§ Colonel W. THORNEasked the Undersecretary of State for War what is the general health of the British troops in Greece; and if he is aware that a number of soldiers are taken into hospital from tune to time with malarial fever?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe general health of the troops is good, but I regret that malaria is still prevalent among the troops serving in Greece. The admission rate for malaria, although high, is, I am glad to say, not due to serious cases, as will be seen from the following review of the death rates:
- 5.64 per 1,000 in 1916.
- 3.61 per 1,000 in 1917.
- 2.51 per 1,000 for the first eighteen weeks of 1918.