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THE CHIN.

DOCTORS' ALARM

Muddle Caused By Many Plans

Since the crisis last September conversations have taken place between the Ministry for the Co- ordination of Defence and the British Medical Association on medical arrangements in case of emergency.

A friend who occupies a senior post at one of Bri- tain's large hospitals has, however, expressed the view that "London is no better off to-day than it was at the time of the crisis.

A series of conversations with those in a position to know has made it only too plain that he stated a fact, falsos

The officials of the British Medi- Under the evacuation plan at cal Association were obviously the least 1,000,000 children will be people likely to be best informed scattered in zone 40 or 50 miles They were cautious and reticent, outside London.

It was impossible for any official But will it stop at children? No to discuss the subject at all with- one knows. The evacuated popula out revealing a thoroughly din- tion might rise to three million. turbing state of affairs. The only Where are they going? Who is alternative would be complete sil- look after their health? We did not

know the answer in September we do not know it now.

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The B.M.A. has 47,000 members, and its headquarters in Tavistock square remind one of a town hall In a large city. More than a year ago its great organisation was set to work to compile a register of all medical men willing to serve in a national emergency.

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their ordinary work.. The members of their staffs often hold dual appointments and are In one room are filed particulars responsible for the specialist work of no fewer than 95 per cent, of its of hospitals almost equally import- members-90 boxes representing 90 ant on the outskirts of London. Inthen c districts, and covering the whole of the last crisis, this lead to frantic you for Great Britain and Northern Irerivalries, each hospital trying to

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secure the exclusive services of a particular specialist.

This elaborate card-index tells, among other things, whether a man is a general practitioner, or a specialist. If the latter, details are furnished as to whether he is a surgeon, an occulist, or a radiolo- gist.

Inevitably, to-day those same rivalries would recur under aimi- lar circumstances.

CAUSE OF CHAOS Why does this chaos persist? The answer is plain. Consultations have been held with the Ministry for the Co-ordination of Defence, the Home. Office," the Ministry of Health, the Air Raid Precautions Dept. In ad- dition, the London County Council and every separate London Borough is concerned.

The Government has only to say that it needs so many men, of such a type in such a place; and the medical headquarters staff in Tavis- tock-square is ready to pick these men dut, and place them where they aro wanted. It is doubtful if such an effort of voluntary organisation Nor is this the end. Lacking cen for national purposes has ever be-tral direction, each branch of the fore been accomplished.

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Under present conditions, things are reversed. The patients will be taken away from the doctors.

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