§ MR. DISRAELI (Cheshire, Altrincham)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for India whether he is in possession of any information as to a rumoured existence of enteric fever at the Agra Cantonment, due to had water supply; and what stops have been taken towards ensuring the health of the troops there by improved drainage, water supply, or other necessary measures?
* MR. G. RUSSELLThe Secretary of State has nothing; to add to the answer given to a somewhat similar question on the 12th of June last. It was then explained that work had been in progress since last year for the extension to the cantonments at Agra of the water supply from the Municipal Water Works, and that the garrison in the Fort of Agra had been supplied with the Municipal water since 1893. The Secretary of State has no information as to any recent increase in the mortality from enteric fever at Agra.