§ MR. J. CALDWELL (Lanark, Mid)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India, whether his attention has been called to the prevalence of enteric fever amongst the European troops in India; and, whether he will cause inquiry to be made as to the disposal of the night soil and manure collected in the bazaars and districts of the various cantonments where such enteric fever exists, and in particular as to the size and extent of the manure yards, and how far the night soil and manure are buried, and the seasonal cultivation of the land neglected?
§ LORD GEORGE HAMILTONThe subject of the prevalence of enteric fever among the British troops in India was considered by a Special Committee in India a few years ago, and the Government of India are fully alive to the importance of taking all sanitary precautions, including those referred to in the second paragraph of the question, to check this disease. The subject is one which is constantly engaging their attention.