HC Deb 11 May 1885 vol 298 cc142-3
MR. LEAHY

asked the Secretary of State for War, If he has inquired about the danger of introducing small-pox into Ireland by the proposed move of the 5th Dragoon Guards from Manchester, where the disease is prevalent and on the increase, to the Curragh Camp; and what is the result?

THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTON

According to the last Report the regiment is free from small-pox. There is, therefore, no reason on that account why it should not be moved. It does not appear that during the last 19 weeks there has been any case among either officers or men.