FURTHER EXAMINATION
TESTS FOR SPECIAL FORCE [per press association.] AUCKLAND, December 8. A further medical examination of all men in the Special Force will shortly be carried out, in the form of X-ray tests to make absolutely sure that the men are physically capable of standing' up to warfare conditions. Army doctors will carry out blood tests amongst the soldiers, and every man will have his blood type stamped on his identity disc. Thus, if a blood transfusion is required, the doctor can see at once to which blood type he belongs, and a donor of the right type can be summoned without delay. Modern medicine also allows blood to be collected and stored in different type groups.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 8 December 1939, Page 2
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