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The New Zealand Medical Service in the Great War 1914-1918
Appendix B
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Appendix B.
I. Graph Showing Percentage of Population Recruited in New Zealand.
This diagram is based on the 1914 population and does not take into account the increase in population which provides an annual increment of 8000 men of military age. Total population 1914—1,089,825. Men of military age 1914—243,376.
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II. Return showing casualties to New Zealand Expeditionary Force from outbreak of war to 12th November, 1918.*
| Month | Officers | Other Ranks | ||||||||||
| Dead | Missing | Prisoners | Wounded | Total | Dead | Missing | Prisoners | Wounded | Total | Grand Total | ||
| Month 1915 | ||||||||||||
| May | 35 | 5 | 59 | 99 | 159 | 30 | … | 1346 | 1535 | 1634 | ||
| June | 9 | … | … | 26 | 35 | 432 | 181 | … | 596 | 1209 | 1244 | |
| July | 3 | 16 | 19 | 126 | … | 1 | 272 | 399 | 418 | |||
| August | 29 | 7 | 75 | 111 | 439 | 84 | … | 881 | 1404 | 1515 | ||
| September | 11 | 2 | 30 | 43 | 393 | 332 | 19 | 1556 | 2390 | 2343 | ||
| October | 5 | … | … | 2 | 7 | 101 | 19 | … | 179 | 299 | 306 | |
| Nov'ber | 17 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 140 | 4 | 285 | 429 | 460 | |||
| Dee'ber | 3 | … | … | 3 | 50 | … | 153 | 203 | 206 | |||
| 1916 | ||||||||||||
| January | 11 | … | … | 1 | 12 | 477 | 1 | … | 478 | 490 | ||
| February | 6 | … | … | 6 | 173 | … | 16 | 189 | 195 | |||
| March | 1 | … | … | 1 | 78 | 28 | … | … | 106 | 107 | ||
| April | … | … | 24 | 1 | … | … | 25 | 25 | ||||
| May | 1 | … | … | 1 | 99 | … | 43 | 142.' | 143 | |||
| June | 14 | … | 22 | 36 | 223 | … | … | 498 | 721 | 757 | ||
| July | 18 | … | … | 42 | 60 | 321 | 13 | … | 945 | 1279 | 1339 | |
| August | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 38 | 165 | 15 | 5 | 586 | 771 | 609 | |
| September. | 48 | … | 127 | 175 | 492 | 17 | 2448 | 2957 | 3132 | |||
| October | 48 | 4 | … | 71 | 123 | 1189 | 199 | 1 | 2898 | 4287 | 4410 | |
| Nov'ber | 10 | … | 6 | 16 | 140 | 24 | 6 | 211 | 381 | 397 | ||
| Dec'ber | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | 252 | 2 | 51 | 305 | 313 | |||
| 1917 | ||||||||||||
| January | 7 | … | 14 | 21 | 239 | 232 | 471 | 492 | ||||
| February | 1 | 9 | 10 | 97 | … | … | 157 | 254 | 264 | |||
| March | 5 | 18 | 23 | 131 | 54 | 5 | 255 | 445 | 468 | |||
| April | 1 | 9 | 10 | 170 | 7 | 208 | 385 | 395 | ||||
| May | 3 | … | … | 13 | 16 | 143 | … | 6 | 389 | 538 | 554 | |
| June | 40 | … | 179 | 219 | 950 | … | 1 | 3931 | 4882 | 5101 | ||
| July | 5 | 2 | 28 | 35 | 341 | 87 | 1 | 1084 | 1513 | 1548 | ||
| August | 23 | 1 | 61 | 85 | 557 | 23 | 1553 | 2133 | 2218 | |||
| September | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 117 | 4 | 419 | 540 | 551 | |||
| October | 88 | 2 | 156 | 246 | 878 | 35 | …. | 2748 | 3661 | 307 | ||
| Nov'ber | 18 | 2 | 61 | 81 | 958 | 150 | 11 | 1978 | 3097 | 3178 | ||
| Dec'ber | 17 | 1 | 44 | 62 | 541 | … | 1205 | 1746 | 1808 | |||
| 1918 | ||||||||||||
| January | 8 | … | 20 | 28 | 424 | … | 2 | 752 | 1178 | 1206 | ||
| February | 7 | 38 | 45 | 186 | 411 | 597 | |642 | |||||
