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Show i SANITATION Of CAMPS IMPROVED : Recommendations of Surgeon .j General Gorgas Acted on ! Two Weeks Ago. UNIFORMS PROVIDED j , I j Observation Camps for New j Recruits Before They Enter 1 raining to Be Established. Washington, Dec. 20. The wai j department has complied with all bu one of Surgeon General Gorgas recommendations rec-ommendations for betterment of training train-ing camp conditions, Secretarv Bakei has announced, and a general im j provement in the health of the men bj field sanitation officers in reports oi i national guard divisions is expected tc I result. The secretary in explaining steps taken by the department, pointet I out tnat the reports upon which actior was taken were received for the mosl part two weeks, or more ago. Woolen uniforms for all troops have been provided and are either at the camps, or enroute there. Secretary Baker stated. His statement was made yesterday coincident with the reporl of the division of field sanitation foi the week ending December 14, disclosing disclos-ing improvement in health conditions in national guard divisions but an increase in-crease In the number of pneumonia, measles and meningitis cases in a few national army cantonments. The only step recommended by General Gen-eral Gojgas which remained to be act-led act-led upon, Secretary Baker said, is that regarding the establishment of observation obser-vation camps in which shall be gathered gather-ed all new recruits for a period of two weeks before the men pass into company com-pany organizations at the training camps. |