SPECIAL FORCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23945, 21 October 1939, Page 7

SPECIAL FORCE

YESTERDAY’S REGISTRATIONS OTAGO TOTAL NOW 1147 The total of area II registrations in the special New Zealand military Force was brought up to 1147 by the 4 names entered at the Kensington Drill Hall recruiting office yesterday. Further names are as follows, classified in group No. 1 (officers on the reserve or active list), group No. 1A (retired or ex-officers), group No. 2 (single men), group No. 3 (married men without children), and group No. 4 (married men with children); — Group No. 1A Second-lieutenant Maurice Salom Myers. Group No. 2 Sydney Lawson Travers Swift. Group No. 3 . George Maclean. Group. No. 4 Patrick Francis Wilson, William James McDonald. Arthur James Waterman. NO SERIOUS ILLNESS HEALTH OF TROOPS AT BURNHAM Rumours of widespread epidemics of stomach trouble and Influenza at Burnham Military Camp were discounted by the officer commanding the Southern Military District (Colonel P. H. Bell). In an official statement regarding the health of the troops, Colonel Bell said that there were 44 cases of influenza of a mild character, due chiefly to the weather. The epidemic was dying down, and in all cases progress was satisfactory. There were 36 cases in the camp hospital. These Included nine eye cases, chiefly due to dust, but this complaint was not so prevalent as a few days ago, when there were double the number,. The remaining cases in hospital were of a general character, largely due to the aftereffects of the T.AB. injection against typhoid. All these cases, too. were progressing satisfactorily.,.. ■ .■ 'New • Hospital ■> A new hospital, Including dental block and quarters for medical officers and nurses, is shortly to be built at the camp. Plans have been prepared by the. Public Works Department, and the work will start without delay. At present the camp hospital is; accommodated In marquees; The new building will, provide fully ade-. qUate accommodation for care of the Sick.'- 5 ;','V Z" T;„'

Three nurses of the Army Nursing Service are stationed at Burnham. They are Nhrse K. E. Hall, sister in charge, and Staff Nurses N. B. Corson and O. Fries.