*l i BASE HOSPITAL N 0.59 1. HISTORY OF BASE HOSPITAL NO.59 ba; :; hospital i . 5£ iC^TTTtT. JIOSPTAL C2T- . . HISTORICAL .^P^T !*■". i. 0 . . -,a r b). "he officer oerso^nel of fase -osuital 3o. 6£, 3.3. \r:iy at lar^, ■was s©looted 'to..' . .'.-., cl:.iofly in eatucky, during Doce'3-ar 1917, ^ut*rifcction >>r so doinp having been given to f.a.ior . .I.hcCormack by 'nronon Oonejfal (Sor-as. ;i"'on .a;"'ir ' cformack bote- ordered to Panama, the selection of off ic . fcs and the r -cr-'itinf; of ours s v/as co f i mci by TTa;'or Ir^in d:cll. of. off ieers'*and ua'os -:ror , oruorod on duty at variou aantonaient base hospitals, sane of the o.'floors first reco'ving a courso in nilitar- traintv- at Canp hreonleaf. a." ^r Tvvl . "oil uas ordered from Camp o-'io to Camp -helby Base 'ospital on April 16, 1913 for duty vita aano hospital to. 59: officors arrived -it various tines 'until hoc.;utal oas oro...rod overseas. r:>n July 1st, 131 enl.i3t.0l Men In r,'ar~e of Oaut.i- kelson Loo rt or arrived fron Canp Oreenloaf; July 25t« the second contingent of 75 ieo. cane. he officers and enlisted ".on were "iven training in the Canp Wholly 'fese I'osnital, Leina assigned therein to such, duties as it was oxpected they would norfor .7 awr-: 03, until time of departure of Das© osoital "o. 59. fS The hospital ind .r co -via ad of Li. ant. Col. "'rvin/.boll left Camp foid©rr»ic of Influenza, vita tho addition of now cases umon the rrrival of each convoy. .eavin^ Brest Lop- te ■■•■■or ':;t'i, aso osDial to. £■$ arrived tit !-:imau court 'ospital Centre, n i iau- court, "auto ..lar.o. 00 Goto' or 1st. 'L'-.o m'roos of aso ospital 0. 59, 100 in rarvor, wor© rnbi1 iz.-d at hotel Irvinr, i'av Yorl:, :'.Y., in choroe of ^iss Josephine "effernan, Chief urso. Thoy sailed on transport rrt" ia, -'©pt3mbur fth, 1918, landiay^ i a iverpool, Lnrland, on 00- te'iber 21st, TOing by va- of Southampton and ledavro to -irv".a :-r' , arriving thore Sontoober ffti', tv--o arns, iss ira cao De-iarco 'and Pono T::np", being left ft Le »>vr-; on account of illness. i;;s .O "'p.rco re'oinei the or ^anlsuf, .i on Coto' -r ^t^, wj-ile iss anp, wiio 7/as ad- a'tted entember 2fth to ' .S.dosoital 3o. 2, :o. 1, rras"1 "terian d.S.3., General "osoital, ritish ,;.F., died October ath of '"r?-c]-^>- pna»,r"ion?. p.. Upon arrival at Rinauco^rt Centre, ar^e:- vrero as-iiyied to drty ii hi so fos litals o. r2 end 68, the nur-.es for those orgar'izations not havinr arrive:'. t'e^ten,)cr :33th, fiftr'(50) nurses v;ere dataohed and scat for temporor duty ith !^ase -"ospital o. 83 at Eevi.ony, iss 13: la. ttairos beinr in charge. Of the fift-'(GO) remaining .t 'hiuauc.-'uru, thirteen! 13), sb-rtly after '.-ival, cuff re:J an attach of Influenza, three developing pneamo• ia, recovery onsueinj; In each instnee. yn 3ctoT;or 10th, tho fifty(50) nnrsos :oved to quar :rs in oase '"osoital o. .r9 and noro assigned to duty with the organization. yS V( r sornel -"f u se "os• it-1 Adjutant: '»-»s s Of a . oar', 'TOLL : p v>«t> c^; '"11 ;y Li* o on s ' 3 on it o- dri-nsrv: far, hose, Baroat: Cntbal'Tilct Or a1 : ;i cent <-' enol og; 18 f s: ]Vnf \ sts: TavLn Ad^fB 1 , •;!axue] f vu ein , '■en'ja" in F, bosuop.y, r'ru-ae C. Calhoun, Chester B. aandrrs, Rorv-' >oin F« Z" v^'r-^n John B, L'iabwr^.sm, Am'lias v. Bavin, T.