§ 71. Mr. JOWETTasked the Under secretary of State for War if he will satisfy himself, by means of special inspection by responsible persons on his behalf, that proper and adequate arrangements have been made at all depots where newly- enlisted men and volunteers are medically examined to prevent the necessity of men in large batches and of different ages waiting together, stripped of their clothing, for examination in the presence of each other?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe recruit is medically examined and graded before being handed over to the Army by the Ministry of National Service. The subsequent examination at the reception depot (prior to posting) is a very cursory one, merely for the purpose of detecting whether a man is suffering from an infectious disease. This inspection does not normally involve stripping.