§ 74. Major FARQUHARSONasked the Secretary of State for War if he will give the total number of medical practitioners who Have been demobilised since 1st April,19191
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe total number of medical officers demobilised since the 1st April, 1919, is 4,823.
§ 75. Major FARQUHARSONasked the Secretary of State for War how many medical practitioners holding temporary commissions in the Royal Army Medical Corps, the Royal Army Medical Corps, T. F., and the Royal Army Medical Corps, S. R., respectively, are still detained under the terms of their contracts in Mesopotamia, India, and Egypt, respectively; and do the numbers given include day officers in respect of whom special 368 recommendation had been made for early release by the Ministry of National Service prior to April, 1919?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI am not in a position to give separate figures for the several categories of officers referred to in the first part of the question, but the total figures I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The figures are as follow:
| Mesopotamia. | India. | Egypt. |
| 175. | 152. | 244. |
§ These totals include the following in respect of whom a special recommendation for early release was received from the Ministry of National Service prior to April, 1919:
| Temporary Commissions. | Territorial Force. | Special Reserve. | |
| Mesopotamia | 9 | — | 1 |
| India | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Egypt | 5 | 2 | 1 |