| March | 4 | 15 | 19 | 75 | 354 | 429 | 448 | |||||
| April | 54 | 1 | 116 | 171 | 831 | … | 15 | 2184 | 3030 | 3201 | ||
| May | 19 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 67 | 532 | 230 | 1075 | 1837 | 1904 | ||
| June | 5 | 12 | 17 | 150 | 13 | … | 312 | 475 | 492 | |||
| July | 6 | 9 | 15 | 66 | 107 | 173 | 188 | |||||
| August | 22 | 54 | 76 | 255 | … | 815 | 1070 | 1146 | ||||
| September | 59 | 136 | 195 | 1106 | 17 | 7 | 3319 | 4449 | 4644 | |||
| October | 41 | 1 | 86 | 128 | 725 | 62 | 1942 | 2729 | 2857 | |||
| Nov'ber | 43 | 2 | 73 | 118 | 604 | 5 | 1246 | 1855 | 1972 | |||
| Totals | 755 | 39 | 6 | 1722 | 2522 | 15549 | 1344 | 373 | 39640 | 56906 | 59428 | |
| Less numbers posted in error and subsequently accounted for…. | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 1246 | 21 | 98 | 1383 | 1424 | ||
| Net Totals | 753 | 4 | 4 | 1720 | 2481 | 15549 | 80 | 352 | 39542 | 55523 | 58004 | |
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III. Analysis of 1579 deaths by Disease in 92,860 N.Z.E.F. troops embarked in New Zealand for service over seas from the outbreak of War to 12th Nov., 1918.
| Addison's Disease | 1 |
| (i)Anæmia | 4 |
| Angina Pectoris | 1 |
| Appendicitis | 31 |
| Cancer | 11 |
| Cholera | 2 |
| Diabetes | 6 |
| Diphtheria | 9 |
| (ii) Dysentery | 81 |
| Enteritis | 13 |
| (iii) Hæmorrhage | 11 |
| Hydatid | 1 |
| Heart Diseases | 51 |
| (iv)Influenza | 152 |
| Intestinal obstruction | 4 |
| Jaundice | 10 |
| (v)Liver diseases | 3 |
| (vi)Major Septic | 22 |
| Malaria | 61 |
| Measles | 15 |
| Meningitis | 115 |
| Mental States | 9 |
| Mumps | 1 |
| Nephritis | 30 |
| Neuritis (multiple) | 1 |
| Otitis Media | 3 |
| Pancreatitis (acute) | 1 |
| Paratyphoid (A. and B.) | 2 |
| Peritonitis (general) | 9 |
| Pleurisy | 20 |
| (viii) Pneumonia | 578 |
| (ix)Poisoning | 5 |
| P.U.O | 5 |
| (x)Rheumatic Fever | 4 |
| Sarcoma | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 |
| Small Pox | 6 |
| Sunstroke | 2 |
| Tetanus | 3 |
| (xi)Tuberculosis | 149 |
| (xii)Typhoid | 126 |
| Ulcer (gastric) | 2 |
| V.D. | 3 |
| Other Causes | 7 |
Notes
| (i) | Lymphatic Leukæmia, 2; Pernicous Anæmia, 2. |
| (ii) | Includes Baccillary and Amœbie Dysentery, and Liver Abscess. |
| (iii) | Cerebral Hæmorrhage, 5; of Lungs, 1; Hæmatemesis, 1; Hæmaturia, 1; other Hæmorrhages, not specified, 3. |
| (iv) | Where other cause not specified. |
| (v) | Cirrhosis, 1; Acute Yellow Atrophy, 1; Hepatitis, 1. |
| (vi) | Abscess, Subphrenic, 1; of Lung, 1; not specified, 3; Cellulitis, 4; Septicæmia, 7; Toxamia, 1; Osteo-Myelitis, 2: "Septic Throat," 3. |
| (vii) | C.S.M., 109; Encephalitis, 1; other forms, exclusive of Tubercular Meningitis, 5. |
| (viii) | Includes Broncho-pneumonia and Septic Bronchitis. |
| (ix) | Arsenical, 1; Alcoholic, 2; Morphia habit, 1; other forms of poisoning not specified, 1. |
| (x) | Includes Sub-acute Rheumatism, 2; Chronic Myelgia, 1; Rheumatic Fever 1. |
| (xi) | Tubercular infection of lungs and other systems. |
| (xii) | Includes Enteric and "Enterica" group. |
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IV. Composition of New Zealand Division on 1st December, 1918.—Personnel.
