AUSTRALIA.
THE MEDICALLY UNFIT., RETURNED BY BRITISH AUTHORITIES. ■ Melbourne, Feb. 2T, . • , Of 40,754 members of the Expedition- *'i, ary Forces who returned to the Common- *: J wealth up to December 31 last 10,333 saw j no service. They failed to pass-the ■ standard set by the medical authorities ill England and were sent back an unfit. ;. The Minister of Defence is perplexed *<£' at this/result of the conflicting opinion * as to the medical standard. On thft grounds of the cost of sending men find .»' the detrimental effect on recruiting qon- '' ditions this cannot be allowed to con-' tinue and the Minister has approved' sending the Director-General of Medical ' : Services, wlio will be assisted by other ; experts, to England and Franca to mak* * • full investigations. J-
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Taranaki Daily News, 28 February 1918, Page 5
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123AUSTRALIA. Taranaki Daily News, 28 February 1918, Page 5
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