26. Mr. Rathboneasked the Secretary of State for Air whether the numbers of 2856 medical and dental officers in the Royal Air Force are up to full strength and at how many Royal Air Force stations there is no medical or dental officer?
§ Sir K. WoodThe officer strengths of the medical and dental branches of the Royal Air Force are at present below establishment, but the numbers are supplemented by the employment of civilian medical practitioners and dental surgeons. At all Royal Air Force stations the services of a medical officer, either service or civil, are available and a medical officer is always in attendance when there is flying. Adequate arrangements are made for the dental care of all Royal Air Force personnel, but it would be uneconomical to post a dental officer to each station for this purpose.