'V/2. Vol I. Assistant -Surgeons appointments & changes 1. Daud-ur-Rahman 2. Rustom A Dadamaster 3. Nur Mahd Rahmatullah 4. Asst. Surgeon C. C. Kella' [‎237r] (471/592)

Copy of Circular Memorandum No. E/5/292, dated the
18th Angust 1917, from the D. M. S., : esopotamian Ex:
Force, to the Deputy Chief Political Officer, Basrah.
It has come to notice that a number of Medical
Officers are doing a considerable practice amon^ the Civil
population in the way of dispensaries and are using for
this purpose valuable compressed drugs and dressings from
Grovemment stores.
It should be made clear to Officers that their
primary duty is towards the troops and that the treatment
of the Civil population should be kept well within bounds.
Where a number of local Dispensaries exist and
private practitioners are available it is not correct to
set up Military Dispensaries in opposition giving advice
and treatment free and using up the valuable portable
military stores of Croven>ment.
Whenever it is found necessary to use ' ilitrry
stores for the civil population the drugs and dressingd
should not be of the comoressed variety as they are very
exnensive and difficult to obtain.
I oderate demands on the Advanced Depot Medical
Stores may be made for drugs and dressings for civil use
on separate indents. These stores will not be of the
cprapreased variety and it should be stated definitely on
the indent that they are for civil use.
All indents for Civil will be shown in a separate
book by the Advance or Base Depot kedical btores and the
dost of drugs and dressings issued should be stated,
as the cost will later be mxdts met from Oivil Revenues.
The Depot Medical Stores at Basra should
indent for sufficient drugs and dressing for civil use^'
as portability is not an urgent tiiOtiftiity the usual loose
forms must be indented for
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