§ 40. Mr. LYNCHasked the Under-Secretary of State for War what reduction has been made in the number of civilian medical officers in the Territorial base hospitals in England; whether any reduction has been made in medical officers in the base hospitals in France; and, if so, to what extent?
§ Mr. TENNANTCivilian medical officers are employed to a very small extent in Territorial Force general hospitals. These institutions are staffed by officers of the Territorial Force. The number of Territorial Force officers mobilised varies with the number of patients in the wards. The number of medical officers in the base hospitals in France cannot be reduced. The military authorities consider that the number now so employed has reached an irreducible minimum.