§ 32. Mr. HOGGEasked whether he can give the total number of men discharged to date on account of blindness, and their nationalities?
§ Mr. TENNANTThe total number of non commissioned officers and men discharged from the Army for blindness is 156, of whom 122 are English, 16 Irish, 15 Scotch, and 3 Welsh. There are also 9 British officers who have lost their sight at the front, of whom 6 are English, 2 Irish, and I Welsh. I am indebted for these figures to Mr. C. Arthur Pearson, the chairman of the Blinded Soldiers' and Sailors' Care Committee, who, as the House I am sure appreciates, has done admirable work on behalf of the blinded soldiers and sailors.
§ Colonel LOCKWOODThese are cases of total blindness and not of one eye only?
§ Mr. TENNANTYes.