§ 67. Mr. JOWETTasked the Undersecretary of State for War if he is aware that soldiers of the Union Government of South Africa who have been weakened physically as the result of malaria or dysentery whilst on active service in East Africa are invalided home and at the end of two months, during which period they are kept on full pay, are then discharged from the Army; and whether, having regard to the effect of these diseases on the general health of those who have been attacked by them, he will follow the example of the Union Government of South Africa in this matter or at least arrange that British soldiers at present in South Africa who have suffered seriously from the effects of the diseases in question shall be brought back and put on garrison duty at home?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Mr. Macpherson)It is not considered necessary to discharge men who have suffered from malaria and dysentery, as after recovery they can still be employed on service. Serious cases are brought back to England, unless in certain cases it is considered that they would benefit from the South African climate.