HC Deb 01 May 1918 vol 105 cc1533-4
55. Mr. CATHCART WASON

asked the Minister of National Service if he is aware that in the past military doctors have not paid the slightest attention to the opinions of civilian doctors, and that, in consequence, many men utterly unfit have been called up for service at a useless cost to the country; and if, under the more serious conditions now prevailing, he will see that the opinions of civilian doctors are reasonably considered?

Mr. BECK

I presume that the statement refers to the practice of the old Recruiting Boards. Under the present arrangements for the medical examination of recruits, every effort is made not only to obtain evidence of each man's medical history, but to weigh this evidence carefully before deciding on a man's grading.