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Medical Statistics of the United States Army, Calendar Year 1954
Contents
PART ONE. ANALYSIS OF THE HEALTH OF THE ARMY AND ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Chapter
A. Major Morbidity Indices
Admissions
Outpatient Care
Average Duration
Noneffectiveness
Deaths
Separations for Disability
B. Health Among Women in the Army, 1950-1954
III. DISCUSSION OF SPECIFIC DISEASE AND INJURY CONDITIONS
Acute Respiratory Infections
Selected Respiratory and Related Infective Diseases
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Infectious Hepatitis
Dysentery and
Related Conditions
Venereal Disease
Epidemic Hemorrhagic Fever
Selected Infective and Parasitic Diseases
Neoplastic Diseases
Allergic, Endocrine System, Metabolic, and Nutritional Diseases
Psychiatric Disorders
Diseases of the Nervous System
Diseases of the Eye
Diseases of the Ear, Nose, and Throat
Diseases of the Circulatory System
Diseases of the Digestive System
Diseases of the Urinary and Male Genital System
Diseases of the Skin and Cellular Tissue
Diseases of the Bones and Organs of Movement
Accidents, Violence, and Poisonings
IV. MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES
Army Medical Service Commissioned Personnel
Inpatient Medical Workload in Army Medical Treatment Facilities
V. OTHER ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Dental Activities
Veterinary Activities
Processing of Selective Service Registrants
Medical Care to Other Than Active Duty Military Personnel
APPENDIX. SOURCES, DEFINITIONS, AND METHODOLOGY
TEXT TABLES
Table
I. Admissions to Hospital or Quarters, and CRO Cases:
Nonbattle Causes, U. S. Army, by Year, 1950-1954
II. Outpatient Care at Army Facilities Worldwide, by Categories of Personnel
and Type of Care, 1954
III. Outpatient Treatment at Army Facilities Worldwide,
by Categories of Personnel and Type of Treatment, 1954
IV. Average Duration of Stay in Hospital or Quarters for Nonbattle Causes, U. S. Army, 1953 and 1954
V. Average Duration of Hospitalization (Hospital
Admissions Only), Total Time Lost, and Time in Bed-Occupying Status, by Area of
Admission and Disposition, U. S. Army, 1954,
VI. Death Rates by Rank and Race, U. S. Army, 1954
VII. Death Rates from Disease: Principal Causes by Age
and Area of Admission, U. S. Army, 1954
VIII. Deaths from Injuries, by Causative Agent, Duty
Status, and Activity, U. S. Army, 1954
IX. Total Deaths and Deaths Having Only One Cause
Reported, U. S. Army, 1954
X. Deaths from Immediate Causes Which Were Not
Underlying Causes, U. S. Army, 1954
XI. Disability Separation Rates, by Race and Broad Cause
of Separation, U. S. Army, 1953 and 1954
XII. Disability Separation Rates, by Rank and Type of
Separation, U. S. Army, 1953 and 1954
XIII. Percent Distribution of Disability Separations, by
Broad Cause of Separation and Type of Separation, U. S. Army, 1953 and 1954
XIV. Age-Specific Rates for Disability Separations, by
Type of Separation, U.S. Army, 1954
XV. Percent Distribution of the Various
Types of Separations, by Length of Service of Separatees, U. S. Army,
1954
XVI. Separations for Disabilities Due to
Battle Injuries and Wounds, by Type of Separation, U. S. Army,
1950-1954
XVII. Percent Distribution of Permanent
Retirements, by Percentage Rating of Overall Disability and by Broad
Cause of Separation and Rank, U. S. Army, 1954
XVIII. Admissions, Deaths, and Noneffectiveness for
Disease and Nonbattle Injury Among Female Personnel, Total Army, 1950-1954
XIX. Admissions and Average Duration of Stay
for Female Personnel, U. S. Army, 1950-1954
XX. Deaths Among Female Personnel, U. S. Army,
1950-1954
XXI. Selected Respiratory and Related
Infective Diseases: Incidence and Deaths, U. S. Army,
