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Table showing the Average Strength, Admissions into Hospital, Deaths, and Numbers constantly sick among the Troops stationed at Featherston Military Camp during the Year 1916 —continued.

., ,, Admission lo .. ,. Average Number Deaths. „ .. . Deaths. ,° ., . . Hospital constantly sick. Deaths. _ '< . n ,,„ r\ General Diseases- -continued. Iriottp (j — Malaria. . . . . . . . . . . I . . 0-01 Group EErysipelas .. .. .. .. .. 2 ,.. 0-09 Periostitis . . .. . . .. . . 4 . . 0-11 Pysemia .. .. .. ..... 2 .. 0-11 Septicaemia .. .. .. .. .. 3 I 0-18 Inflammation of the lymphatic glands . . . . 3 . . 0-02 Inflammation of connective tissue . . . . 23 .. 0-31 Abscess connective tissue .. .. .. 11 .. 0-21 Boils .. .. .. .. .. 12 .. 0-18 Carbuncle . . . . .. . . . . 5 . . 0-08 Onychia .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. 0-13 ITlcer ... .. .. .. ,. 13 .. 0-21 Whitlow . . . . .. . . .. I .. 0-01 Group G— Pneumonia .. . . . . .. . . 19 17 0-73 Rheumatic fever .. .. .. .. 97 .. I -74 Sore throat . . . . .. . . .. 21 . . 0-28 Tonsilitis .. .. .. .. .. 71 .. 0-75 Group II — Tubercle of lung . . . . . . . . 2 2 . , 0-04 Group I— Gonorrhoea .. .. .. .. .. 98 .. 4-31 Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 0-16 Soft chancre .. . . .. . . 4 . . 0-03 Alcoholism .. . . . . . . ..- 52 . . 0-55 Other intoxications .. . . . . . . 2 .. 0-01 Scabies.. .. .. .. .. .. 12 .. 0-11 Other parasitic diseases . . .. . . . . 9 . . 0-08 Other genera] diseases .. . . . . . 53 .. 0-68 Local Diseases. Nervous .. . . . . . . . . 79 I 0-99 Nervous svstem .. . . . . . . 7 .. 0-08 Eye .." .. .. .. .. ,, 31 .. 0-37 Other organs of special sense .. .. .. 7 I 0-08 Valvular disease of heart . . .. . . . . I I 0-01 Other diseases of the circulatory system .. 36 3 0-56 Respiratory system .. .. .. .. 293 .. 3-91 Hernia . . . . .. . . . . . . 5 . . 0-08 Other digestive diseases .. . . . . . . 736 2 8-00 Lymphatic diseases* . . . . . . I . . 0-02 Urinary diseases . . . . . . . . . . 42. . . m 0-68 Generative (except soft chancre) .. . . . . 24 .. 0-37 Myalgia. . .. . . . . . . . . 47 . . 0-78 Other diseases of organs of locomotion . . . . 51 . . 1-00 Skin* .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 .. I-II Injuries — Sunstroke .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 0-02 Other general . . . . .. . . 8 2 0-23 Local .. .. .. .. .. 310 .. 3-95 Elects of anti-typhoid .. .. .. .. 51 .. 0-28 Poisons .. .. .. .. .. 3 0-03 Suicide .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Totals .. .. .. .. 6.277 47 125-16 _ ' _ J_ * Except those included under the heading of "Minor septic diseases." Officers. The health of the officers was good. Admissions to hospital, 23; ratio per thousand, 14*3 j deaths, nil.