The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-08-01
ALL ARE BOOSTING
FOR THE COMING
COLUMBUS SAN.
Surgeon General Of u. s. Army
Contributes official Reports
on Health Conditions IN this
Region.
NEW MEXICO CLIMATE WINS



There Ia no more ideal spot In
the United states for a sanitorium
than we present.
With all the land for a location
we can use. absolutely free Of
charge, with splendid county
road leading directly 10 the place
we would have a saniiariuIa, with
the purest water and air In the
world all working FOR us. with
never a minutes danger Of cyclone
or tornado. Il Is no wonder that
everybody favOrs a sanitarium. or
big natural health emporium, right
out close 10 the foothills near
Columbus.
Heres what Trench and Camp.
the big soldiers paper at Camp
Cody has 10 say about health
conditions in the big camps Of
the United states.
There hangs In the editors Of
flee Of Camp Cody Trench and
Camp, a printed copy Of an Off
cial report issued by the medical
department Of the United States
Army. and In order that the SOL
diers at Camp Cody and the
folks hack home may know of
thc health conditions. nurth. south
east and west. the editor has sc-
lected big camps In the states oi
Massachusetts,, New York. Michigan,
Iowa. Washington. California, New
Mexico. Texas. Louisville, Florida
aud Virginia. and takes great pleas
sure In reprinting the official fig
ures which speak forthemselves.
Beginning in the northeast corn
or Of the United States. we will
swing entirely around the circle;
Massachusetts Camp Devens,
near Aver. Sick rate per 1000, 81,
No. cases Of pneumonia, 10; dysen-
terry. o: malaria. o: social disease
$50: measels. ~: meningitis. 1;
scarlet fever. ?: non-efiectiye men
per 1000, i2s.
New York Camp Upton, Long
Island. Sick rate per 1900. 250,
pneumonia, numebr OF cases o.
dysentery. o: malaria. o; social di-
seases. 2i7; measels, 5; meningitis
0; scarlet fever q. non-cffectiye
men per 1900 AZ
Michigan Camp Custer. neaI
Battle Greek Sick rate per 1000
3i.i8: pneumonia. hummer Of cases
~: dysintery. o; malaria0. social
diseases, 367; meascls. o: menin-
gifts. o: scarlet fever .; non-effect-
i've men per 1000. 3is
Iowa Camp Dodge, near Des
Moines. Sick rate per 1000. 36b
pneumonia. number Of cases, i6
dysentery. o: malaria, o; social d.
sease. 97, measels, 80; meningitis
o.: scarlet fever, o: non-effectiv'
men per 1000. "a.
Washington Camp Lewis
near Seattle, Sick rate per 1000
81; pneumonia, number of cases
o. dysentery 0; malaria. 4; socia
disease. 256; measels, Q; meningitis
4: scarlet fever, 10; non-effectiv,
men per 1000, 373
California Camp Kearney
near San Diego. Sick rate per 1000
236; pneumonia. number 0f cases
3; dysentery. o; malaria, e. socia
disease. i2; measels, 3; meningitis
4, scarlet fever. 4; non-enectivl
rete per 1000, 355.
New Mexico Camp Cody
Drming. New Mexico. Sick ral'
per 1000. 80: pneumonia, o: dysen'
terry. o. malaria, 0; social disease
q measels. o; meningitis, 20; non
effective rate per 1000. 236.
Texas Camp Travis. noa
San Antonio. Sick rate per 1000, 90
pcnumoRiR. 10; dysentery. o; inala
rim. 4; social disease, i7i; measels
.: meningitis. 0; scarlet fever, 1
nnn-elfective rate per 1000, b5.i.
Louisiana Camp Beauregard
rorr Alexandria. Sick rate pc
lc00. 3s7; pneumonia, number o
cases o; dysentcry, o; malaria, ~