HC Deb 15 February 1915 vol 69 c901W
Mr. ROWLANDS

asked the Under-Secretary for War the number of cases, and deaths, among the Expeditionary Force of measles, scarlet fever, typhus, and typhoid fever since the commencement of the War?

Mr. WILLIAM THORNE

asked the number of cases of and deaths from the following diseases amongst British soldiers on the Continent of Europe and in the United Kingdom, respectively, since 1st August, 1914: typhus fever, enteric fever, cholera, small-pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles, dysentry, pneumonia, and cerebro-spinal meningitis?

Mr. TENNANT

The following is a Return showing the number of cases and deaths amongst the Expeditionary Force and the British troops in the United Kingdom of certain diseases from 1st August, 1914:—

Typhus Fever. Typhoid Fever. Cholera. Small-Pox. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Measles. Dysentery. Pneumonia. Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
a. Expeditionary Force Cases 0 625d 0 * 196 * 175c * * *
Deaths 0 49d 0 * 4 * 2c * * *
b. British Troops in the United Kingdom Cases 0 262 0 1 1,379 783 1,045 215 1,508 62
Deaths 0 47 0 0 22 6 65 1 301 26
a. The figures in this class include cases and deaths up to 11th February, 1915.
b. The figures in this class include cases and deaths up to 31st January, 1915.
c. These figures include Indian troops: cases 5, deaths 0.
d. These figures include Indian troops: cases 25, deaths 4.
* Returns for these diseases are not at present available.