§ Captain WARINGasked the Under-Secretary of State for War if he is aware that in the case of a recent serious accident to an officer quartered at Tidworth it was considered imperative to use the X rays; that there was no apparatus nearer than Bulford, four miles distant; that this apparatus was found to be unfit for use; and that in consequence it was necessary for an apparatus to be sent down from London at the officer's own expense; and whether, in view of the fact that accidents may not always be confined to those who can afford special medical and surgical aid, he will see that all military stations are provided with the necessary appliances?
§ Colonel SEELYEarly in February last the X ray apparatus at Bulford was found to require repairs, but owing to an unfortunate mistake was not available for use until 20th April. It is understood that during this period the accident mentioned occurred. It is not considered necessary to provide X ray outfits for all military hospitals, and the apparatus at Bulford is considered sufficient for the troops quartered there and at Tidworth.
§ Captain WARINGasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the hospital accommodation at Tidworth, where 6,000 troops are stationed, consists of a barrack room so situated that the patients are subjected to all the noise incidental to a barrack square, and further that the mortuary consists of a sergeant's bunk; and whether he intends to provide in the future more suitable accommodation both for the sick and the dead?
§ Colonel SEELYPending the erection of a new hospital by the conversion of and additions to Tidworth House, the whole of the Delhi Barracks have been adapted for use as a temporary hospital, and the arrangements are reported to be satisfactory.