AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL SERVICES
UNITS WITH TROOPS TOTAL 5495. The Commonwealth Minister of Defence announced last week that t)he strength of the Australian medical services at tlio front totalled 5495, which was sufficient to deal with 8810 beds. It was gratifying to note what a splendid response had been made in this direction. A roturn which ho had just rcceivod showed that 458 medical officers were on active service, which represented about ono-tliird of thg medical profession of tho Commonwealth. ;the strength of othor units attached to the medical services was as follows: Quartorinastors, 400; matrons, 12; sisters. 142; staff nurses, 507; other ranks, 43G0.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2494, 22 June 1915, Page 6
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104AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL SERVICES Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2494, 22 June 1915, Page 6
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