§ Mr. O'GRADYasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he can state what is the gaol mortality in India; and what proportion does it bear to the gaol population.
§ Mr. MONTAGUThe gaol mortality in India during the year 1909, the latest year for which figures are available, was 2,809. The death-rate per thousand of the gaol population, of which the mean daily number was 112,249, was 25.02.