HC Deb 16 February 1927 vol 202 cc940-1W
Sir P. GOFF

asked the Secretary of State for War the number of soldiers discharged from the Army in 1926 suffering from tuberculosis; and how many of these men were granted disablement pension?

Captain D. KING

The number of soldiers discharged from the Army during 1926 on account of tuberculosis was 222, of whom 64 were awarded disability pensions and 84 were awarded non-attributable gratuities.