§ Sir R. COOPERasked the Secretary of State for War if he will publish the figures showing the sickness and mortality among the troops in Mesopotamia since the Armistice and give the number of cases in which soldiers have been admitted to hospital two or more times?
Captain GUESTThe number of admissions to hospital from sickness among the white troops in Mesopotamia during the period 11th November, 1918, to 10th May, 1919, for all causes except wounds in action is 19,313. The number of deaths is 534. As regards the latter part of the question, this would involve reference to Mesopotamia. The labour involved in obtaining the information from the medical records would be very considerable, and in the circumstances I hope that my hon. Friend will not press for the particulars.