§ Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked whether there were cases of scurvy at Osborne College last July; whether a London specialist was sent for to attend the cadets suffering from this affection; whether mysterious complaints of the eyes, known as pink-eye, are constantly occurring; and whether he has official reports showing that there is more illness at Osborne College than at any other public school in England?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThere were no cases of scurvy at Osborne last July. No London specialist was sent down on this account. There have been no mysterious complaints of the eyes, but, as frequently happens in all schools, mild cases of conjunctivitis have cropped up from time to time. No official reports such as are referred to have been received; and it is not considered that any comparison can usefully be made between the conditions at Osborne, where there are some 400 boys, all of whom are from twelve years and eight months to fifteen years old, and over 200 of whom change every year, and the 345 average public school where the ages vary considerably more and the boys remain for a much longer period.
§ Dr. MACNAMARANo, Sir.