War Surgery and Medicine
Associated Disabilities Present in the Pensions Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Associated Disabilities Present in the Pensions Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis elsewhere in the body:
(a) |
Genito-urinary tuberculosis: 25 cases; with nephrectomy (7) and orchidectomy (4). |
(b) |
Tuberculosis of bones: Spine, 14 cases; sternum, 4 cases; ribs, 1 case; humerus, 1 case. |
(c) |
Joints: Elbow (5), wrist (1), sacro-iliac (3), hip (1), knee (2), and ankle (3). |
(d) |
Tuberculous synovitis: 4 cases. |
(e) |
Tuberculous glands: Cervical (8) and abdominal (5). |
(f) |
Tuberculosis of bowel (1) and Peritoneum (1). |
(g) |
Fistula in ano: 10 cases. |
(h) |
Tuberculous periphlebitis of eyes (2). |
(i) |
Tuberculous meningitis (2). |
(j) |
Erythema nodosum (3). |
Other conditions associated with this series of pulmonary tuberculosis are: Diabetes mellitus (6), diabetes insipidus (1), gunshot wound involving the lung (3), dyspepsia (10), duodenal ulcer (22), gastric ulcer (3), anxiety neurosis (25).
Year of Onset of | Year Entered Service | Annual | ||||||
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Totals |
1939 | ||||||||
1940 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
1941 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 43 | ||||
1942 | 5 | 25 | 7 | 37 | ||||
1943 | 24 | 51 | 14 | 7 | 96 | |||
1944 | 22 | 67 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 127 | ||
1945 | 29 | 111 | 44 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 208 | |
1946 | 7 | 47 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 113 | |
1947 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | |
1948 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 34 | |
1949 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
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Total of cases according to enlistment years | 112 | 383 | 140 | 71 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 729 |
Year of Onset | Year of Enlistment | Annual | ||||
of Disease | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | Totals |
1939 | ||||||
1940 | ||||||
1941 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
1942 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
1943 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||
1944 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 23 | |
1945 | 22 | 42 | 6 | 70 | ||
1946 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | ||
1947 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 | ||
1948 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
1949 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | ||
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Total according to year of enlistment | 41 | 102 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 155* |