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Show HEALTH OF SOLDIER BOYS IN CIP II NORTHWEST The report on communicable' diseases dis-eases at Camp Lewis during the week ending midnight July 18, shows the camp to be in a remarkably safe condition, con-dition, considering its present register of 24,576 men. The greatest number of men ill were attacked by influenza, influen-za, an epidemic of which visited the camp and passed quickly, there being 327 affected. The report shows that out of the 21,576 men in the camp during that week there were 327 cases of influenza, influen-za, 7 of measles, 1 of German measles, 11 of mumps, 7 of pneumonia, 3 of scarlet fever, 1 of trachoma and 4 deaths. "There has been a decrease in measles, mea-sles, German measles, and scarlet fever. fe-ver. Influenza and mumps show an increase. "There has been an epidemic of influenza in-fluenza in camp during the past week. There were 327 cases reported. The development of influenza was rapid and its subsidence equally so. The average time in the hospital was three days for each ease. Influenza is probably prob-ably the most infectious contagious disease that exists. Epidemics have frequently spread across the continent contin-ent In a few days. "Seven cases of measles occurred during the week, or one less than last week. Three of these cases occurred in one of the depot brigades and four in the 44th infantry. One of the cases cas-es developing in the depot brigade occurred oc-curred in a man recently arrived at at this camp. "Throe pneumonias developed in the 44thinfantry, two in tho 1st infantry, one in the dopot brigade, and one case in a remaining member of the 91st Division. "One case of trachoma was reported in a recruit. t "Three cases of scarlet fever were reported, two occurring in tho same organization, and one In the depot brigucle. "Four deaths were reported, one from Hodgkin's disease, one from an accidental gunshot wound in a shooting shoot-ing pillory. onr from nnimrltis. fnd i one from empyema following pneu- ' monia. |