§ Mr. F. ROBERTSasked the Minister of Pensions the number of ex-service men suffering from tuberculosis who were receiving extra nourishment in November, 1922; and how many applications for extra nourishment during the same months had not been granted?
§ Major TRYONThe latest available figures are for September, when a special diet allowance was being paid in about 3,000 cases of tuberculosis. The grant is not determined merely on the man's application, but on the recommendation of the medical practitioner in charge of the case.