SICK AND WOUNDED 113 
Nature of Wounds and Diseases Observed in the Cases of 4,000 Men 
Discharged from the Hospitals in December, 1915, and 
January, 1916. 
Number of 
Cases 
146 
14 
69 
14 
bY 
96 
156 
200 
159 
31 
203 
199 
122 
25 
222 
61 
15 
Location or nature of wound or injury 
Head 
Neck 
Thorax 
Abdominal region 
Pelvic region 
Spine 
Shoulder 
Upper arm 
Wrist and fingers 
Hand (place not indicated) 
Hip 
Leg and knee 
Heel and toes 
Foot (place not indicated) 
More than one part of body 
Location not shown 
(Gas poisoning 
To’ 
2,089 
Number of 
Cases 
118 
185 
10 
25 
10 
15 
12 
155 
87 
85 
221 
842 
21 
19 
85 
86 
261 
79 
65 
52.29 
Nature of disease 
Epidemic diseases 
Tuberculosis 
Venereal diseases 
Other infections, non-epidemic 
Parasites 
Freezing 
Other thermal injuries 
Malnutrition 
Nervous and mental diseases 
Arterial diseases 
Diseases of respiratory organs 
Diseases of digestive organs 
Diseases of urinal organs 
Diseases of genital organs 
Diseases of organs of vision 
Diseases of auditory organs 
Diseases of muscles, bones, and joints 
Diseases of skin and epidermis 
Other diseases and undiagnosed 
Cer cent of total 
2.94 
4.62 
0.24 
0.62 
0.24 
1.12 
0.30 
3.96 
2.17 
2.12 
5.51 
8.54 
0.52 
0.47 
2.12 
2.15 
6.52 
1.97 
1.65 
Total 
1,911 
47.78 
100.00 
Grand total 
4.000