THE OFFICIAL VERSION

NZ Truth, Issue 683, 20 July 1918, Page 5

THE OFFIC IAL VERSION

/ 'i tie anove was submitted to the Defence authorities, who make the following, reply:

The camps were free from the .disease up till haif-pas)t four on Thursday even* ing, the 11th inst., when the first case occurred. Evidently the man referred to m the letter, reported sick at morning parade on the Bth instant: he had no fever, but complained of indigestion. H« was tested and given three days' light duty. The poor fellow evidently did not come to the hospital again until the nth instant, when he was found to be n f\' ing from headache with fever, and nta case was diagnosed as spinal meningitis after a very careful examination. Jtvo other cases came m on Saturday evening, and on Sunday both were doing well :, these are all the cases. There Is no truth m the statement that the medical officers told any man that he was "swineing the lead." The medical officers are, and have been, very anxious m regard to spinal meningitis and have been keenly on the look out for symptoms of such cases.