William Welch, Diary 11, military camp inspection trips, January, 1918

William Welch, Diary 11, military camp inspection trips, January, 1918

In 1917 as a Major in the US Army Medical Corps , William Welch was assigned the task of medical inspector general. Welch’s military work involved examining infectious disease incidence and control in the US military posts where soldiers were training for overseas duty. At each of the camps he visited, Welch recorded the incidence of epidemic disease, looked at patient isolation procedures, assessed medical staff, inspected laboratory facilities and autopsy work.
This portion of Diary 11 includes his inspection of Camp Hancock in Augusta, Georgia, and Camp Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina, from January 7-10, 1918.

Welch, William H.

January 7-10, 1918

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