SPINAL MENINGITIS
CASES AT FEATHERSTON CAMP.
The man who died from cerebro-spinal meningitis at Featherston on Friday night was Private J. Martin, of E Company, 14th Reinforcements. His next-of-kin is Ms mother, Mrs. J. Martin, who resides at Princes-street, Cambridge. The body is being taken to Cambridge for interment.
Speaking to a Post reporter to-day, Surgeon-General Henderson, DirectorGeneral of Medical Services, stated that everything was satisfactory at latest re ports. There were apparently no further cases, and so far Major Hurley, the bacteriologist, had been unable to detect any signs of cerebro-spinal menengiti3 in the cases he had investigated up to date. His report would not be completed for three or four days, and in the meantime all precautions were being carried out. Major Hurley would visit the camp from time to time in future, so as to safeguard the men from any possible trouble. General Henderson added that Trentham Camp was quite free from cerebro-spinal meningitis.
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Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 127, 30 May 1916, Page 8
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