} mer I., Fe nd or s on, Barry 0, h oodsr'"1, 01 iffori K. reiee] , tori F. AbfUl, tarl C. '"oarard, Mi ah or'I J. "--nrv, tjobn b. Jmvflcn, Pitt F. "''oo'-ui-r , Case ell C. Turner, F"» isha B. EoBMns , Robert J. .'"'-rans , ."ov.rard £. Blauobard, ^'aol IT. BerLardb, Welson i?ec Arthur, Vorrcn. blithe, alt'-r S. C^estf-r, .Toll i". t3ti a ^* <-»■>» ■Joaooh. l. debuson, Li out. Col., ".C. 'Bel hi out, , v>r-.C. 'bad Lieut. , ^n.'C, end Lieut., op^I, " f'i icr, TL Cp. ■■tain, •**» _ otadn, ',7 io otai a, a C t) nta'n, H Ca >^ta ia, ',' Is t bird >» Is t Lirad ,. Is t aL-ud ■ • 1st Liunt * 1st Lieut, 1st Lieut, 1st Bleu!;.. 1st Ltraat. 1st Lieut, fpntfl'" r\ '"■'■ » Cantata, Co eta**"; u Captain, ■& 1st Lieut. Cantain, B 1st Lieut, C C. - bctoch. Con, a • D 0 BIDTPAL mr i s bants: "rarelegist: Cord ie~vascudar: SidTtpv- J. 'B'rorp, "'^jor, '• Llo'.'-'el 1 "T; 0, ;:'yi;,^rs Oa.ubai'a i.'ivor 3of- is- .'V-.en , Cantata, ! Fr^i'C'fi L. Aicxaitis, 1st y rnt, '!arrv f, ""ad.-ord., 1st if at Je>u-> H. Fl.c^d , .1st Lieut i:;rrnp.rd **. :'or<--se, 1st Lieut ■•'(■roe Bohoo:.';, Bsnta ir , f b o ,-'' -. s B« filer, C a v, tain, ''', su ? 3 n t a i^t, rf' otai m r^'^ e r e n 1 1 s t e < 1 ai e n : 1.3 0 . TLa>u"is l?levner, f^'tnin, w ''■""-r^'-cr b rh Sobeoncver, 1st iJ.o^t. > looter of of floors and assignments or© as follows ;• 1. Li* Col* Irrin Aboil, promoted from Major a: A Chief of Surgical Service to Li* Colonel and Cemnianding Offloor of Base Hospital $c», July 18,1B16. \0 2* Li* Col* Sidney J* Mayers, Chief of Nodical Service, promoted from Najjar to Li* Colenal August 12,1918, but recoivoi his oessalssien on October 18, 1818, while at this Centre* Lt* Colonel Meyers ires detached from this hoapital v - and. boearve Caswandlnf Officer of Base Hospital # 238, of this Centre, on Deo«se- ^ ,m ber 26,1918* Ha is also Medical Consultant of this Centre* 5* Major Benjamin F* ZiaEaerman advance4 frea : ptai oy In August 1918, to >* Cbi«f #f Surgical Service. Major Ziaaaeraan we?? at Louilly, on detached servle* $p -t v/lth Evacuation lloopltal # 7t vith Surgical team. Including Lieutenants Henry / ^ and Jaae sen far one month and has boon ■»* surgical sorviee a greater part of --Q his stay at Base Hospital # 5? J of J his Contra, union was designated %* the Surgical Hospital of ttlsj Centre by Gamp Commanding Of floor, Colon©! riciry Itage* 4* Captain P*roy DeLonf, Ttoureleglot • 5* Captain Yemen Blyiho, Bray* 8* Captain John - • Kiohardson,Jr« c tfcrtaehed duty with Base Keaplial #2 during the aier&h sf October, and in charge of medio*! ward with this hospital after being relieved from the fefcmer rtuty* Captain Kieh&rdsen wa* also chair* man of the Disability Beard* 7* Captain Hugh K* Prathor, on detached duty with Base Hospital $C2 «Lur« in^ hin ontiro stay at this Centre* 8* Captain Howard B Blanehard, on detached duty with Base Heipital £358, Bar, Koee and Throat Deyariaent* 9* Captain 'felaen Me/rthur, Dotaotoont Cewmader, en speoial duty as Bead Surgeon with Base Hospital #52* 10* Gapt&in i^ispliskd yU ta^is, in ehar&o of nodical ward this Hospital* 11. Captain Morris ??