§ MR. HULSE (Salisbury)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the prevalence of diphtheria and other complaints of the throat at the Regent's Park Barracks; and if any Special Report has been, or will be, made by 1559 medical or sanitary experts on the drainage of the new buildings and their surroundings?
§ * MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANI am informed that diphtheria is prevalent at present in London, and there have been cases of diphtheritic sore throat in the Regent's Park Barracks. Immediately this was reported a thorough examination of the sanitary arrangements was made by medical officers and a sanitary expert, with the result that the drains and system generally were found to be of proper construction and in good working order. There had been some neglect in keeping some of the stable drains properly flushed.