| Detail | Staff & Spl. Appts | Field Attillery | Engineers | Signal Service | Infantry | Machine Gun Corps. | A.S.C | N.Z.M.C. | Avs | A.O.S. | Gas services | Inter preters | Employment coy | Total Personnel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Officers | Other Ranks | Officers | Other Ranks | Officers | Other Ranks | Officers | Other Ranks | Officers | Other Ranks | Officers | Other Ranks | Officers | Other Ranks | Officers | Other Ranks | Officers | Other Ranks | M.M. Police | Officers | Other Ranks | Officers | Other Ranks | Officers | Other Ranks | A P Service (O.R.) | Chaplains (Officers) | Officers | Other Ranks | Officers | Other Ranks | Totals | |
| Headquarters | 13 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 116 | 152 | |||||||||
| Headquarters, Div. Artillery … | 5 | — | 18 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| 2 Feild Artillery Brigades … | — | 54 | 1590 | — | — | — | —. | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 8 | 58 | 1608 | 1666 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 Medium T.M. Batteries | 8 | 106 | 2 | 8 | 108 | 116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Divisional Ammunition Col. | 14 | 570 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 573 | 588 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Headquarters, Div. Engineers | — | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Field Companies … | 18 | 630 | — | 18 | 630 | 648 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Divisional Signal Coy. | 12 | 303 | 6 | 12 | 309 | 321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Infantry Bde. Headquarters | 24 | 6 | — | 39 | — | — | 15 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 81 | 105 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Infantry Battalions … | 444 | 11592 | — | 12 | 12 | 456 | 11604 | 12060 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Light Trench Mortar Batteries | 12 | 138 | 12 | 138 | 150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Machine Gun Battalion | 48 | 878 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 49 | 880 | 929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Pioneer Battalion … | — | —. | 33 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 34 | 986 | 1020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Divisional Train … | — | — | — | —. | 19 | 393 | 1 | — | 3 | 20 | 396 | 416 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Field Ambulances… | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 30 | 546 | — | 30 | 693 | 723 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Mobile Veterinary Section … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 Employment Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 985 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 523 | 5 | 523 | 528 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Division | 42 | 56 | 76 | 2284 | 20 | 641 | 12 | 303 | 489 | 12754 | 48 | 878 | 19 | 573 | 51 | 551 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 523 | 786 | 18695 | 19481 |
| One Inft. Brigade Group: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Inf. Bde. Headquarters … | 8 | 2 | — | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Brigade Signal Section … | 1 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Infantry Battalions | 148 | 3864 | 4 | 4 | — | 152 | 3868 | 4020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Light Trench Mortar Bty. | 4 | 46 | 4 | 46 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Field Company … | 6 | 210 | — | — | 6 | 210 | 216 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Company A.S.C— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 72 | — | — | 3 | 72 | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Field Ambulance | — | — | — | — | 49 | 10 | 182 | 10 | 231 | 241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total One Brigade Group | 8 | 2 | 6 | 210 | 1 | 24 | 152 | 3923 | 3 | 126 | 14 | 182 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 184 | 4662 | 4478 | ||||||||||||||
* On dates as reported in New Zealand. The total embarked was 92,860