HC Deb 30 July 1919 vol 118 c2130W
Viscount WOLMER

asked the Secretary of State for India how many men of the 6th Indian Brigade and attached troops were inoculated against cholera prior to being dispatched to the frontier expedition?

Mr. MONTAGU

There is no information in the India Office on this subject, but inquiry will be made.

Viscount WOLMER

asked the Secretary of State for India how many cases of cholera occurred in the Frontier Expeditionary Force in May and June of this year and how many deaths resulted?

Mr. MONTAGU

The Government of India reported on 16th July that since the beginning of the present operations on the North-West Frontier of India there had been 1,400 cases of cholera, with 516 deaths, of which 92 and 17 respectively were amongst British troops.

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