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Table showing the Admissions into Hospital by Diseases and the Number constantly sick among the Troops of the Expeditionary Force in the Dominion for the Year 1916 —continued.

Featherston Military Camp, Average annual strength, 6,466. Admitted into hospital, 6,277. Average number constantly sick, 125-16. Deaths.—ln camp: Disease, 37; accident, I; suicide, 2: total, 40. Out of camp; Disease, 5 (in hospital); accident, 2: total, 7. Total deaths, 47. Table showing the Average Strength, Admissions into Hospital, Deaths, and, Numbers constantly sick among the Troops stationed at Featherston Military Gamp daring the Year 1916. Average strength, 6,466. Average sick time to each soldier, 9*7 days. Average duration of each case of sickness, 729 days.

■ lv Admission to .. ,, Disease. tt ,, , Deaths. Hospital. Average Number constantly sick, General Diseases- continued. Alcoholism .. . . . . . . 91 Other intoxications .. .. .. .. 7 Scabies . . .. . . . . . . . . 56 Other parasitic diseases .. . . . . . . ; 22 Debility .. .. .. .. .. 15 Other general diseases .. .. .. .. 61 0-86 0-04 1-09 0-20 ()-l(i 0-78 Local Diseases. Nervous .. .. .. .. .. 129 3 Mental . . .. .. . . . . .. 19 Diseases of the eye .. . . . . .. j 75 Other organs of special sense .. .. .. 18 Valvular disease of the heart .. .. 10 1 Other diseases of the circulatory system . . . . 55 4 Diseases of the respiratory system . . .. .. 409 Hernia .. .. ".. .. .. .. j 9 Other digestive diseases .. .. .. .. j 966 2 Lymphatic system* .. .. .. .. 3 Urinary system .. .. .. .. .. 67 Generative system (except-soft chancre) .. .. ! 45 Myalgia . . . . .. . . L19 Other diseases of organs of locomotion . . . . j 83 Connective tissue* . . . . ,. . . 12 Skin* .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 171 1-80 0-20 0-89 0-18 0-09 0-72 7-05 0-13 10-18 0-05 1-00 0-76 2-24 1-32 0-18 2-26 Injuries— Sunstroke .. .. .. .. .. 10 Other general . . . . . . .. 12 1 Local .. .. .. .. 613 3 In action .. .. . . .. .. I Poisons. . .. . . . . . • 7 I Effects of antityphoid .. .. .. .. 51 Suicide .. .. .. .. • • • • ■ ■ 3 No appreciable disease . . .. . . 3 0-1 I 0-31 7-82 0-02 0-08 0-2 S 0-03 Totals 12,(MS 10! 230-65 j * Except those included under the heading of "Minor septic diseases."

Disease. Admission to Hospital. Deaths. Average Number constantly sick. General Diseases. Group A-Cerebro-spinal fever Cow-pox Diphtheria Influenza Measles Scarlet fever Whooping-cough Paratyphoid 21 9 3 2,234 1,548 4 I 1 15 1 1-84 0-07 0-18 27-19 61-92 0-1 7 0-01 0-03 Group B — Dengue Dysentery 1 2 0-01 0-03