Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-10

interesting Information lcEatulUH
the health of the army last year is
contained in the annual report of Sur
Scon General O'teiily.
The total numbc. of admissions to
sick report was 72,07l, equal to an al
mission rate of l.276.SS. compared
with h29b.97 FOR the previous year
aud l,S33.il for the septonnial period
1898 TO 1904
There We're sos deaths from all
causes equivalent 20 Iasc OF G.li
per LOO of st. chgth. compared with
6.2S and ii.G2 per 1000, the CORES
ponding rates for the previous year
ANA the period from 1898 to 1901
ease. BPS is tho lowest attained
since The occupation of topical coun-
icg, aud compares favOrably with
the rates prior to 1898.
For disability tnere were l.523 men
discharged. equal to rate of ~
per 1000 Of st cngth, compared with
% per 1000 for the preceding year
and 22.Sl for the scptcnnial period
1898 to 1904
The constantly nonclfcctiyc rate OF
1919 for the year was slight in
crease compared with 1898, the non
directive rate for the preceding year.
tuberculosis Chfef Fatal Disease.
As cause of death tuberculosis
again led, with a rate of on per H.
responding rate for 1905 Typhoid
Il death rate of 0.2i. showed decided
Improvement Tho mortality rate for
diarrheal diseases was not quite half
rs great as for 1905
There were 229 admissions for
gnnshot wounds. with 60 deaths.
and 2,l53 admissions for wounds
other than gunshot. with IL deaths.
Twenty-one enlisted men were killed
in action and as wounded, of whom
died as n result of their wounds. and
ana l committed suicide. OF the kill.
cd 10 Voc by gnnshot and 3 by
polo. There were IS deaths from
drowning, 10.6 per cent of the total
deaths from all causes. slight in-
crease compared with the proportion
Of last year.
Thirty-nine suicides and homl.
cidcs were reco dcd during the year.
compared with II and % respectively
the corresponding figures for 1908.
There Wee 3 admissions for snakc
bite in the year 1906. with no fatal
result
Alaska as usual had the lowest ad-
mission and constantly non-cffcctive
rates. and. next TO Cuba. the lowest
discharge and 'otal loss rates.
The discharge, death. total loss.
and. next to Alaska, the constant
noneffectivc rates. were lower in
Cuba than any other county where
American troops were serving.
The United States proper had the
highest discharge rate. but. next 10
Cuba. the lowest death rate, and the
lowest death rate for disease which
has been heretofore recorded.
The Philippine Island had as usual
the highest admissions, death and
constantly non-effectivc rates. and
all the rates were little higher
than for 1905.
The rates for Hawaii were not rs
good as for last year
The admission :ate was highest In
the field artillery and lowest in the
hospital corps. while the death rate
was highest - the infantry anu low
est in the engineers
Effect of Abolition of Cant7en.
The high admission rate of 3O.22
per 200 men recorded in 1905 for al
cohoism was increased Ia 1927 In
1906 Gen. O'Reilly SAYS that his
office concurs in the opinion express.
cd by most medical office of the
army shat the abolition of the sale OF
beer in post exchange has had much
to do with the increase OF dsrcputablc
diseases ana alcoholism In tho army
by driving the soldiers to disreputable
escorts outside of the post and beyond
tho control of the post authorities
AS usual, all rates for colo cd
troops. except the death rate, were
considerably lower than those for
white soldiers. All the rates for
colorSd troops. except the non.cffec.
tive figure. werc much lower than
those for the previous year
For disease only the admission. dis.