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Medical Services in New Zealand and The Pacific

APPENDIX C — Hospital Admissions—Army in New Zealand — (From DGMS Reports)

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APPENDIX C

Hospital AdmissionsArmy in New Zealand
(From DGMS Reports)
1 Jun 1941-31 Mar 1942 Camp and Public Hospitals 2.68 per 1000 daily
1 Apr 1942-31 Mar 1943 Camp Hospitals 28.5 per 1000 monthly
*Public Hospitals 14.2 per 1000 monthly
Camp and Public Hospitals 1.42 per 100 daily
1 Apr 1943-31 Mar 1944 Camp Hospitals 34.1 per 1000 monthly
*Public Hospitals 10.6 per 1000 monthly
Camp and Public Hospitals 1.49 per 1000 daily
1 Apr 1944-31 Mar 1945 Camp and Public Hospitals 0.98 per 1000 daily
1 Jun 1945-31 May 1946 Camp and Public Hospitals 0.87 per 1000 daily

The average figures for hospital admissions are lower than the computation of 0.3 per cent daily sick as allowed for in the plan for emergency hospital organisation.

Return of Infectious Diseases from Camps from 1 January to 30 September 1940
Camp Influenza Measles Syphilis Gonorrboea
Burnham 1,159 19 1 42
Fort Dorset 84 48
Maori Battalion 3 39
Narrow Neck 11l 3 22
Ngaruawahia * 225 98 1 11
Te Rapa 34 (Sep only)
Papakura 1,662 8 5 117
Trentham 1,444 180 7 108
—— —— —— ——
Grand Total 4,685 390 17 339

Ngaruawahia Camp closed for months May, June and July.

Cases of Influenza, Third Echelon
Date Number Reporting Sick Admitted Camp Hasp. Trans. Civil Hasp. Remaining Camp Hasp. Remaining Civil Hasp.
1940 Pap. Tr. Bur. Pap. Tr. Bur. Pap. Tr. Bur. Pap. Tr. Bur. Pap. Tr. Bur.
Week ended
16 May
129 210 52 29 24 13 8 1 1 13 21 16 33 27 9
23 May 1005 961 590 95 52 32 21 4 25 39 30 38 35 8
30 May 1462 1471 901 132 116 81 .49 26 23 30 47 43 66 46 27
Day
31 May
184 251 176 12 22 14 33 25 56 48 74 51 33
1 Jun 117 187 128 21 14 18 3 2 16 35 55 41 76 62 33
2 Jun 108 159 111 21 22 22 13 5 15 31 63 46 83 63 49
3 Jun 200 346 194 25 39 21 6 17 8 47 77 59 99 64 78
Deaths in New Zealand
Disease Accident
Septicaemia 1 12
Pleurisy 1
Influenza 1

* Includes cases transferred from Camp Hospitals.