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I)<r/»p)c, /)/) Ilic f-.tnii nnlil (Ic; H<;<onrl <uh(: fipfjfrfirf;<l on Ihf; furrn in April. 

 Ilovv'«v<r, ll)(rr<* wjim no cotnn-iiioti \)<'Aw<i'Ji th^; milic wupply of Club 

 h ;i(i<) III'- fiir/M .'iflcr Mjirrli llfh. On AfiHI fir-Ht, the firnt fitiident 

 <;uii<', ()ow/j Willi (y(<lioi«J i'cvcf ai lliri folUt^r*, Jind vvfiK l;tkon to thr; j/f-neral 

 liof'pi(;il. 'rin'<'<* oi- foi/i- olJMri'H r;in)r5 down (luririj^ tlifi followin;^ week, 

 ;iji«l diirin;.' Ilic nionlli (lie munlH-r rr^Jidied fliirlrj<;n in all. All of these 

 Ii.'hI M<'<Mir<'«l llieir jrU'jilH ui Cliil) 1> vsilli i\\(t exception of one. 8ev'en 

 ol' (In* lliii'Nyrji went In-iiled jil Ihe collef^e lioHpitjjlK; Hix were treatfid 

 clHewlu'i'*', Home liJivinj^ con! nifled llie (JiwejiHe Jind aK 80on afi ailing, 

 wcnl liouM', wliih- oIIkth <-onlr-;H(ed I lie dinea^Wi before their return 

 I'lom IIkIi- vii'iidofi. Of Ihe H'-ven treated at the eollej^e, all recovered; 

 of (he Mix (r<';i(''l clHewhej-e, in on(; plare iirid ;ino1her, thrfie or fifty per 

 <cnl died. 



'I'hiH in in bi-icf Ihe liiHloz-y of Ihe Ijphoid (rpidernie occurring during 

 IIm' nionlliH of M.-inJi, April, jind May Ihe past yc^r. Of course, we 

 alwayn have wi(h uh ftoin (inie (o (irrM; H[)oradic cafie« of typhoid fever 

 wliif'h ;ir(' bi'oiijdil in, Ihe diH<'aH(; having becji contracted elsewhere. 



MiHH Za(! Nordinip has l<e|)( u dclnilcd H(a(enient of the otlier con- 

 laj.'ioiiH iliHeaHCK <-ared (or a( (he collage hoHpi(alK, and has submitted a 

 iepor(, whiih I now add : 



roNCKflNINf; 'I'Ki; \u\\ i:i"II)KMrrH ok contaoioijs diskases. 



AlxHil ;i weel< ;iriei- Ihe beginning of Ihe winter term, contagious dis- 

 enHCH appeared :il (he colleg(», many n<-w cases developing each suc- 

 ceeding week of I he (enn willi scat(<M'ing eases dui'ing the si)ring term. 



If (he roMii^M' HVHlein <»f isolaliori h()S|)i(aIs had not existed, tliis 

 epidemic mi^hl liav<i rciclnMJ alarming jM-oporlioiis. Tlna'e were several 

 limes when Ihe col (ages wer<' so overcrowded lh;i( it seemed as if no 

 • iiic elH<' c<»nld possibly be admided, bii( llieic oflenlimes had to be 

 room Cor one more. The c<t((ages, which ar(! provided with two wards 

 cr»(ii('<»i-(:ibly iMiiisiiig only Ihree p;i(icii(s each, many limes contained 

 Icii (ii- Iwelve palicnls. This ex I raordina ry niimbei- of palienis necessi- 

 (aled (he buying of more beds ;ind bedding and olh(;r j)ermanent sup- 

 plies. 



The |)l:iii has been pursued of keeping one kind of <*ontagious disease 

 condijcd (o one hospilal where possible; (he mumps cases, hovv(!Ver, were 

 i-o iiiiiiM idUH Ihis las( wiiilei- Ili.'i( Iwo colhigcs liad (o be used. 



The (liseiises in llie oi«|ei- of (heir prevalence were mum])S, measles, 

 (yplioid l'e\('r, HcarJel \'>-\t'\- .ind chicken pox. 



One liiiiKli'cd :ind ei^iil ciises, nioslly sludenls, have been cared for 

 in Hie collage hospilals since Ihe l*Jlli of January, 7( of mumps, 25 of 

 nHMiHlcH. -I of scarlel I'cver, ;: dC lyphoid :iiid L' oi" (hicken-pox. Ninety 

 occurred during Ihe winler lerm, nn aNcrage of '.) ik'w cases each week; 

 of Ihese, L'd were sliorl course men, fi!) regular shulenls, and H sub- 

 filcuKy. Of (he lol.'il number, HIS, |;{ wei-e women. 



The 71 muinp.s pali<>iils spcnl ;i lolal <»f 777 dnys in Ihe hospilals; 



'•i- mnIcn palienis, 'JSS days; I scarh^l fever |ialieiils, i>l days. Alto- 



f'cllier Ihe |0S ejises since January llMh have spcnl (lo June IJHh) a 

 (o(:il (if |,:t;i;! days, (U* .'{ .\ears, 7 immlhs and L'S days widiin Ii,ospi(al 

 wnllH. 



Al die rale «tf |r».(MI per week for sludenls, Ihe income al (he end 