* Flornor, detached aa Chief #f laboratory of to is Centre* 12* Gaptain Kiae* L* Henderson, Aaoiasrtant and later A.PtM* of this Centre* 13* Captain Llewellyn «'• Spoors, At*sistant to ?Jb* Colonel Meyers aa Chief of fedieal Service, wae advanced to Chiof of .vledieal Service , when Lt# Colonel Keyers bwcairio Cossoandlng Officer of Bis® Hospital fc&SJ* 14* Captain Paul H* fiorhardt, dotachod duty with Bye Dopartaant of this Center* 16* Capt* Thomas F* filler, after terrioo in London a Heart Tlwiial with >£ajor asebe&y, returned to tilts organisation , and on !)ec*s>er 19th*, mi re* lievwd of duty to return to \Jnited States on account of illness* 16* Captain Meyer Sails Cohen , dot ached duty with Base Hospital f€2§ later In charge of medloal ward of thle Hospital* 17* Captain John * • Riff or and Li* Joseph £• Johnson, Special duty with Dontcl Department ,thle Centre* 18* Uaptain Sarry 0* ?&*&ar&0 detached duty with Bnoe Loopital -'352, later returned to this 8rganiiation* 19* Lieutenant Walter S« Chester,- Specie! duty aa 3:«nSt*ry Oj/joor of S*uc$i Centre* 20• Lieutenant Kebert J* Evans,Jr*, dotachod duty Veneral Department Base hospital #64, later Adjutant of Base Hospital #£S6. 21* Liouionant Pitt f • Tucker, detached dirty with Base Hospital ^££, later returned to this Organisation* r2* Idoutonantc Harry '«•: ^oCorl, Clifford ^•H^isol, Carl C.Heward, John $• Jovieeon, Oarl B*Aboll and Slisha f*BoBBi-*9 on icadical duty with this deopit*l« £8* U.Ojttte2»nt John 9*Floyd, In charfo of T*B* v-arcl this Boepltal, do- taohod in December with Array of Occupation* 24* Lloutontant Michael £*• Hoi*ry , d*tft©!iod iuty -with Base Hospital ^62, later returned to thle Organisation* ?/5m Lio«ton*ant Herbert ;^*d>ehe«novor, on dotachod duty with Centre* 1 debemetery* 2G* Umutenant frmncls t* Alcocaixiv:, on dotaohed dttty with Base Beopitaly'ic, later returned to thio Or^aii^ation* 27* Lioutonant Caswoll C* Turner, Soxltary Officer, this Hospital* 28* Lieutenant Bernard J** Sereee, on detached duty with Base Hospital #52, later returned to this Organisation! detached with Amy of Occupation* 29* Zn*' Lieutenant Bottjoain F* Retumny, Eegistrar and Receiving Officer* 50* nd* Lioutonant Ileraoo C* Calhoun, C&arteroaster* 81* Znd» Lioutonant C icator :J» teodors, Mes^i Officer. 82* 2nd* Lieutenant Maxrall Klein Adjutant to Ceammndlng Officer* Of our *irsoj, oeneliting eri^ittlly of one iinslrejd(100), wo have never had but fifty (BO)* Open arrival fifty (60) were dotachod to other poets, and their work must be ooorue-.dod, during those days when wo needed our fSxll oueta* ;d "■ o.i. oso < os vital o. £9 ,„•&•• ;s . it;nod to lection "C", 'ctofor l?t and devoted it's ti.io for soven days to nrcoariir. tho honoUul for roceptioa of patierts. ooden barrv.cBs for officers, nvrsos and enlisted ^en, ^ess halls, kitchens, bathy r'--j-ib for each an1 U'(^/-^x{2e) barrao :s vith s pr-.ee f*r 1250 bedr* Blurravr- f* was inotallod v/here water i;>os vrero available, tables, airs, desvs, closetf, Benches and tables for nays halls, etc., Bait of aanB lurcher as was available, isana for ^y darkeri?y; indows at nl -ht were ;reviled with tar pa or, sue window fra as as con- i tairied ns ~lass "anes, and but few possessed thorn, wore