File 5257/1919 'Persia: the Military Commission' [‎65v] (135/534)

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Stationary Hospitals. t i i , ^
163 iV stationary hospital should be stationed at the headquarters of each area,
and serin™ cases would as far as possible be brought there from out sta ions. The
establishment recommended is shown in Appendix , and is nearly that of the
corresponding unit in the British army, with certain modifications as the result of
p'^rTipn pit op and to meet local conditions.
* 164. The Medical Supply Staff Officer and Quartermaster should, when
possible be a pharmacist, otherwise he should he an officer of the existing intendant
class. The Steward is the officer in charge of supplies, and may be a pharmacist, an
intendant, or a civilian clerk specially engaged for the purpose. _ In the British
service the corresponding individual is always an n.c.o., but this is not considered
advisable on account of the great responsibility resting upon him and the importance
of his absolute integrity. The two assistant registrars aie junior omcers lor clerical
duties. They may at first be of the intendant class, or civilian clerks specially
engaged It is considered that it would be almost impossible to find n.c.os. of a
standard of education sufficient to fit them for the performance of the highly complex
duties of clerks to the medical headquarters of an area. When a supply of young
medical officers becomes available, it is considered that the assistant registrars should
be Aspirans or Naibs of the medical branch.
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themselves.
166. As previously stated, it is recommended that the establishment of each
stationary hospital should provide fifty beds for civilians. As the hospital would be
situated in a large town, where there is little or no medical organisation in existence,
it would appear to be bad policy not to make some provision for the needs of the
civil population,. -It is highly desirable that every military hospital should be a
centre for the treatment and prevention of disease in general, and it is of the
utmost importance to the State that military medical officers should be in a position
to treat civilians as well as soldiers. From the point of view also of medical educa
tion, the experience gained from a large and varied civilian . practice would be
highly beneficial to the junior officers.
167. It is recommended that the equipment should be similar to that of a
stationary hospital in the British service with, in addition, that of a field ambulance
section in reserve.
Field Ambulance Sections.
168. A field ambulance section, of the establishment given in Appendix 13, h
recommended as the field medical unit for the Persian service. This is due to th(
fact that hospital arrangements will be required for small garrisons away from Aret
Headquarters, which can be met by a unit corresponding to a section of a fiek
ambulance in European armies, but which would not need a full field ambulance oJ
three sections. . As, moreover, it would rarely occur that several of these sections
would be working together, it is considered that a special headquarter’s organisa-
ion oi the held ambulances in an area are not required. They would be under the
command ot the C-M.S. of the area, who would make frequent inspections to ensun
a igh standard of efficiency. Each field ambulance section would thus be a smal
seif-contamed unit with a fully equipped operating theatre. In addition to th(
egulai equipment, each section should hold two sets of battalion medical equipment
Regimental Medical Q-fficers.
k ro 2 p!lVZ? ate / r T S i 0n is l : eC( " nd ed for regimental medical officers. H
is consideieu that medical officers should not be attached to regiments unless in thf
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sections officers detailed from stationary hospitals or field ambulana
command of the P MV n S e ™ en medical officers would be kept directly under tilt
be attained WllAA i a y mfo ™ pg * 1 general level of medical efficiency will
ue attained. W nen a medical officer is detached for x*. / T . T u
U issued with a set of battalion medical equipmlh 7 a b ° dy ° f tr0 ° pS he
War Office Medical Administration.
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(!•) E)ii ector-General of Medical Services.
A medical officer of the rank of Sartip-i-seyyum, who should be directly