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HUMAN INTESTINAL PROTOZOA IN THE NEAR EAST 



were lower, and the flagellate infections higher than among the 

 prisoners. The results of this examination are shown in Column 7 

 of Table IX, below. 



The helminthic infections were also lower than amongst the 

 native prisoners. 



TABLE VII. HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS AMONGST EIGHTY-SEVEN NATIVE COOKS IN 



AI.EXANDBIA. 



No. 

 3 



Ascaris . 



Ankylostoma 

 Trichocepbalus . 

 Strongyloides . 



Per cent 

 3-4 



3-4 

 3-4 

 1-1 



(g) British West Indian Troops. Only forty-eight of these 

 natives of British West India were examined, and they were all 

 employed as cooks at Mex Camp, where the British West Indian 

 troops were stationed. The protozoal infections give figures which 

 are considerably lower than those of the natives of Alexandria 

 examined in the Hadra Prison, and resemble more the results we 

 obtained with the British troops (Column 7, Table IX, below). The 

 helminthic infections were, however, high, and we have added our 

 findings in this direction. These results are shown in the following 

 table : 



TABLE VIII. HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS AMONGST FORTY-EIGHT BRITISH WEST 

 INDIAN SOLDIERS IN ALEXANDRIA. 



No. Per cent 



Trichocephalus .. 15 . 31-2 



Ascaris 

 Bilharzia (sc. h.) 

 Ankylostoma . . 

 Strongyloides.. 



12 

 1 



25-0 

 2-0 



16-0 

 2-0 



TABLE IX (COMPOSITE TABLE). PROTOZOA FOUND AMONGST CONVALESCENTS AND 

 HEALTHY TROOPS IN ALEXANDRIA AND LONDON AND NATIVES IN ALEXANDRIA. 

 (PERCENTAGE OF INFECTIONS). 



