§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office, what is the amount of money paid to the bacteriologists attached to the various military hospitals at home and abroad; and whether he can state the total amount paid out of public funds for this purpose since August, 1914?
§ Mr. FORSTERThe majority are paid or commissioned officers of the Royal Army Medical Corps. I am afraid I cannot give the total cost, without an undue measure of work.
§ Mr. J. MASONasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he will state, with regard to military officers' hospitals maintained entirely out of public funds, the present average total cost per week per bed occupied; and the average cost per week per bed occupied under each of the following headings: provisions, surgery and dispensary, domestic, medical, nursing and other maintenance, salaries and managements?
§ Mr. FORSTERIt is regretted that the accounts of military hospitals are not kept in such a form as to give this information.