SECRET.

22n:i. March,

1945.

FIRST

CANADWT

AIOCC.

MEDICAL OPERATION AND LOCATION.

1st. CanadiaJ:! A..::nw:

.AdI.o. I:I. Q Bde. Gen. H.M. ELDER Col. GOSSAGE. ' fuj. WOOIlHOT.JSE.
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88th. British General Hoapital - Lt.Col.ltaJ.cmcy. lrIARIENBOCM. 200 beds - 50;' kept ~e for cnsual.ties. Very oimiJar to 20.C.S. Oan dedJ. with o.cythin,g up to 21 days. Faoilities fer X ro:y, O"ptbalmic, Sl1.rBiooJ. om Medical. S"pecieJ..ist, etc. S'U,3EGatec1 a..~"lgem.mt made ,"11th D.D.I,t.S. that eve.r;ything be rent to 88th ~. Gcn. Hosp. Vlhowill dispooo oases for uc, 10

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Venere:ll. eases. Gor.. admitted for 24 hour Penicillin treatment. Syph sent 'back to

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Arranged with n:D.M.S. to aetrli.."ldex to },\.im at Admin H.Q. wr..en he \7il.l O.K. and forwaro. to 2 Cd.'1 Adr Depot Moo Stores who will send stores to you. Cam.ps ohould draw frcm yoo.., (D.A,.D,.U. ~,"'.'su.ee, fJ.'csted1.l:t,lOf'ficialJ.y, that if need 't1US urgent go , ' straight to 2 Cdn Adr Depot Mod Stores). _ .: ....'-'-.' _-'-C-1lajor>1n-~om C.O~S.at 13RACKENSl'Eni reid \YO can drau freD lrl-r!l run I ""ve a:l...~ drown a roo stores (Typhus) before I met D.l).M.S., D.A.Ii.... ,;I (Deputy .Assiota:.."t D:L-rector ~.~ec1ica.l Services - !lajor Woodhouse) has been infcr.l'..nl of this and states i71 fE!1f::i:"ci'Cncy and fCJr cal1venicnce thin io O.K. Re 1.::00.BaCt. lab. ~- Any blool cOt."'llts,ctc.
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OaIilpOCIIiia.-rldant infornicd of thio location E.:.r'.d i..'1structcd 1..'1 use Duryirc in back of ochool pGrmissablc if carri-x. c.xt' ef''1cio:1tly. be burnt 'OOfore ~o1dllG to d"l.l!lry here ci ~rlliaT). labour \1ill bury them. w

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D.D.D. S.. not contacted. Ho time, exl:austc-d a.nd o..lrcad,y Qet :url dra.'1k \7i th :Major lhiley - the only Dritioh Dental. Officer in this Area an1 atta.ched to 1 st. Cd.'1. Ar:rr:!. 190th Field Dental Ce~tr3, 28 Dorl)Sstraat, H:Jes, \.fho will be pleased to atte!'1d to our cases e:J_!)eciaJ.ly Prosthetic \iork pendi...11Gfficial o inotructio!ls. SuC.c:est you call on hiT:!. very decent chap; VCI"'-J decent mass. Have bec!)' sending minor dent:.;,l \7ork a~ss the street t/herc the Dental Officer 0.180 d0'3s not mind havine a2r cc.se~ Rather conf'u~. Better oec D.D.D. S.

Par;e 2. DISPOSAL 1. to 88th~. GeP.. Hosp 'Whic11 holds caoes up tp 21 clays. casee over this but not longer t::an 42 days arc cent back to Th:..oe osp. Over ~2 days H back to U.K. 2nd. Cdn. c. c. S. S3IOO and the tl.70 hospi tals ~ transfer o13meen each other and. thci::- oppos; (6th Cdn. cm. s etc.) to keep tile, 5~: quota free. SUffest V.T). cases be sent strair.ht to-10th Cdn. F. D.S. (1 eCL". V.D.TU.) - for Gon. -cnd 130.00 Hospitcl.
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P.:nr:I!f tlould be better to dcel '"lith 3r.i ( ) Cdn j.t_ -, for 'limif'c:mrl.ty. Actu.Ul3 all battle casuaJ.~es ~ will be treated. at front line irrespective -of' diSposeranaCleare(rup~ter. Aey camp cani.ng under British
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Hall covered with fluid sool.J.,tJl of urine. Largo heaps of refuse evcr,ywhcrc. Roads in maI\Y caees full at?, taeoelf/to seat level. I-J.alcareaas of' coo L"1. basement and five inches of \7ater, [;I'C:l.sc and refuse. M.o.jorof 11yf.Gine Section and Toml Major inf'~ .. PUBLIC HEPJ..TH No Typhus Ln this particular

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