TWO NEW WAR DISEASES
•‘SHELTER FOOT" AND •IMMERSION FOOT.” London, Dec. 9. "Shelter foot," which Is similar to trench foot, is appearing among London's shelter dwellers. Dr. Raymond Greene, in an article in the Lancet, says that two ills related to frost bite and trench foot will be recognised in this war. One is shelter foot and the other is “immersion foot." which affects those who after shipwreck have been forced to spend long periods in waterlogged boats.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 292, 11 December 1941, Page 6
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