HEALTH OF SOLDIERS.

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13655, 24 August 1916, Page 4

HEALTH OF SOLDIERS.

ANOTHER DEATH AT TRENTHAM. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, August 22. A statement regarding the health of the men in camps was made by Sur-geon-General Henderson to-day, He expressed regret that another death from* cerebro-spiual meningitis had occurred at • Treiitliam. This was the case of a man named Krowu, (if the Nineteenth Reinforcements, lie was in hospital for eleven days suffering from measles, and yesterday developed cerebrospinal •meningitis of a malignant, type and died at 9.30 this morning. Of the five other cases of meningitis at Treiitliam four were getting along well,, while the lil'th, which was serious, had shown a 1 distinct-improvement. So far there ha>l been no more cases of suspected meningitis at Treiitliam. "I made a most careful inspection yesterday of the hutments to bV occupied by the • Seventeenth Reinforcements and Twenty-second non-commis-sioned officers. . They have been' thoroughly cleaned, disinfected, and' whitewashed, inside, and the drains adjustedl so as to render them as sanitary as possible, They wi'w perfectly safe for men to go into. Considering the amount of rain, the camp seemed dry, this applying particularly to the roads. Of threeJOl't deep pits that have been dug at Imlji ends of the camp, one was dry, while the other two luu'l no more than an inch of water in them, The remaining hutments are being treated the same way, ami will he available for occupation later, on. This morning about twenty-live men of the Seventeenths were on sick parade.. One was a case of suspected measles and the others mild complaints." v Surgeon-General Henderson added that the Feathcrston meningitis case had become critical, ami there was another suspected case of meningitis from the Eighteenths,-Otherwise the report, from Eeatherston was satisfactory. IMPROVED WEATHER CONDITIONS JIARKKDErTKCT PPON SOLDIERS' HKALTrI. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, August 23. The improved weather conditions are, says Surgeon-General Henderson, having a marked effect-on the health -of the men in camp, Many have been suffering from colds, owing to the continued wet weather, but of the present line spell is maintained a few days longer, the minor ailments will disappear. Of the five cerebrospinal meningitis cases at Treiitliam, two are now out of danger and the others are distinctly improving, •