HC Deb 23 February 1916 vol 80 c706W
Mr. ASTOR

asked the Under-Secretary of State for War if he will state approximately how many men were discharged from the Army in 1915 because they were suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis?

Mr. TENNANT

The total number of cases of soldiers invalided for tuberculosis which were dealt with by the Chelsea Boards in 1915 was 2,770. The cases of pulmonary tuberculosis are not recorded separately.