§ MR. ASHLEYI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that a serious outbreak of scarlet fever has occurred in the villages of Nether Avon and Fittleton, in houses belonging to the War Office, Salisbury Plain estate; whether, beyond paying a few visits, the military medical officers have taken any steps to check the spread of the disease by isolating the cases or otherwise; and what immediate steps he proposes to take in this matter.
§ MR. HALDANEI am aware of the outbreak of scarlet fever in question. The military medical and civil authorities have been working closely together throughout the epidemic, but the cases have all been treated by the civil practitioners residing in the neighbourhood. Stringent rules are in force to prevent communication between the affected villages and the troops. The Pewsey Council have been recently approached with a view of providing the necessary isolation accommodation.
§ MR. ASHLEYCould the right hon. Gentleman see his way to accommodate some of these cases at the isolation hospital at Bulford where there are beds not in use?
§ MR. HALDANEI will ask about that.