HEALTH EXCELLENT
MIDDLE EAST TROOPS IMPROVED HYGIENE (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 10.30 a.m. RUGBY. Aug. 15. Although 'the Axis forces in Libya are suffering from an abnormally high incidence of dysentery, the health of the British and Imperial troops in the Middle East is excellent. The casualty figures for the first six months of this year show no more illness than in peace time. During May, which is one of the worst months for dysentery, the incidence of this disease was only onetenth of the average incidence in Egypt during the last war. Malaria was negligible and there were no cases of typhus. Over the whole of the Middle East there has been, on an average, less than eight cases a month of enteric, the group which includes typhoid and paratyphoid. This satisfactory state of affairs is attributed to great improvements in hygiene and the extra interest taken by all ranks in looking after their health.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20636, 16 August 1941, Page 5
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