c« -vcrc " -nrith ranslucent c iled fair By ro:.:.ds ■ a.id pathways were bui.it of rook and cinhar3, no duckbe-rd boinn; available, ^nd the natural drrn w;e of tho an* facilitated by ditching. Later in the rant}, the tt.o bucket la.trinos ravidod for patients, 30 seats for 1300 pationts, proaod inadequate* a aa as but ona feces des rctor was available, t! aeo pit latrines wcre'dr;, ar rather blasted, the coi.i3 roch underlying "k*10 area boinjr covered by but frou G to 18 ■■'■-,?. os of ec ••".'■. This latter condition made tho r* le soaka?;© pit constructed by enfiuorrs not a soaka^e pit but a reservoir and necessitated the blast* ing of one of no 1 size as -Tould accomodate the rine and fb B fron feces destructor ela it. 4 Base Hospital #59* AP0919. Amor* F. F. France. aeno: To Commanding Officer, Hospital Center, Rimaucourt, Haute . arr.o, France. In compliance with uemo* A-17, Statistical Subsootion, APO* 919, herewith submit the following statistical report* llyNumber of cases treated weekly in Base Hospital #59, September, 15,~1$18, up tr January 1, i919. Sept* 15th. 0 Sept. 22nd* 0 Sept* 29th. 0 Oct* 6th. 0 Oct. 15th. 723 Oct. 20th. 1660 Oct. 27th. 1623 Nov. 4th. 1488 Nov* 11th. 1114 lso Hospital #59, week ending t * ■ Nov. 17ih. 1026 Nov. 25th. 719 Dec• 2nd* 705 Dec. 9th. 736 Dec. 16th. 803 Dec. 22nd. 285 Bee. 29th. 260 2. Number of cases admitted weekly: Sept. 15th* 0 Sept. 22 d. 0 Sept. 29th. 0 Oct. 6th* 0 Oct. 13th. 723 Oct. 20th. 947 Oct. 27th. 4 Nov. 4th. 9 Nov. 11th. 31 3. Number of pati Sept. 15th. 0 Sept. 22nd. 0 Sept. 29th. 0 Oct. 6th. 0 Oct* 13th. 8 Oct. 20th. 36 Oct. 27th. 125 Nov. 4th. 262 Nov. 11th. 61 Nov. 17th. 350 Nov. 25th. 9 Dec. 2nd. 140 hoc. 9th. 36 Bee. 16th. 231 Dec. 22nd. 37 Dec. 29th. 36 Total Admissions Nov. 17th. 305 Nov. 25th. 141 Dec. 2nd. 4 Dec. 9th. 4 Dec. 16th. 5 Dec. 22nd. 2 Dec. 29th. * 11 2553 Total Discharged to duty 964 4. Number of patients transferred to other hospitals weekly: Sept. 15th. 0 Sept. 22nd. 0 Sept. 29th. 0 Oct. 6th. 0 Oct. 13th. 2 Oct. 20th. 0 Oct. 27th. 11 Nov. 4th. 139 Nov. 11th. 376 Nov. 17th. 11 Nov. 25th* 13 Dec* 2nd. 2 Dec. 9th. 160 Dec. 16th. 549 Dec. 22nd. 58 Dec* 29th. 51 Total transferred to other hospitals 1352 /i $ uur.fser of deaths weekl^. Sept. 15th. 0 Sept. 2ml. 0 Sept. 29th. 0 Oct. 3 th. 0 'Oct. 13 B. 0 Oct. ?:fth. 5 . Oct. 27th. 8 :-7 . 4 th. 4 $ov. 11th. 1 )■ :o-r. 17 th. 0 Kov. 25th. 0 Deo* 2nd. 0 Be a. 3th. 0 D« ^. 16th. 1 Doc. 22nd. 0 Dec. 2hiB. 0 Total number of deaths 0 6* (A) Total Medical Admissions (B) Total iurgical irdrndons ^incipal medical cases: Gassed 804 Influenza 192 Bronchitis 65 Tonsillitis 10 Lumbago 8 Exhaustion 6 D. . H. 9 Tuberculosis 10 Neuritis 4 Pharyngitis 1 Psychoneuroses 2 1 yositis 4 Jaundice 4 laryngitis 3 Enurosis 1 Mygraine 2 Cholangitis 2 Asthma 2 Synovitis 1 Plat feet 5 Trench feet 5 Cellulitis 3 Neurasthenia 1 Alcoholism 2 Conjunctivitis 6 "'nouroria, lobar 12 Pneumonia, broncho 22 Pleurisy 6 2390 Patients. 65 Patica ts V Choleoystis 1 Paralysis 1 hill blains 1 letatarsalgia 2 Adenitis 1 S >rain 4 Pjroderaia 1 Orchitis 1 Colitis 2 Dental Treatannt 2 Lymphadenitis 2 Uretralcalculus 2 Measles 3 Gastritis 19 0ast^a-er;t.'