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Saturday 20th July 1917 [1918]
Town 5 p.m. with Gerty. Paid Pt. 4, garry to Mauchet then Groppi for Ice cream soda, coat & skirt fits & looks well. Paid by ch. £3-10-0, Pt. 350. Back at 31st 7 p.m. Long quiet nights on duty, letter writing principal occupation. Letters from Mith, Eva, Ida, N. Bell, Mrs. Price, Mag.
Replied to all & sent photos to some. Miss Gemmell on leave Pt. Said. Interesting talk with Capt. Davies (R.A.M.C.) [Royal Army Medical Corps] re treatment up the line. In his own words – about 2 medicines, 2 ointments. Quickness & commonsense main items needed. For malaria – gives cal. [Calomel] grs. ii statem with Sullph. [indecipherable] Quin. grs. 60 per day. (Intravenous if really pushed would give) otherwise give in buttock, [indecipherable]? In shoulder it interferes with packs. If temp. 105 or 6 & persistent, carry pt. outside, take 2 buckets water & wash him down until T. falls.

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