HC Deb 16 March 1927 vol 203 c2035W
Mr. SHORT

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the total number of officers and men discharged on account of pulmonary tuberculosis during 1926; and whether any increase was shown on 1925?

Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAM

The number of officers and men invalided from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines on account of pulmonary tuberculosis during 1926 was 179; the corresponding figure for 1925 was 209.