HC Deb 29 June 1939 vol 349 c642W
Mr. Groves

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India how many cases of smallpox, and how many deaths there from, occurred in the Indian Army in 1934 and in 1937?

Lieut.-Colonel Muirhead

During 1934 there were 23 cases of smallpox in the Indian Army, two of which were fatal. In 1936, there were 20 cases but no deaths. I regret that figures for 1937 are not yet available.