.riti8 89 Fnteritis 202 Dysentery 0 Rheumatism 101 Arthritis 50 Ertor•colitis 22 Humps 4 Venoral 0 Eephritis 10 Diphtheria 0 Cerobro spinal 0 Meningitis 0 Neuralgia 7 !!inor medical 0 Principal surgical cases. 0. S. . (Battle Casualty 20 0. S. . (Accident) 3 Otitis re lia 11 Contusions 1 hernia 11 Hemorrhoids 13 Appendicitis 11 Vericoso veins 1 No. 3. 7. Percentage. Surgical Admissions 3.6 % Hodical Admissions 96.4 % Total ---166 % Discharged to Duty '*"■■ 38.8$ Transferred to other Hospitals "^.4 f Died .7 Remaining sick in hospital 6 .1 Totai^-------mry O 8* Number and c uses of deaths* (1) Rupture of stomach and diaphram (2) Subdual hemorrhage 1 Pneumonia, lobar 8 Pneumonia, broncho 10 Total ~T3 Benjamin F. osumny, 2nd. utm San. Corps, U. S. A Registrar. 1 a C. firing the woek beginning cto.or 13th the 26 wards containing 1250 bods, wore filled and it Boca:ie necessary to eroct tonta, 75 of the larquee typo, with a capacity of 1250, wore put vr>. It might be said that only patients not considered seriously ' ill, without fever, woro quartered in these tents and when serious illness dovelogo*, \£ such a case would b© trar-sforred to a aoity of hospital, wards and tents, was 2500: the ^reatoet^ " number in hospital at one time was 1660. 1^ ^ At first cots alone were available, for some of which ticks filled with straw, for \ tho re-iainin^ blankets alone, one under and two over patient, could be provided. , As fast as available those woro replaced with bods, mattresses and with the install- ation of laundry plant, shoots. Until tho installation of the Centre laundry, towels and such shoots as it was necessary to use wore boiled in !aocs boilers and h; sterilised in the steam dislnfector. ith the erection of the laundry plant, all bods for patients were kept supplied with clean bed linens* During October the supply of stoves was meaner, on© for each ward, which with scarcity of coal and character of wood, made tho Boating of wards but poor* rXiring Wove-noar and December "ith tho arrival of more stoves, three were allotted to each ward, giving all com- fortable warmth. \ Transportation facilities are scant, all available motors bein^ pooled and furnished whore and when needed most* B.sr ■•csf-,."'Mne ''•'. Feff'Tnan, '.■,' .*. , succeeded as 3hief .urro, r?«ise. Tost ' tal "o. P9, T— ' tss T^a ■". 'Virtte, a.M.C, >cf f -r 12, 1318. V . The'Ad] ■i-itstritive work was areatly facilitated by the training in the r'os hase Hospitals in the States, each nomber of the staff havin • had a!rarience in h.is particular lino. All office- nvere concentr ted in one Building, without partitions, facilitating correlation of duties. »Vhe ronll no wor': iacideafal to -uch an ora^nination i boin- satisfacWarily carried out by the; ne ih< rs of the adainia+r. tivo staff. Mess- -nt'ents, '"'etflcv-art nrh' nur:n''S less arc u^dfr ch r'fi o^ ^'T ers "ff'arr, ■■■IT alro conducts c^'lcers* mess. Thr foe' n\ir>Br is abundant fl.nd of "rood quel it": v> in addition to the r< 'ul.or Issue, sraa-"! W\c are -'ur"'^iS'v'' in 'Vm-', to "Ha' ^r.'rt j|*: BnJ f'rr v:Mch ourrose truck •" s : cnt at rogulrr r.rriods. rnvir'^3'or srd r«rv5r^ hi"** a*' '^ccd aptic fac •■ ar-". r,Dr'a " Bctovt , ' a"r'7''!vct' apd r^c^^er , (?