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asked the Secretary of State for War what was the number of personnel discharged from the Army suffering from tuberculosis in 1947 and subsequent years; and whether such discharged personnel receive X-ray examinations at the time their medical unfitness for further service is determined.
The answer to the first part of the Question is given in the table below. As regards the second part of the Question, all cases of tuberculosis are X-rayed, either at the time their medical unfitness for service is determined or shortly before. Apart from any other consideration periodic X-ray examinations are made of all cases undergoing treatment for tuberculosis as this is necessary to assess progress.
Following is the answer to the first part of the Question:
The numbers of personnel discharged from the Army suffering from tuberculosis in 1947 and subsequent years were as follows:
— | 1947 | |||
Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||
Male | … | 1,896 | 252 | 2,148 |
Female | … | 133 | 12 | 145 |
Total | … | 2,029 | 264 | 2,293 |
— | 1948 | |||
Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||
Male | … | 1,402 | 162 | 1,564 |
Female | … | 92 | 14 | 106 |
Total | … | 1,494 | 176 | 1,670 |
— | 1949 (1st Quarter only) | |||
Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||
Male | … | 252 | 30 | 282 |
Female | … | 19 | 2 | 21 |
Total | … | 271 | 32 | 303 |