The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-20

also decreasing in all but three OF
the National Guard divisions III
which measles has been epidemic. In
three divisions, the Goth, at Camp
Sewer, South Carolina; the Gath, at
Camp Cody, and the 39th, at Camp
Beuregard, louisiana, there has been
an increase in pneumonia, although
the total number of new cases re-
ported from these divisions is not
high At Camp Sewer there were
twenty new cases Of pneumonia, com
pared with three the week before; at
Camp Cody, forty-two new cases,
compared with seventeen the week
before; at Camp Beauregard ten new
cases, compared with five the week
before.
For meningitis the new cases have
increased in only two National Guard
camps. The thirty-ifth Division at
Camp Doniphan reports six new
cases, compared with two the week
before, and the Thirtieth Division at
Camp Sewer reports six, as com
pared with one the week before The
number of new cases of meningitis
reported in the Thirty-sixth Division
at Camp Bowie, Tex, has decidedly
decreased, being nine, as compared
with fifteen the previous week.
The total number of deaths in all
the National Guard divisions last
week was 165, of which LAB were
caused by pneumonia, while the total
deaths in all the National Army
camps. were 81. Of which SO were
caused by pneumonia. The showing
for the 27th National Guard Division
of New York troops at Camp Wads-
worth, South Carolina, was 54S cases
of sickness last week. compared with
40 the previous week. There were
2 new cases of pneumonia and -
new cases Of measles.
The showing for the 77th National
Army Division at Camp Upton, Long
Island, composed of drafted men
from New York City companies, is
56S cases of sickness, compared with
44S the week before New cases
there last week we're of pneumonia
and 10 of measles
In the national army camps a
marked increase occurred in the mum
ber OF new cases of measles in the
S7th Division, at Camp Pike, Ark,
and the Goth Division, at Camp TRAY.
is, Tex. and a slight increase in the
seth Division, at Camp Funston,
Kan, At Camp Pike there are 1905
cases Of sickness, compared with /.
422 the previous week At this camp
there were 714 new cases of measles
last week, compared with 337 new
cases the previous week
Al Camp Funston there are 1887
cases of sickness, compared with
/ LII the week before There we're
2S9 new cases of measles at this
camp last week, compared with 22l
the week before At Camp Travis
there are 2.603 cases OF. sickness.
compared with 3.004 the week before
At this camp there are 526 new cases
OF measles, compared with no new
cases the previous week, In all
other divisions the number of new
cases of measles reported is insig-
nificant
Pneumonia conditions in all divis-
ions Of the national army have i'm.
proved decidedly during the week.
except in the goth Division at Camp
Travis. where there were seventy
seven new cases. compared with for.
ty-one the previous week. AS regards
meningitis. the S1st Division lat
Camp Jackson, s c., reported
marked increase in new cases. There
were thirty new cases last week,
compared with sixteen the previous
week The outbreak of meningitis
in the seth Division, at Camp Funs.
ton, continues to decline, only six
new cases having been reported.