Medical Services in New Zealand and The Pacific
APPENDIX C — Hospital Admissions—Army in New Zealand — (From DGMS Reports)
APPENDIX C
Hospital Admissions—Army 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.
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.
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 |
Disease | Accident | |
Septicaemia | 1 | 12 |
Pleurisy | 1 | |
Influenza | 1 |
* Includes cases transferred from Camp Hospitals.