HC Deb 07 September 1909 vol 10 c1076
Mr. REES

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he can communicate to the House the results of the inquiry ordered by the Secretary of State into the outbreak of cholera amongst the hospital nurses at Calcutta?

The MASTER of ELIBANK

The Secretary of State has not yet received Mr. Haffkine's full report; but from a preliminary report made by him it appears that the outbreak of cholera was due to infection of the nurses' food by two servants, both in good health, who were found to be unconscious carriers of the bacillus.