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Show SURGEON GENERAL OF THE ARMY Prig. Gen. George H. Toruey, surgeon sur-geon general of the army, says in Ma summary of the work done by the medical department that typhoid fever, the most formidable of . all camo diseases in the past, has practically prac-tically ceased to be a cause of non-effectiveness non-effectiveness in our army. "This, as Is well known," says Gen. Tornoy, "is the brilliant result of the Immunization of our army against this disease by the typhoid prophylactic. prophy-lactic. It was ' demonstrated In the maneuver camp at Snn Antonio in 1911 that it was entirely practicable to Immunize a division upon mobilization mobiliza-tion without materially Interfering with the military duties. The same can be done for any number of divisions. di-visions. Thus, if at any time it Incomes In-comes necessary to mobilize a la:g army of militia and volunteers they can be properly protected against this disease In a short time after arrival In camp." 1 ' 1 t 0 a- ? sr ; vi i s ' ' - v y u , r'y Surgeon General Torney says that he considers this achievement in regard re-gard to typhoid fever as second only in importance to the suppression of yellow fever. The surgeon general also says that berl-beri has practically disappeared from among the Philippine islands. |