On the other hand, I understand that the Minister of Health has just advised by his Medical Advisory Committee that in the present state of pubic ###on it would be premature to introduce any system of compulsory notification. I have personally met and discussed the questions of compulsory ###ication and of prosecuting defaulters in treatment with representatives of following bodies: The Three Associations of Scottish local authorities The British Medical Association (Scottish Branch) The Three Scottish Protestant Churches The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland.