CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 437

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Hospital, steps shall be taken to a

ascertain whether

Suffering from any

any of the men are

disease requiring.

Hospital treatment. For this purpose the Officers of the divisions, accompanied

wie to

by a Medical Officer.

go carefully round the Divisions, and are to call

upon their new to report to the Surgeon cuny complaint however -trifling, and should there be reason

to fear from the appearance of any man that he

ove to order

that he may be suffering from concealed disease they him to be medically inspected. -

My Lords further direct that no man discharged from the Sick Lest after the Venereal disease shall

be allowich to go on lower till eight days have elapsed from the date of his dischargs. Should a Commanding, Officer find ou enquiry in any port abroad which his. Ship mery occasionally

visit, that the Venereal disease is a notoriously prevalent he may exercise his discretion in withholding lowe during his story at the place, should dee regard for the health of the Officers and men under his command and

which he is employed

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render such a precaution necessary.

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In

every tose

this

of his refusing leave

ground he is to report the fact

to his Commander-in-Chief, starting

his reasons

for having done so. -