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Table VII. —Analysis of Causes for Demobilization of all Sick and Wounded Ex-servicemen and Ex-servicewomen as at 31st March, 1944

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Ex-overseas. Ex-camps, New Zealand. Disability. , , Total. Male. Female. Male. Female. Typhoid fever .. .. .. .. 7 .. 1 .. 8 Undulant fever .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 Scarlet fever .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 Dengue fever .. .. .. .. 17 .. 2 .. 19 Malaria . . .. .. .. .. 104 .. 4 1 109 Glandular fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 Diphtheria .. .. .. .. 18 .. 3 .. 21 Acute poliomyelitis .. .. .. 14 .. 11 I 26 Measles .. .. .. .. .. ., .. .. 2 2 Influenza .. .. .. .. 15 .. 11 .. 26 Vincent's angina .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 Pulmonary tuberculosis .. . . .. 231 .. 489 4 ! 724 Tuberculosis of the vertebral column .. 1 . . 3 . . 4 Venereal disease .. .. .. .. 45 .. 33 2 80 Dysentery .. .. .. .. 168 2 9 .. 179 Septicaemia and purulent infection .... 3 I 4 1 9 Herpes zoster .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 4 Hydatid disease .. .. .. .. 5 .. 11 .. 16 Other diseases caused by helminths (tapeworm, 12 5 1 18 hookworm, filaria, &c.) Mycoses .. .. .. .. .. 49 .. 13 1 63 Cancer .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. 5 1 19 Other tumours .. .. .. .. 29 1 25 1 56 Acute rheumatism, rheumatic fever .. .. 503 3 625 10 1,141 Chronic rheumatism and gout .. .. 771 5 732 6 1 514 Diabetes mellitus .. .. .. .. 29 .. 47 2 78 Diseases of the thyroid gland .. . . 104 1 157 7 269 Obesity .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 4 .. 7 Toxaemia .. .. .. ., 1 .. 2 .. 3 Beriberi .. .. .. . . .. 1 .. .. .. 1 Anaemia .. .. .. .. .. 12 .. 7 4 23 Other diseases of the blood .... .. .. 3 1 4 Encephalitis .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 5 Meningitis .. .. .. .. 24 .. 68 1. 93 Cerebral haemorrhage, thrombosis, &c. .. 11 .. 20 .. 31 Paralysis .. .. .. .. 29 .. 25 1 55 Mental deficiency .. .. .. .. 96 .. 115 .. 211 Insanity .. ' .. .. .. .. 358 2 182 (i 548 Neuroses .. .. .. .. 1,592 7 843 27 2,469 Other mental and nervous disorders .. .. 455 2 425 48 930 Epilepsy .. .. .. .. 83 .. 109 .. 192 Neuritis, sciatica, &c. .. .. . . 110 . . 143 4 257 Headaches .. .. .. .. 188 .. 226 13 427 Other diseases of the nervous system .. 6 .. 1 . . 7 Diseases of the eye .. .. .. 1,061 I 490 2 1,554 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process .. 697 5 456 1 1 159 Diseases of the heart .. .. .. 245 2 530 6 783 Diseases of the arteries .. .. .. 14 .. 30 .. 44 Hasmorrhoids .. .. .. .. 53 1 50 .. 104 Varicose veins .. .. .. .. 297 2 336 1 636 Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis .. .. 9 .. 4 .. 13 High blood-pressure .. .. .. 120 1 119 2 242 Other diseases of the circulatory system .. 13 .. 29 1 43 Diseases of the nasal fossae and annexa .. 337 .. 283 7 627 Bronchitis .. .. . . .. 308 .. 312 3 623 Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 54 3 74 .. 131 Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. 70 .. 60 2 132 Asthma .. .. .. .. .. 479 1 504 8 992 Chest trouble n.o.d. .. .. .. 282 1 441 11 735 Other diseases of the respiratory system. .. 23 .. 9 .. 32 Diseases of the mouth, pharynx, tonsils, &c. .. 82 .. 36 1 119 Ulcer of the stomach or duodenum .. .. 258 .. 557 1 816 Other and undefined diseases of the stomach .. 597 3 637 12 1,249 Diarrhoea and enteritis ...... 29 2 17 1 49 Appendicitis .. .. .. .. 60 1 69 2 132 Hernia .. .. .. .. .. 184 .. 385 .. 569 Other and undefined diseases of the intestines 288 .. 278 11 577 Diseases of the liver and biliary passages .. 68 2 31 1 102 Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 7 .. 10 1 18 Nephritis .. .. .. .. 23 .. 23 1 47 Other diseases of the kidneys and uterus .. 119 4 147 3 273 Kenal calculi .. .. .. .. 23 .. 8 .. 31 Diseases of the bladder .. .. .. 32 .. 51 .. 83 Urethral stricture .. .. .. .. 15 ... 9 2 26 Diseases of the genital organs .... 54 .. 40 2 96 Pregnancy .. . . .. .. .. 9 .. 12 21 Diseases of the skin and oellular tissue .. 767 4 504 6 1,28] Osteomyelitis . . .. .. .. 19 .. 36 .. 55 Other diseases of the bones .. .. 98 .. 125 3 226 Flat feet and other foot disabilities .. .. 905 2 1,342 26 2 275