§ Mr. WATERSONasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the particulars as to a large number of deaths of soldiers after arsenical treatment for syphilis, given in the paper read by Brevet-Colonel L. W. Harrison at a meeting of the British 1523W Medical Association in April, 1919; whether any special inquiries have been made into the cause of the deaths in question; and, if so, whether it is proposed to publish the results of the inquiries?
§ Dr. ADDISONThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. A special Committee appointed by the Medical Research Committee is inquiring,inter alia, into the toxic effects of arsenobenzol compounds, and I understand that the Report of that Committee will be published in due course.
§ Mr. WATERSONasked the Minister of Health whether he has obtained a copy of the report of the commission which sat in Germany to inquire into the cause of toxic effects produced by the arsenical treatment of syphilis; and, if so, will he arrange for a translation or a résumé of it to be published?
§ Dr. ADDISONI have taken steps to procure the Report in question and when I have received it I will consider what I can do to meet the request of the hon. Member.