asked the President of the Board of Education how many local education authorities in England and Wales have appointed school medical inspectors; and if he can state the number of school clinics that have been started to deal with school children?

All the local education authorities have appointed school medical officers. Sixty-seven local education authorities have received sanction under the Education (Administrative Provisions) Act, 1907, for the establishment and maintenance of school clinics. Some authorities have established more than one clinic, and others have been established by voluntary effort, and I cannot give the exact number.