Nephritis

[PJS]

Can anyone explain what the phrases "prevents 1/2 for 6 months" and "prevents 1/4 for 3 months" actually mean?

 

 

 

Peter

 

[ss002d6252]

Is it not presents rather than prevents ? I wonder if they're saying it causes him problems for 6 months of the year with colder weather ?

 

Craig
 

[seaJane]

Could "presents 1/2" mean "presents one day in two"? But don't quote me.

[ss002d6252]

6 minutes ago, seaJane said:

Could "presents 1/2" mean "presents one day in two"? But don't quote me.

I wondered that but the 1/2 for 6 months and then the 1/4 for 3 months made me think it was out of a year.

 

Craig

[Keith Brannen]

It is "prevents", as you can see how the writer writes "present" at the end of the first paragraph. Definitely is a "v" not an "s". As well, in the paragraph are various examples of both letters with "e" as a following letter.

 

However, have no clue what it means!

 

EDIT: Believe it is the amount it prevents the soldier from being 100% physically efficient.

 

From:http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwi/VolXIII/SectionIVrev.htm

 

"Soldiers in Class C have more serious disabilities and must be considered individually. When it is clear that the physical disability is not of too great severity to exclude him from Class A or B, yet the surgeon believes that this disability is not of too great severity to prevent his retention in the service for duty in a special capacity, he will consult the soldier's " qualification card," note the occupations in which qualified, and direct the personnel officer, as custodian of all personnel records, to indorse on the card in the case of each named occupation the medical officer's opinion as to whether or not the soldier can safely be employed in the named occupations, and whether the disability prevents the soldier being 100 per cent physically efficient in the occupations named on the card. If not 100 per cent physically efficient the percentage of efficiency will be noted. Unless a soldier is 80 per cent or more efficient in at least one trade, he should not be retained in the service."

 

 

Edited 28 October , 2018 by Keith Brannen

[PJS]

2 hours ago, Keith Brannen said:

It is "prevents", as you can see how the writer writes "present" at the end of the first paragraph. Definitely is a "v" not an "s". As well, in the paragraph are various examples of both letters with "e" as a following letter.

 

However, have no clue what it means!

 

EDIT: Believe it is the amount it prevents the soldier from being 100% physically efficient.

 

From:http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwi/VolXIII/SectionIVrev.htm

 

"Soldiers in Class C have more serious disabilities and must be considered individually. When it is clear that the physical disability is not of too great severity to exclude him from Class A or B, yet the surgeon believes that this disability is not of too great severity to prevent his retention in the service for duty in a special capacity, he will consult the soldier's " qualification card," note the occupations in which qualified, and direct the personnel officer, as custodian of all personnel records, to indorse on the card in the case of each named occupation the medical officer's opinion as to whether or not the soldier can safely be employed in the named occupations, and whether the disability prevents the soldier being 100 per cent physically efficient in the occupations named on the card. If not 100 per cent physically efficient the percentage of efficiency will be noted. Unless a soldier is 80 per cent or more efficient in at least one trade, he should not be retained in the service."

 

 

 

Thank you all. I think this makes the most sense. The amount it prevents the man from being fully fit and for how long. So, the first report was 50% disability for a duration of six months and then after six months he was re-assessed to be 25% impaired for a further 3 months.

 

Peter

 

[ss002d6252]

2 minutes ago, PJS said:

 

Thank you all. I think this makes the most sense. The amount it prevents the man from being fully fit and for how long. So, the first report was 50% disability for a duration of six months and then after six months he was re-assessed to be 25% impaired for a further 3 months.

 

Peter

 

Keep in mind that the link and information provided is from the medical treatment of US soldiers rather than the UK.

 

Craig

Edited 28 October , 2018 by ss002d6252

[Keith Brannen]

3 hours ago, ss002d6252 said:

Keep in mind that the link and information provided is from the medical treatment of US soldiers rather than the UK.

 

Craig

 

Correct, but it was the only detailed explanation I could find, and yet all examples of "Prevents... ...months" on the internet were from British medical boards!

[PJS]

I believe this is the definitive answer ...

 

Peter