HEALTH OF CAMPS
A. GREAT IMPROVEMENT. A return presented to the House of Representatives yesterday gives gobs intereeting figures regarding the health of the troops at Trentham and Feaiherston for the' period January to September '(inclusivel for the years 1016 and 1917:— V 1916. 1917. Admissions to hospitals ... 8492 £893 Measles 3701 jjjj Influenza 4052 G_o Ccrebro-spinal meningitis — ' 33 5 Pneumonia ! 1* 8 An explanatory note 6tates that the improvement in the health of the troops during the year 19i7 is largely duo to the diminution of influenza and measles consequent on tho isolation of new reinforcements for a month st Tauherenikau Camp and the prompt, removal of contacts of infected oases' to a separate email camp until danger of infection is over.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 27, 26 October 1917, Page 4
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