§ Mr. Grovesasked the Secretary of State for War whether any medical officer with actual experience of Home Guard organisation is attached to the directorate of the Home Guard; and, if so, will be give particulars?
§ Captain MargessonI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given him on 10th June.
§ Mr. Grovesasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that wooden splints issued to the Home Guard are so short that they would be useless for the proper control of a fractured leg; and whether he will have this matter corrected without delay?
§ Captain MargessonArrangements are in hand for the provision of suitable splints at regimental aid posts.
§ Mr. Grovesasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that no form of antiseptic suitable for the making of collars, or for allied purposes, is issued to the Home Guard medical posts; and will he have this matter rectified?
§ Captain MargessonI am not clear what kind of collar my hon. Friend has in mind, but all first-aid dressings for immediate use are impregnated with an antiseptic. Supplies of antiseptics are available for further treatment at civil and military aid posts.
§ Mr. Grovesasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the only 740W dressing suitable for dealing with burns which has been issued to the Home Guard is tannic acid jelly; that this jelly is by medical men considered to be more dangerous than useful in cases of the burning of the hands or face or any exposed part of the body; and whether he will have this matter reconsidered:
§ Captain MargessonI am looking into this question.
§ Mr. Grovesasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will provide a means of appeal from the decisions of local medical war committees which have declined to approve the appointments of Home Guard medical officers?
§ Captain MargessonI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given him by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health on 1st October.