TYPHOID AT A MILITARY CAMP.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 945, 12 October 1910, Page 4

TYPHOID AT A MILITARY CAMP.

HEPORT OF THE BOAED dE INQTriBT: ' .Mr. v ;Jennings'. asked the Minister ' for Defence recently, : whether, he. would'inform .the Honse;as to..theresult:or the inquiry, into?..'typhoid 'caseslamongst' . Taranaki; volunteers. At the encampment/at; John-, sonville/'iormed.;during Lord-Kitchener's visit," ; a- number - of men contracted; fever, which (Mr..Jennings states) caused both expense and inconvenience. to them... They asked' for' medical ..'expenses; and .wages to -be, paid,,:and.. an', inquiry/was ordered.;. Inreplyi- the .Minister ■'says: ; "The report ;of.. the • Board -of ■ is .as : follows: ' (iy The' ;board,. ; .is' ; .of: .the; 'opinion,- from, : ,the .evidence subniitte'd, that, the ..men:,-:.contracted:, enteric' ;fever whilst, engaged on military' duty.:., J[2) That : the '■ disease was •;not 'contracted..from the camp .'water-supply, but from 'water, ob-. tained by. : 'the men ;ih ;the : field, whilst engaged on the manoeuvres;of February : 26, 1910. •: The'. Officer '.Commanding ..the; Di 6-, trict,'-:xn- commentingr .upon: the smattet, states,!' inter; alia:; : The; camp; supply, was. of good' quality, and- sufacient',fora; force twice"the Isize .of;that: invcanip. ; ;:.The position r of -watering-places,! both for men .ahdjiorses, was -indicated to, every;O.C: unit; oh .arrival.;: ,The;ith. Battalion'left, camp- at 5; a.m.;;'and, returned;not; later than : 3 p.m;,-: so-hadl-wafcerfbottles'been 'nlle'd''.before leaving camp,, in the morning there should .have .been no necessity to-replenish them from any source during the manoeuvres. The recommendation 1 of 'the' Bbard;'of .'has; received;"; the, consideration: of/"tte-'Governmeht.".",;'''':"'''