§ MR. J. A. PEASE (Northumberland, Tyneside)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether he can state how many of the troops inocu- 1322 lated with so-called anti-typhoid serum, have had enteric fever in South Africa, how many of those inoculated have since died of enteric fever, and whether any of those inoculated have been invalided home as a direct result of such inoculation; and whether he will state on whose scientific recommendation the Government have been induced to make this experiment on troops sent out to serve in, South Africa.
§ *MR. WYNDHAMIn reply to the first paragraph of the question I must refer the hon. Member to the answer on this subject which I gave on Tuesday. The inoculation was entirely voluntary—there was no idea of making experiments, on the troops going out to South Africa. The credit of suggesting the inoculation belongs to the Professor of Pathology at Netley Hospital.