*•<•••f ■''' r^' c^t»r >r ■r * ousiv ill. rci-rer -".eru for VqvBd, sr^'.iel -^3 r^-ulr-r rnt5*"intF -ppp > hrr^T-fnst. -flr-ijnr diet at|»ht diet ^rifa'y 'I'.pt. p+caipd T'r1''''1 es • *vfiayed "r",.,-,ian . ' rB.B ^a r"^<- 7-^ ■ ' "?*1^. cB]ed r'.cfi. hciB'pa r'ce. flotha. ?VL?"r ■*■ ?*i?.V, aii.^r *■ nlv. tutff^nd tr»st. BrrrH *•• V utter. :-■" \"-rT "r* a oa n "*: » cvp , ■of>r^e. fa "fee, 'r-rt J/eef*. 3r*?a* rf. vref. Hrci!f>3 '-tea'-. rewn ^ra^y, 'n'--o3 nchsfces ' * 3V - 'eef sonr* - s+> rice. hroad '>ess5rg. ■•nia or . 'cm stsrc^ nufd' n^ "it'- B.V', ■"■' \1 ed petai^rs. err ntm-ch -nihai^s;. lut'.^rod foaat. rtm.O'' tomatoes. fiut.ar>*d toast-coffee. 'road .»'• cov"*''ee. ■'.'•uaoer • caked hnsh. >>aa-ied not";foes. 'ra.-m of corn sow>. Feral ocra. BaVrd corn. i:i>tterr-d ha-st. ra^n »■• i*rn. uttered ton«t. ■";'-c1 cct*>toes vof- "utter. Tea, tla-m .V hrv „ Faffed custard. Liquid. r'av'-^^st. B'.cfl arnal *■- cocor. r in r t'T. a © f f s ^ n ■•'• w i+3- r'ofl, Supper. '.'ronF; of corn soun, M "uartc-Tmstor find. fical -"a-ply frpartnonts nro y. abac-o o1" era offe'r: t^o arr^P ^ mt va«s -r~vf>c satlsf ctor*'. '".-■• 'tc^-r >■:•<* oi:'"!^* cu~'Vles 'iit-'T^ a '" in,r c1 to i ■•■'. -id fh'cm tr"0 amiro ■ aav,B »<• office'?*" arc from or.r*u i '■■t-'ens 1 ovinf! 0 s*v r»]v'c r-.-or sctual needs: " B. lit!-o •"■''■! cine, rosnt ■'"■- ".si***; t to * >-af air-x^'-.? , *nd ;ac^cq^f;te cl o3Mm'- riajs"»!S, ~ 3 i ."•r -~r .a , ''"'os, soc't , s^o'--, ahc, "c ov"-' t »ln Foe n1,fr "•*"''ot rS n ior-3 "*?'•'* - •?'trx r ■*! 8".cr'ay1 iiu," pi"p riffic,1",r """'■ screed vftv r aal t t^ot ar-a^^ptv locc Is rr,du*,'"d 'o m'nr " ncr" ♦ r^^c1' V>osr B 3*0. — "3'ana lay tr^^s a *•>.-.• no ^^rr'-u,r. for ^ "'•"i* *rots or rjlo^' i~"' sir *■] i''%a aT:', '• s f av cr'viea rare s.pd wrf ofi^P unhrrvhou, it -'-'as rrcrn?- Qrv to Pur)T:l*r thc"r he "cstiaats €'tr^'"'''-'tod of: sac''. 3rft^ris 1^ order to 'TCTft ,?/*"!•« efTB"'^ fi^'CPiTP, a if- tf<~ result hh^t c-joB -^ facial -y^as ucuallv Iop1" f.o Barbital F». The merrf^rs of the ^av "urse 3or^s and of tho Fetachment are deserving of highest commendation for Bo ithful performance of duties imposed on then. TCith v^j ^ but 50 nurses, their ranks depleted by illness, the care of 1600 netients was • HlS task *,o -ahich they gave their host efforts snd did long hours of duty. "ith a ^ - detachment of "DO men and no r^nch or ^ rrican labor ayailavle it was necessary O "^ to use 130 Class h oatierts as .P.s. and such li°;ht duties as their condition r* permittedi the detachment personnel faithfully and without eomnlaint did loaf; C^ hours of dut-" in office, on wards, hauling cinders, building roads, Hasting? m latrires, digging ditches, erecting tents and doing manv things incidental to »>?* the establishment and functioning of B.fT. 59 in the Rlmaucourt rain and mud. ^ Base Fosnital No. 59 Irishes to write into it's historv an exnression of appreciation of the Nip extended to it by Lieut, Col. Janes Bayliss, CO., Camp Shelh^ Hase Fosnital, during the period of its mobilisation, and partic- ularly to Colonel Fer.ry Psg;o, C.O., Rimaucourt -ospital Center, whoso consid- erate interest and kindly holn is unfailing: the tria^in^ of patients, the establishment of center laboratories, the designation of certain hospitals for certain classes of cases, instigated by him has resulted in more efficient care of catlents and expedited their handling. TT. A .. (tie*. ' asr '"e.