HC Deb 27 June 1933 vol 279 cc1339-40W
Mr. T. SMITH

asked the Home Secretary how many cases of nystagmus were certified in each of the years from 1920 to 1932, inclusive?

Sir J. GILMOUR

The numbers of cases of nystagmus for which certifying surgeons in Great Britain gave certificates of disablement during the years 1920 to 1931 inclusive, were as follow:

1920 2,216
1921 1,986
1922 4,047
1923 4,050
1924 3,446
1925 3,564
1926 1,863
1927 2,205
1928 2,515
1929 2,677
1930 3,248
1931 2,829

The tabulation of the figures relating to the year 1932 is not yet complete. In a certain number of the above cases the decision of the certifying surgeon will have been reversed by the medical referee, but precise figures are not available.