HC Deb 08 August 1916 vol 85 cc881-2W
Commander WEDGWOOD

asked the Secretary of State for War if he will indicate which classes of nerve-shaken soldiers it is now proposed to discharge from the Army direct to pauper asylums, since the War Office has admitted that 198 have been discharged who do not belong to any of the three categories indicated last September, and some of these have had very short treatment and up to the time of discharge have been described in medical reports as uncertifiable and progressing towards recovery?

Mr. FORSTER

The following classes of cases are certified:

  1. 1. Cases of general paralysis of the insane.
  2. 2. Chronic epileptics.
  3. 3. Incurable eases, and cases where there is previous history of insanity.