§ 50. Sir B. FALLEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of naval ratings invalided between the 1st January and 30th September, 1926, and the number whose invaliding disability is considered to be attributable to service; the number of naval ratings invalided with tuberculosis between the 1st January and 30th September, 1926; and the number which are considered to be attributable to service?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe number of naval ratings (including marines) invalided between 1st January, 1926, and 30th September, 1926, was 1,361, and the number of these whose invaliding dis- 19 ability was considered to be attributable to the service was 59. The number of naval ratings (including marines) invalided with tuberculosis between 1st January, 1926. and 30th September, 1926, was 154, of which seven cases were considered to be attributable to the service.