§ Mr. HANCOCKasked the Under-Secretary of State for War what has been the average strength of the British Army during each of the years from 1909 to 1910, inclusive; what has been the number of men who have been attacked by, and have died from, small-pox in the United Kingdom, in India, in Egypt, and in the Colonies, respectively, for each of those years; and what has been in each of those years the percentage of cases and of deaths to the average strength, and the percentage of deaths to attacks in the United Kingdom, India, Egypt, and the Colonies, respectively?
Lieut.-Colonel GUINNESS:I regret that, owing to the volume of work involved, the small-pox statistics for the period from the outbreak of war are not yet available, but the figures for the preceding period are appended (commissioned ranks nest included):
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— 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914.* INDIA:— Average strength … … … 71,556 72.491 72,371 71,001 70,755 41,479 Number of admissions … … … 19 3 1 17 14 12 Percentage of admissions to animal average strength .03 .00 .00 .02 .02 .03 Number of deaths … … … 1 — — 3 1 — Percentage of deaths to annual average strength .001 — — .004 .001 — Percentage of deaths to attacks … 5.3 — — 17.6 7.1 — EGYPT:— Average strength … … … 5,457 5,592 5,544 5,508 5,618 3,405 Number of admissions … … … — — — 1 1 — Percentage of admissions to annual average strength — — — .02 .02 — Number of deaths — — — 1 — — Percentage of deaths to annual average strength — — — .02 — — Percentage of deaths to attacks … — — — 100.0 — — COLONIES:— Average strength … … … 29,809 29,000 29,314 29,587 25,433 14,679 Number of admissions … … … — — — 1 — 1 Percentage of admissions to annual average strength — — — .05 — .03 Number of deaths … … … — — — — — — Percentage of deaths to annual average strength — — — — — — Percentage of deaths to attacks … — — — — — — * January to July inclusive