The Washington herald., 1918-05-26
Army and Navy News

The following statement is auth
orized by the War Department:
The Secretary of War has direct
ed that the regulations governing
the fourth officers training schools
he modified to remove the restric
ton allowing only so per cent of
the total number of men entering
the training schools to qualify as
eligible for commission
Under this new ruling all who
successfully complete the course OF
training and attain a fixed stan
dard of proficiency and are so re-
commended will be listed as eligible
without restriction as to a percent
age of the total number attending
The final date for fling applica-
tions for the fourth officers train
ing schools was May /, and as ex-
Ceptions to the general rules gov
erning the selection of men are not
being considered. it is useless for
men to apply for admission at this
late date.
Herewith is a detailed report on
health conditions at regular army.
National Guard. and national army
camps in the United states for the
week ending May 10. The report of
the Division Of Field Sanitation to the
surgeon general OF the army for that
week is as follows:
General-The health OF troops con-
tinues very good. The death rate for
disease CD Is the lowest reported
since November 16. 1917. The admis-
sion and noneffectiVe rates are slight
ly higher than last week. The higher
rates are chiefly in national army
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proportion of newly inducted men
than other groups. Pneumonia aid
scarlet fever show an increase IN
the number of new cases as compared
with last week, while measles and
meningitis prevalence shows Iracti-
Cally no change.
Lowest and Highest Rates.
National Guard-The lowest sick
death rates of all groups are reported
from National guard camps. Camp
Beauregard has the highest and Camp
Sewer the lowest sick rates for the
week. Only 50 new cases OF pneu-
monia were reported from ali Ma
tional Guard camps against sc last
week.
the lowest and Camps Travis and
bOuSO lIlt SIGh IdltS IOF iAiC
week. There is an increase IN the
number of new cases of pneumonia
and scarlet fever as compared with
last weeks report. There were Sil
new cases OF pneumonia reported
against ia last week. Epidemics of
the disease are prevailing at Camps
Gordon. Funston, Dodge and Custer.
Regular Army-Sick rates in camps
of this group are lower than last
week. The highest rates continue to
be reported from recruit depots
Measles are prevalent in nearly all
OF the larger camps. One hundred
and twcnty-four new cases of pneu-
monia are reported against 147 last
week. Health conditions in aviation
camps (National Army continue sat
isfactory.
Figures given as "sick rate per
1000" in the following tables are of
new cases first reported during the
week. The total number of sick and
injured per 1000, whether in hospitals
or quarters is given under the mon
effective rate. The weekly rate for
new cases Of sickness reported (the
admission rate') is used in the fol-
lowing table:
The noneffective rate for the
National Guard in the United States
on the last day covered by the re.
port was 37.7 per, 1000 (25,6 on May
30; the admission rate for disease
during the week. was 17.6 per 1000
OBI the preceding week.; deaths
from all causes were at the rate of
So per 1,0O0 per year, ts.9 the. week
before): deaths from, disease. only
were at the rate of rs per 1000 per
year. the week heforsl. The,