Dysentery

Admissions to Hospital

	1940 Total	1941 Total	1942		1943		1944		1945
			Total	Amoebic	Total	Amoebic	Total	Amoebic	Total	Amoebic
Jan.		6	35	1	64	13	44	3	49	34
Feb.		11	15		30	7	20	2	22	15
Mar.	23	20	40		42	1	27	5	23	18
Apr.	98		101		39	3	18	3	36	18
May.		184	100	2	87	6	86	1	134	27
Jun.		124	119	3	205	2	204	8	61	10
Jul.	17	103	128	6	293	12	94	8	83	34
Aug.	19	157	92	30	142	8	128	23	65	45
Sep.	27	99	101	51	448	4	92	26	74	39
Oct.	91	102	99	13	157	7	56	34	40	16
Nov.	99	255	66	9	117	7	59	33	25	15
Dec.	25	75	39	7	49		47	32	16	6
	399	1136	935	122	1673	70	875	178	628	277

Relapses are included in these figures.

Most of 2 NZEF was in Italy from November 1943.

Number invalided to New Zealand from 2 NZEF, MEF and CMF	86
Deaths from dysentery in 1 NZEF	81
Deaths from dysentery in 2 NZEF	8

Admissions to hospital	281 (in one year only)
Deaths	1

Troops in Italy and Sicily, 1944

Comparative Morbidity Rates

UK STANDARD = 100