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Trentham Military Cami\ Average annual strength, 4,737. Admitted into hospital, 5,241. Average number constantly sick, 91-5. Deaths. —In camp: Disease, -15; suicide, 1; poison (accidental), 1; total, 47. Out of camp: . Disease, 2 (in hospital); accident, 5 : total, 7. Total deaths, 54. Tattle showing the Average Strength, Admissions into Hospital, Deaths, and Numbers constantly sick among the Troops stationed at Trentham Military Camp during the Year 1916. Average strength, 4,737. Average sick period for cacb soldier, 835 days. Average duration of each case of sickness, 639 days.

Disoase. Admitted to Hospital. Deaths. ! Average Number constantly sick General Diseases. Group A— Cerebro-spinal fever Chicken-pox. . Diphtheria Enteric fever Enteritis, infective German measles Influenza Measles .. Scarlet fever 30 7 3 3 2 117 3,138 572 4 21 1 -93 0-26 0-13 0-01 0-02 4-47 35-58 23-34 0-15 1 Group B— Dengue Dysentery 1 3 0-01 0-02 Group E — Major septic diseases Minor septic diseases 4 51 0-10 0-63 Group F Tetanus 1 0-05 Group G- — Pneumonia . . Sore throat, Tonsilitis . . .. . . . . • 64 55 27 21 3-52 0-61 0-36 Group H— Tubercle of lung Other tubercular diseases 30 3 0-53 0-09 Group I— Gonorrhoea Syphilis Soft chancre. . . . . . .. 227 6 3 6-86 0-27 0-06 Alcoholism Other intoxications Scabies Other parasitic diseases Debility Other general diseases 39 5 31 30 15 4 0-31 0-02 0-51 0-12 0-16 0-02 Local Diseases. Nervous system : Nervous Mental.. 43 12 42 II 9 16 85 3 193 2 23 17 51 20 12 82 2 0-60 0-15 0-49 0-10 0-08 0-15 1-24 0-02 2-58 0-03 0-29 EyeOther organs of special sense Valvular disease of the heart Other diseases of the circulatory system Respiratory system .. .. .. Hernia .. .. .. .. .. Other digestive diseases .. .. ,. Lymphatic* .. .. .. ,. Urinary .. .. .. . • Generative (except, soft chancre) .. . . Myalgia . . . . . . . . .'. Other diseases of organs of locomotion . , Connective tissues* .. .. .. Skin* .. .. .. .. .. .. i 1 0-31 0-72 0-31 0-18 1.04 * Except those under the heading "Minor septic disi igtses."