SICKNESS IN CAMP

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2887, 27 September 1916, Page 4

SICKNESS IN CAMP

ANOTHER DEATH REPORTED, The Defence Department reported! yesterday that Private Charles Leonard} Doubleday, C Companyj Eighteenth Reinforcements, had died in Featherston Camp early on Monday, afternoon.. The deoeased had been suffering from cerelxro-spinal meningitis for Bomel weeks, and though his condition showed improvement last week, more serious symptoms supervened. An additional case of cerebro-spinal meningitis has been received in Fcatheretoii Camp Hospital from the Papa* ivai Camp. General _ Henderson, ■Director of Medical Services, stated yesterday that the patient was a -member of tie Nineteenth Reinforcements. The disease was in the early stages, and the symptoms were not at present severe. The other eases of cerebrospinal meningitis, both at Featherston and at Trentham, were progresing favourably. The general health of ther troops was excellent. One measles patient had developed pneumonia, and was in a serious, though not a danger--ous condition.

General Henderson mentioned, that the inhaling rooms, constructed recently for the treatment of sore throats , and kindred troubles in the camps, wer<s in full working order. T£e results,, as far as could be judged, had. been; decidedly good, tout the medical staff was arranging for % thorough bacteriological examination of men wlio had undergone the treatment, in order* to ascertain if the breathing of aa antiseptic . preparation, • vapourised irt steam, had the full effect hoped for* lie men were placed in the rooms for* short intervals, and the process from their point of view was a fairly 6 ever a one, but the experts attached to the War v Office had recommended the treat-; ment.. Similar rooms had been pre* pared on board the transports now in) use.