§ 36. Sir BERTRAM FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of boy ratings of all branches of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines who were invalided during the year 1931, and the 1583 number in the same period who were invalided with tuberculosis, heart complaints and kidney trouble?
The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Lord Stanley)The number of boy ratings of all branches of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines who were invalided during the year 1931 was 54; the numbers in the same period who were invalided with pulmonary tuberculosis, heart complaints and kidney trouble were 3, 12 and 2 respectively.
§ 37. Sir B. FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of naval ratings invalided during the year 1931 and the number during this period whose invaliding disability was considered to be attributable to service; and the number of naval ratings invalided during this period with tuberculosis and the number awarded disability pensions for this disability?
Lord STANLEYThe number of naval ratings (including Royal Marines) invalided during the year 1931 was 888, and the number whose disability was considered to be attributable to the service was 193. The number invalided during that period with pulmonary tuberculosis was 156, and in 117 of these cases pensions were granted on the attributable scale.