§ 8. Sir J. JARDINEasked the Under secretary of State for War if he can give information in detail as to the presence of medical officers and nurses, the provision of hospitals, and the supply of fresh vegetables and fruits to the British and Indian troops stationed at Ramadi and Hit, on the River Euphrates?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONNo sick or wounded are retained at Ramadi or Hit. They are evacuated by motor ambulance convoy or boat to Dhibban, and thence by ambulance tonga trains to Bagdad, where there is ample hospital accommodation. Medical officers are present with units, field ambulances, and casualty clearing stations, but no nurses for the reasons given above. Fresh vegetables up to full ration scale have been sent from Bagdad, as the quantity available locally is negligible. While troops are on operations no fruit is issued, but there are ample stocks of dried and tinned fruits in the area.