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NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. COMPARATIVE RETURN SHOWING THE HEALTH OF THE TROOPS IN TRENTHAM AND FEATHERSTON FOR PERIOD JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER (INCLUSIVE) FOR YEARS 1916 AND 1917.

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The following table gives a comparison of the more important statistical figures indicating the condition of the health of the troops in Trentham and Featherston for the first nine months, January to September (inclusive), of the years 1916 and 1917 : —

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1916. 1917. Trenthani. Featherston. Totals. Trentham. Featherston. Totals. I 8,492 1,701 4,052 33 Admissions to hospitals ... 4,058 4,934 Cases of measles ... 600 1,101 Cases of influenza ... 2,332 1,720 Cases of cerebro - spinal 17 16 meningitis Pneumonia ... ... 13 1 1,106 20 140 1,786 30 480 5 2,892 50 620 5 • 14 3 5 8 I Note.—The improvement in the health of tin the diminution of influenza and measles consequen month at Tauherenikau Camp, and the prompt rem small camp until danger of infection is over. 3 troops du: t on the isc oval of conl •ing the ye* lation of ne acts of infei ir 1917 is lai w Reinforce cted cases tc rgely due to iments for a ) a separate