«* B *-,*.] 'c. --p daa * : •■'od v'r tv© a ••'a-1 i>'^ '.*f*1cer e<* the "'eptre a c^co? r:- *tal. 'rl" ?r sr ^s1 c°sr" wcr - '• 'ih'.'-d; ?0 r~ "■ 5o*l, o^v!p''B 9 1Ter?-ia, 1' C <■■-''ia- >ed ~.^ , and <* a', and: citis . fuc^ c" discos© otWr than a^ove fp^d.' ( *, »er^ transferred tc tho bosrHal for treatment of such car's. (b). '~n to T"rtmrv IvlP, those admitted, cane 'ro ho "r04>rnr car.os Tore cfih'-.od o the '- aihal, and of these, nstard rff- dominated; second, nhes^ene; third, ' 'f urt? v,d and nhos^ce and "ir.r. f>>e Far-'r mr1 rr of -BBts -err from secondare infection, in r-aev case bronchial ^neuncnia Vr'n* th« sequel of ",os. ^ract'caltv nil gas easom imp to fine attacked ^th acute enteritis. v se csrs vnre c.^e fully studied and tho laborat r" reverts were rotative, both n to an identical or^* nlam or to t-'ot'-ad or ->ara-typhoid , and the "arition nust br considered os one of the direct effects c"? -as ir en the r;astro-intes* 'nal hanct. .'e ben-1 of the kneo, tbe olbo.. end '.: the axilla, vhore the f^as could be ^r-st retatied arl t/here moisture addod to the ^ urn. 3o a junchi\! M.' was ar other severe ccripl- hi oh which occurred in nan^' cases, but these cases rar i31y irrroved v/bon treated ith constant care; cold congresses of boric acid solution and iff an * .st;llation of "" ^> "rc-^rol three tines da'!""■. Tho act ^ar'» ed end constant effect of :;as ^?s fhe e ^ort-s^Ttdro-ae or r•■'."•. ""'b.is feat j was ;rr sent 1th all forns cf aas and cont'nu^d ^rour^hout td-e ert're tvio ■ s sua', oat.ients v/ere in the hospital. These nat\ents a^parentl- unon nnao-.-jtion, shwed nnt iiri&-»>nornal, vut when allowe:1 freedom and the r.iM-ht- cc3 exercise, attacks of 3vis f. -,T'. v/as al-rs^rs o^narent. "0^0 ^ these netierts \-vo sBc'ed an of''ort-svndrome rar r-vcr cF?ssif'"^d to ve r^hu-ned do duty fro^i tv.ir hornital, it veinr, the on' i'-a of the "edical ;. f "icr hi ohrr'e that sucv cases rhc- liig trr-or, d--'c croefi, aaatir.^ ^r-' tae'ecardia needed "■■•rther treatment and +V-v 'Mem pvf era bed to that end. IrcHuenza c*"1 .-*->"■ hn,a vras noted ' tp 5th co*1 • Ilea' ions. 'arc ter- liiinatod y '-rone1 :al nre\i lonia, ' :le n-He a f^r sen ions irvo^r ;rvts were actr". A f^w eM l.*:--*r-.rd lac end q^'te <■« l»r-e n r-nant i hh nrrvons ^^"-C'--aentr wro Krc *'- p^;, n «Bf+/r<--* itest^ral ^"-.r -ve sa1-" b^t fev . « 'ritri'B ■■"»s often e nerio<3ic cor-1 it ion ^/••>'•- a-d :t!s ea ? ::|ln-v -ss never ■de-'Cartr^tc-'1. -11 r:?,f:' le -rr^'-f ' '■••-■ •■•rr«" b'^-orj ar/1 "vrr^ ^ocua o^ >r- fecticr as ^''dv-»d, '.hat By "and, clear1, iness •■ n bsndl inr H,, cl ear f'nv of •nenr-*,'tpf sm r-':f'on of bVie di-f .and erd.ipevo■• in ■ to dettr-'ro its ^ri-in. a.rtbrit: a cases cane to this hosp* bal in numhrrs, md -^rr arc" all" due 'r r.esh cnaer to exposure. oat o'* t'^ase oos^a ur»dVr r^st, nnr-"'■> oy/1 Torer food made urcon 1 icated recover ;:s. '^ "bo nodi-nil c^scp ad' itted rere of '-an" ; ■ .ds, none 'or ir • a str'kinr r.rc1,1 em. / ) (d, '." '"''V r r^/o-fti sanF.ation of ^se "ospital o. 59 -was -ea^: the character of .