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CASK JONES, W., aged 48. Patient, who had not been abroad before, left England on 

 September 12, 1915, for Gallipoli. Patient had diarrhcea with blood and mucus from 

 September 30 to October 7. At the end of the year he went to Mudros and thence to 

 Alexandria. During the course of routine examination of men in Metras Camp he was found 

 on February 19 to be passing E. histolytica cysts in large numbers. He had also a small 

 infection of E. coli. He was admitted to hospital as a carrier and was given a course of 

 emetin (one grain a day for 12 days) from March 2 to 13. The E. histolytica disappeared 

 on the third day and did not recur during the one month's control. During treatment the 

 patient was not confined to bed and had chicken diet. The temperature was normal or 

 subnormal, and there was no increase in the pulse-rate. During the last three weeks of 

 observation the patient was in the convalescent camp performing light duty. 



CASE WYNNE, aged 33. Patient, who had never been abroad before, went to Gallipoli 

 (Cape Hellas) in May, 1915. After being one week there he contracted dysentery and was ill 



