Scarlet fever can cause Rheumatic Heart disease or kidney problems...he may have had this and therefore could not serve. We call this Strep throat or strep infection today. Arlette North Port, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Coomber" <lechat@btconnect.com> To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Medical Question > Hi > > My Grand father suffered from Scarlet fever as a child and he did serve as > a > Naval Medical Orderly during WW2. > > However, this period of service wrecked his delicate health, and he died > twenty years later, after many years of suffering without my grandmother > qualifying for a war pension. > > Thanks > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of IanGDurham@aol.com > Sent: 05 October 2006 19:11 > To: GREATWAR@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GREATWAR] Medical Question > > Hello List, > > Would having had Scarlet Fever in childhood have been a reason for someone > to have been exempted from military service ? > > Thanks in advance, Ian > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >