FOURTEEN ASSISTANTS 2452 MEN LAST MONTH

Hygiene doctors have been doing a rush job this fall, having seen 2,452 patients during the month of October and administered an additional 1,358 physical exams.

1800 undergraduates have visited the Hygiene Building on Holyoke Street, making an average of 100 a day (discounting Sundays and calling Saturdays a half-day). Most business is done at the beginning of each week, when patients have no fear of being sent to the Infirmary. Come Friday and Saturday, only very serious cases turn up.

On the physical exam question, which is recorded entirely separate from sick visits, all but six Freshmen have been looked over, for a total of 944. Of the additional 414 exams given, about 250 have been athletes who are required to get a doctors certificate before reporting for practice.

The remaining 160 odd have been men taking advantage of the optional free exams which are being given regularly every day now. These will continue until the middle of November or until the applications for this service have been pretty well exhausted. Last year during the whole College term a total of 2034 men were examined. This year's total will undoubtedly approach this figure after various teams, such as hockey, basketball, squash, baseball, etc., have been accounted for.