§ 71. Mr. Hutchinsonasked the Secretary of State for War what steps are taken to ensure that soldiers with a tendency to diseases of the skin, likely to be aggravated by service in a hot climate, are not posted to units in India or other foreign stations where they are likely to be adversely affected by the climate; and whether soldiers who are affected in this way can be re-drafted to other theatres of war without the necessity of placing them in a lower medical category.
§ Mr. A. HendersonSoldiers known to suffer from diseases of the skin likely to be aggravated by service in a hot climate are now placed in medical category C2, which limits their service to the United Kingdom. At present, these men are retained in this category until such time as service overseas in a temperate climate can be guaranteed. Soldiers already serving overseas, who are down-graded to C2 on account of skin disease, are automatically Invalided to the United Kingdom. Until this is done, there are no medical grounds for posting them elsewhere.