-•j-^nad rp nib " of "atm**'.! 'B"?' -•• t '•.•'<" c- was facB Hated r-r "'itc* inf. One feces dorB'.r tctor ae n-atdequato, altV-'^b roer n.od da--- and niyht: latrines ^nd pits, 1? ^ bo 15 'Vot ^eop, •.•■ore dur, for Bis nsHicn of 'ecrs and urine, the feoos Up cosed of ^j*X_ 'n hhi.c Tavr yci*v* v-0 qu-ntitv- uncorruaod v-r the B-asiructor« bne dr linage took ' >J^ ere of waste crater fro ""n-'-n, ' itcfeas and ceases: rla-c, and ^itc^-en -vanbe disnos^£"a «; of to natives, boin" cirin--' nvay daily. Blip- at no t' no -vr^r numerous; ^ 1 though a. |£j eresent when hospital first opened, disappear'd it1- pre or no"1 i^ln", of -a wds,^ yj disvoa:0. on rtohle refuse adjacent thereto. :j? c^- "a tor for all " ar- eres 's p'ned faon "'ar^e spr.^nr, ne^r bos1 ' b-il ~r \m vele^-ed a^d on TVconhrr 17ify cole bacilli Tore found 'a wa^r, nvs'rrn^l" -7ue "Sj to sair — ce cmts 'nation. ill rin1 '.nz -rater as "-ell as that --«<=d in '■ ichens and "lorsrr, is boiled: fctlen-ia; 'B'e installation or" tl ' measure the 'no id once of diarrhoea. ■-r"■■""'uat ly df}sc""'earod. "u^iclo '■-option b a^l varis in "uicn> resciratorv- or co-a'ai ' ^ le .disecso ^xisbs: ouMole isolation B-, ;ofcach ent barracks* ''head bo ^oet f"! ce-n'n'g" rn all otv<'cu;: wir.dos oorm ab n!'"v-t* a 5r ino enl'stod mens bla.o>ets t-"B a" weeVlv; steani sterilization of led clothing used bf» r-ard nc blebs; Isolation of ttf re ' csis j isolat'on o.r' oo'nr-*-T_cr''!,le disease. ITT. . Araastice '^y 3ov^ " -or nth, was jrrv'n'nv r-nd uproar'cnsly celebrated, My*»*.-. rfnlly by bov\o, tc'irfuP-- h-' s^rie, but V-.ankful lar bv •.. 11. 'Bis'C and ^or-'d^s ^ , nondescru t in character of unifrr and rank'tis true, ^a-e evidence of ' r hnm-i- *j ^-. ncss of those "who had in var;aus nn--s seen 'activity in the . , . jj y?> Tbanhsjriving, bearing this year a special s3» ;ni*icnnee, -ras ?ole'rated \ff' t\V- ,•• deep and- heartfelt appreciation or" same. riountifi'i y a>r 3or al" , half J? hol'dav fcr the detachment, dinu-r and dance for officers find ureses. "Ba-.lain ^r^ t, D'neen d©iivorod a beautiful address, subject, "Bur lay11. 4r i£ "ristnas - ards Bcortod n'iif- i^y over reen and such "''a~s ^n.d colors as could be -1-t'ined or naaie: each aura t-to-u "ed - ith .'hrisi>>s tree. Through tho rreneros'ty of 'die "ad rocs, every nat'.oni and every *ociT ■- r of vhe deta B tent r*-.n?ived an InHviBral "\"!hr Lstms cac>a-e". ^ "tnr" f- dinn< r --Ith tri tnrnrs" va-s ?;rrvfJ to nersonnel ^rc no bloats j ner.i ars of t^o "urso '"cms ••o"! -uiVr' "'v tea1 charge of those "or the patients and defocBuent, Lieut, ols doll and "e\u*rs naVim: abort tal'-s at eae'->. Officers and ; arsr'S %ave a dinner to ' ich Tfeacn-'-rters B*>ff and arvs do", u^r^ ia-e; e-■■ - touts enr,:"A-1 ■ 'r!0 'tar '"rtar^-i ^•", ■■:'•■>■>f~r. 4 . f i i itb deon •■"-■■'ret V o 'oath e ^olBoaur': mergers o*" Base TTosra* b»1 o. r9 re recorded: .v i'iss Besa Panp, ..'. #| rcfov-er -ith. I91f - "ron^ho-»>ne.'rariria. 3r0 . most L. '-rb.. 3har'-es •■". fhio/ler, 2?Qd040, '.'ov^iher 5, V'lf - Ppemonia, Lrvar on, ^10?9f», Be bob or 17th. 121° - 'nenreyyia, Lobar. ■? to U A <£"> I 4 * ✓ i