§ 83. Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Labour what degree of defectiveness of vision and hearing, respectively, is permitted in assessing the fitness of National Service men for service with the Armed Forces.
§ Mr. WatkinsonA man otherwise fit would be called up under the National126W Service Acts if his visual acuity could be corrected by suitable glasses either to not less than 6/24 in both eyes or to 6/12 in one eye and 6/60 in the other, and if, using both ears, he was able to hear a conversational voice at 10 feet.