§ 12. Rear-Admiral BEAMISHasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will give the latest available figures, and a comparison with 1922, to show the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis on the officers of His Majesty's Navy and on the following classes of ratings: seamen, signal, telegraphist, engine-room artificer, stoker, shipwright, sick berth, writer, supply, officers' steward and cook, and Royal Marines?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMI will, with my hon. and gallant Friend's permission, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ The incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis amongst officers and the specified classes of ratings in the years 1925 (the latest year available) and 1922 is shown in the following table:—
| — | 1922. Number of Cases | 1925 Number of Cases |
| Commissioned Officers | 8 | 6 |
| Seamen (signal ratings, etc.) | 91 | 107 |
| Telegraphists | 12 | 12 |
| Engine Room Ratings (Engine Room Artificers, Stokers, etc.) | 49 | 58 |
| Other Artisans (Shipwrights, etc.) | 3 | 9 |
| Sick Berth Staff | 4 | 3 |
| Writers | 4 | — |
| Supply Staff | 2 | 5 |
| Ships' Cooks (Officers' Domestics, etc.) | 5 | 12 |
| Royal Marines | 10 | 16 |
§ I would remind my hon. and gallant Friend that this information is contained in the Reports of the Health of the Navy for the years 1925 and 1922.