on infant mortality, I had copies sent to all Scots Members on the day of publication, and I have now arranged for copies to be placed in the Vote Office for the convenience of other Members.