§ 41. Mr. NEVILLEasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether he can say how many cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis there have been among soldiers 1351 quartered in the district of the Portsmouth Command, and what proportion of the same have proved fatal; and whether any and what steps have been taken to guard against any spread of the disease?
§ Mr. TENNANTThe figure for the Portsmouth District Medical Administrative Area, which includes the Portsmouth Garrison, Isle of Wight, Winchester Area, Dorsetshire Area, and Portland Defences, including Weymouth, is thirty-one. The number of deaths has been eight. Special measures are carried out, under an organisation set up fifteen months ago, to guard against spread of the disease. These consist of isolation of the patient, disinfection of the patient's clothing, etc., segregation and special medical treatment of contacts and carriers.