§ 109. Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why medical practitioners with German qualifications are allowed to practise in Tanganyika and the Cameroons but not in the Gold Coast, Nigeria and other Colonies; and, in view of the great need of doctors in all the Colonies not likely to be met for a long time, whether he will take action to secure the fuller services of German medical practitioners, dentists and similar professional men.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsThere are no special rules about German qualifications as such. In most Colonial Territories, doctors from outside who wish to practise are required by law to have qualifications recognised by the General Medical Council in the United Kingdom. The law in the former Mandated Territories, however, gives the local authorities discretion to register practitioners with other qualifications. The recruitment of foreigners for the Government medical services in the Colonies is obviously not free from difficulty, but in fact a number of foreign doctors and dentists have been appointed during the last two or three years. Most of them had obtained British registration.