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Wwpokt of thf. Bacteriological Laboratory, Featherstos Military Hospital, for the Year ending 31 st December. 1917. SwabsReinforcements ... ... ... ... ... 8,634 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.097 Diphtheria ... ... ... ... ... 167 Isolation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 301 Sputums ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 147 Urines ... ' ... ... ... ... ... ... 214 Pus ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 42 Cerebro-spinal Quids ... ... ... ... ... ••■ 18 Blood counts ... ... ... ... ... ••> ■•■ 13 Blood, for typhoid ■•■ ■■• ■•• •■■ ■•■ ••• ' Fa;ces ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Test meals ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Hair (ringworm) ... ... ... ... ... 1 10.640 Autogenous vaccines prepared ...... 13 Cerebro-spinal meningitis vaccine prepared ... ... ... 500 c.c. H. GrRAHAM Roheh I'sox. Lieut .-Colonel. N.Z.M.C., Principal Medical Officer.

TABLES. Table I, -Showing the Health of the Troops for the Yeah 1917. Average annual strength ... ••• 9,991 Admissions to hospitals ... ... ■ ■• ...4,104 Average number constantly sick ... 124"79 Average sick-time to each soldier (days)... *"56 Average duration of each case of sickness (days) ... ' L'lo Deaths. In camp: From sickness. 15: accident, 2; suicide, 6: total, 23. Out of camp : From sickness, 15; accident, 5; suicide, 2: total, 22. Total deaths, 45.

Diseases. Admitted to Hospital. Died. Average Number constantly Rick. General Diseases. Group A-(Vri'bro-sphial fever Chicken-pox Cow-pox Diphtheria Enterio fever Knteritis, infective German measles Measles Influenza Mumps Paratyphoid A Scarlet fever Croup I? Dysentery Dengue fever Group C Malaria Group DPyrexia of uncertain origin Group EMajor septic diseases Minor septic diseases . . . . 9 5 19 13 I 2 15 39 883 9 1 3 I 2 L9 1 13. 9 0-57 0-26 0-33 1-26 0-29 0-01 0-54 1-46 18-49 0-42 0-25 11-16 0-02 0-02 0-03 0-60 0-02 4-80