Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-29 | Page 23 | Influenza at Camp Not of Spanish Type

b INFLUENZA AT Ai 5 i CAMP NOT OF SPANISH TYPE 1 Lewis Authorities Report J Marked Decrease in Num Number ber bel of Cases Gases e Camp Tacoma Wash Sept ept 28 S f False Fale reports are being spread concerning con- con the death rate and incidence of ot diseases at Camp Lewis said a J statement Issued b by medical officers today Letters have o been received recel hero from all aU sections of or ortho the tho west Inquiring about alleged conditions It must be bo brought to the tho public attention that these reports are exaggerations as the tho weekly report of ot i communicable diseases shows Tho weekly health report shows an Increase In pneumonia and anda a d decrease creaso In Influenza Tho Influenza Is not the disease dlease com corn common commonly mon known as ns Spanish Influenza I but a II much milder form There has been no Spanish Influenza yet et reported 1 In this camp During the past week tho the report shows there were 94 9 cases of ot Influenza among rimon soldiers training hero j This Is a marked decrease tho cases of r Influenza treated last week v. There Thero were 62 cases of or nia a a against 24 21 last week A A feature of ot tho pneumonia cases S 'S t the tho report P Is I that I at S So per ce cent t of t I inese cases were among new arrivals I Inho who nho ho had been In ht camp less than tour four r weeks There Thero were ten deaths from pneumonia nia one ono from accident and one ono from n l cerebral em embolism Nine Ine of or the he to ten n I pneumonia d deaths wore of men In m cam camless camp cample p I le less Jess than four weeks There were three cases of ot measles I this week weel eleven of ot mumps four malaria malaria ma ma- laria larla and one caso of at scarlet fever fe In civil life lire raid card Maj I. I 1 L L. McGlasson McGlasson Mc Mc- Ic- Ic GIa Glasson son division dl sanitary Inspector the health rate rata of ot Camp Lewis would be Le considered cd remarkably low The Tile late tate Is low even cn for tor the arm army but great numbers of people are led b by I. I false fAlso reports to believe e we are havin having ha g I I epidemics here Loyal and helpful peo- peo I pie to the government go will Ill discountenance discountenance these reports when the they hear hea r them and await tho the weekly health ro- ro port which will show the facts