Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-06
HEAL TIL CONDITIONS
IN AMERICAN ARMY
Surgeon General O RellIy's Report
To Secy. Taft Shows They Are
Much Improved,
1856 SICK ADMISSIONS.
Most Important Disease Ailectin Eli
cheney Those Resulting From
Immoral Habits.


Washington, oct 6.--Surgeln-Gcn, r.,
NJ. O'Rpuly OF the army has submitted
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It," 'N''uS'lN' report o" inc h'aI'h con-
dlllons OF the army TO Secy Tar. The
report says that the enlisted strength
of the army ,s ,bou.r imam t1o p,orib-
H.. .i.. ,,.
~ '''N ''p"''' was '''lo'' an" ~" ''''
returns of the military secretary bol39,
ana calculations are made upon the lat
to,. Amman
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mere were |'A6 admissions lo the
sick report, during The ycor 4gG deaths
from, ,u ,,,g,, ,,, o-- ft..f.........
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''' "'''"'''N' l"e injuries "e says
snow "a steady ana progressive improve
mont lu the health of the army The
rero,,. say. .,...t l,,.. c.. ,,,.,.. .,,....
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"'"' diseases 'IIe'tlhg ile elllcIen'y OF
the army during the year have been
those rasuItnp frou immoral habfts
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""''" ''"7'" 10 per cent from a." "I'
missions This class of diseases ad-
fdn'ed irom ihim t' first place In
number OF admissions % the sick Poe
port There were constantly ON sick rec
port for this class OF diseases ,lo men,
equal To- the loss for the entire year
or the services of u fun companies Of
infantry.
THE control of these diseases says
Gen oReIIly, lies largely in the hands
or the civil authorize. and one Of The
mos. important steps 20 that end would
appear To he chasing them with other
infectious diseases ana the requirement
tnat they snail be reported AS such ami
controlled by health departments.
I'm the military service "a similar
course should be followed
rs 10 causes OF death pneumonia
advanced TO first place ana tuberculosis
is second.
There we're 2Ob admissions FOR gum
shot wounds, with "a deaths and 3. $50
admissions for wounds other than gum
shot, with 10 deaths, TWenty-one men
were kiued n action, and a. wounded
or ne KILLED two wore by gunshot; OF
the wounded 2N we're by gun shot There
We're 40 soldiers drowned. II per cent ~
me toltl deaths from am causp' indl-
VaunB now Important IL Us th1i an s0l-
dlers should have systematic instruction
I'D swimming. twenty soldiers
COMMITTED sW'lde' II deaths were due
NotWithstanding that large part
OF the army was serving IN the tropics
'ngie was no ADMISSION for snake-bito'
Inc strehBth or oiilcers were 342l
rom we medical department reports
ana 5'hlo from the military secretary
mere were 220S admissions, q deaths.
comparisons WIN foreign armies
SHOWS mat me highest rate OF admis-
SONS rs III the american army and the
pNtS' IN 'ne RUSSIAN The highest
urI'n r"'e was IN tne american army
aHI ll' lowest Il. the Frussidn. The
I,'slvi' l'"h-rII''llNG Iale was IN the
NI''I r army, anu me lowest In
w we uS9i1.' Neb"Iulhs THESE iacts,
''t o,r, ~ i'e,,'S SoiS,
not,.,,, "'Sn piopo'uon Tor aIco-
,,o,' S, u, '.t american army as COM
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80, uuS ~ ',!r ld,l 'hal IN the latter
,r, w., o,"S "Iu".sSIoh 70 'he hospital
,h, J D1,ti' J.! iS HolaDIe 'hat while
tn,orltan l,, ,'s ',Ss ouah hdf ne
Go',h ,,, IIt uS se"'ery' their
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,,,ai,r,, AZ .I,,,. 40 ". "uhllSsIon Tor
r,t. a. ,' ,,,,,,. ~, ,"' o"lI'' lneH ueal
T,n ,,,,ar.,.,, ~, .'i'lgS 'a great
,,aiar,, ,s har.n, S G'', ,, tale TOR
Tronrb n, hUn tko ,,I,S lnaI OF the
g,n ti,nog as ~, III I"lc u Only