HS7 – 117 Medical Sets Page 3

Page 3 of a confidential Force 136 Special Forces Development Centre document dated 18 January 1945. Describes Medical Set No. 3, a haversack medical kit weighing approximately 14 pounds, designed to provide medical supplies for 50 men over 30 days. Replacement medications, supplied through Medical Set No. 4, were to be sent during the second and third months or as required, with a complete replacement of the haversack kit after three months. The inventory includes medications such as aspirin, quinine, morphine, antimalarial drugs and sulphonamides; water-sterilization tablets; antiseptics, ointments, insect repellent, bandages, dressings and medical instruments, including scissors, forceps and thermometers.