§ Mr. ANDERSONasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether the bulk of the dispensing for sick and wounded soldiers is done by men who are not qualified chemists; whether numbers of chemists have offered their services to the Army as pharmacists and have been refused; and whether there are vacancies for such men, and upon what terms?
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§ Mr. TENNANTThe dispensing of the Army is mainly done by non-commissioned officers, who have qualified as Army dispensers after the authorised course of training. Others holding certificates of the Pharmaceutical Society or diplomas issued by the Societies of Apothecaries, or possessing other satisfactory evidence of being competent dispensers, were enlisted under the Special Army Order of 4th August. A number of chemists and dispensers have also enlisted in the ordinary way, and at present there is no need for more.