Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-02-07
MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARDS


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L. d. ]. Ensor, j. T. Moore, w A
4 Howard, John o. Cummins, serving
the counties of Putnam, Jackson
Overton, Clay, Pickett, Fentress
(Western portion
These advisory medical boards
have been organized under the pro-
vision of Sections %, 29, A, S. S. R
and will serve the purposes indicar-
ed in Sections 122 to 12S inclusive,
1877 and 141 and Part 8, S. S. R.
On December IL, in compliance
with Section 80, S. S. R., Provost
Marshal General designated Decem-
ber Is, as the day upon which Lo,
cal Boards should begin the mailing
of questionnaires to all registrants
and fixed the period December Is to
January inclusive as the time with
in which mailing was to be complet-
ed. At the same time, direction was
given that Local Boards address
themselves to the task of examining
all registrants as soon as they have
ibeen placed in Class One, until all
registrants in class one have bee,
physically examined. The time has
now arrived, and physical examina-
tion of registrants in Glass one must
be carried forward as expeditiously
as possible.
Procedure as to physical examinl-
tion begins by the Local Board mail
ing to the last known address of an"
Iregistrant Class One notice, form
1909 to appear for physical examina-
tion time and place to be desig-
nted in said notice which time shall
be five days from the date of the
mailing of the notice.
Upon the appearance of the regis
trant, he is to be examined as pro-
vided in Part s, s. S. R. Upon con.
clusion of the physical examination
by the examining physician of the
Local Board, such examining ply.
sician shall then and there inform
the registrant of his conclusion as
to whether the registrant is qualified
or disqualified for general military
service, or qualified for limited mill
tary service in some specified CT
pacity and shall forthwith submit
his report to the Local Board. If
the registrant is not satisfied with
such conclusion he shall then and
there record in the place provided
on Form 1910 request to be sent
before Medical Advisory Boar!
Failure to make this request on the
day the registrant is examined and
informed of the examining physic
ian's conclusion shall foreclose the
right of the registrant to appeal the
findings of the Local Board on the
physical qualifications of the regis
trant.
If the examining physician is in
doubt as to whether the registrapt |
is to be held for military. service or
if the examining physician finds the
registrant to be qualified for militarv
service, and either the Government |
Appeal Agent, or registrant or two
members of the Local Borad are dis
satisfied with such findings, such ex
amining physician, Government Ap-
peal agent, Members of the Local |
Board or registrant may apply to the
Local Board to have the registrart l.
sent before the nearest Medical Ad- !,
gisory Board for an exhaustive re
examination. Thereupon, the Local
Board shall send the registrant be,
ore the Medical Advisory Boarl
to the Medical Advisory
Board the examining physicians re-
oort, Form 1910 in triplicate. Where
he registrant is not sent to such
Medical Advisory Board, at his own
the Local Board shall fur
lish the registrant with transporta-
ion and meal and lodging tickets
or the time during which he will be
,efore such Medical Advisory Boar1, T.
n no case to exceed three days.
In every case, where the regis.
rant is held to be physically dis
Iualiaed by the examining physician,
he Local Board shall, unless it de-
ides by unanimous vote that the
are SO obvious as E,
cave no room for reasonable doubt.
end the registrant before such Med !
al Advisory Board in the manner =
erebefore stated.
Upon reference of a case from a l
.ocal Board as above mentioned, the
dedical Advisory Board shall exam I
ne the registrant, recording findings '
n triplicate on Form 1910 and re- {
urn all three copies Of Form 1910 to 7
he Local Board with conclusion and G
ecommehdation in the case {
Upon receipt of the report and {