1954XXII. Incidence of Selected Respiratory and
Related Infective Diseases, U. S. Army, 1954
XXIII. Percent Distribution of Disability
Separations, and Separation Rates Due to Tuberculosis, by Type of
Separation, U. S. Army, 1953 and 1954
XXIV. Admissions, Average Duration, and Noneffective Rates for Venereal Disease, by Diagnosis and Year, U.
S. Army, 1950-1954
XXV. Selected Infective and Parasitic
Diseases: Incidence and Deaths, U. S. Army, 1954
XXVI. Incidence of Selected Infective and Parasitic
Diseases, U. S. Army, 1954
XXVII. Admissions and Deaths Due to Malignant Neoplasms and Neoplastic Conditions of the Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissues, by Anatomical
Site, U. S. Army, 1954
XXVIII. Admissions for Pilonidal
Cyst or Sinus, by Type of Operation and Average Duration of Stay: by Broad
Geographic Area, U. S. Army, 1954
XXIX. Diseases of Allergy:
Morbidity Indices, U. S. Army, 1950-1954
XXX. Diabetes Mellitus: Morbidity and Mortality, U.
S. Army, 1950-1954
XXXI. Admission Rates for Diabetes Mellitus, by Age,
U. S. Army, 1950-1954
XXXII. Admission and Incidence Rates, Noneffective Rates and Average Days Per
Case, for Total Psychiatric
Disorders and for Selected Subgroups, U. S. Army, 1950-1954
XXXIII. Leading Neurological Causes of
Morbidity and Noneffectiveness, U. S. Army, 1950-1953 and 1954
XXXIV. Deaths Due to Diseases of the
Nervous System, U. S. Army, 1950-1953 and 1954
XXXV. Separations for Disability Due
to Neurological Conditions, U. S. Army, 1950-1953 and
1954XXXVI. Admissions for Epilepsy, by Rank, Sex, and
Race, U. S. Army, 1950-1954
XXXVII. Admissions for Epilepsy, by Age,
U. S. Army, 1950-1954
XXXVIII. Percentage of Admissions Due to Epilepsy Returned
to Duty, U. S. Army, 1950-1954
XXXIX. Selected Rates for All Nonbattle Causes,
Disease, and Nonbattle Injury, U.S. Army, 1953 and 1954
XL. Nonbattle Injury Admission Rates for
Selected Military Branches, by Causative Agent, U. S. Army, 1954
XLI. Regular Army Losses, by Cause, 1954
XLII. Utilization of Medical Corps Personnel, by
Function
XLIII. Daily Average Number of Patients
Occupying Beds in U. S. Army Hospitals and Infirmaries, by Type of Patient,
1952-1954
XLIV. Average Number of
Patients Occupying Beds in U. S. Army Specialized Treatment Hospitals, by Type
of Treatment and Type of Patient, 1954
XLV. Dental Procedures, by Category of Personnel, 1954
XLVI. Selected Dental Procedures Performed for U. S. Army
and Total Personnel, 1954
XLVII. Prosthetic Appliances Fabricated in Central Dental
Laboratories, U. S. Army, 1954
XLVIII. Actual Worldwide Dental Corps Strength, by Command
and Quarter, U. S. Army, 1954
XLIX. Military Dental Assistants and Dental Laboratory
Technicians, U. S. Army, 1954
L. Number of Civilian Dentists on Duty with U. S.
Army, 1954
LI. Dental Officers Completing Training Courses in Army
Facilities, 1954
LII. Dental Officers Completing Internships and
Residencies in Army Facilities, 1954
LIII. Dental Officers Completing Training in Civilian
Institutions, 1954
LIV. Enlisted Personnel Completing Training in Army
Facilities, 1954
LV. Veterinary Corps Officers Separated from U. S. Army, 1
January-31 December 1954
LVI. Procurement and Surveillance Inspections of Foods of
Animal and Non-animal Origin, by Class, 1954
LVII. Procurement and Surveillance Inspections of Foods of
Animal and Nonanimal Origin, by Area, 1954
LVIII. Antemortem and Postmortem Inspections, U.S.
Army, 1954
LIX. Veterinary Laboratory Specimens Examined
in Continental United States, 1954
LX. Mean Strength, U. S. Army-Owned Animals,
1954
LXI. Admissions, Deaths, and Days Lost Among
U. S. Army-Owned Animals, 1954
LXII. Results of Preinduction Examinations,
1953 and 1954
LXIII. Percentage of Registrants Found Not
Acceptable, by Disqualifying Cause and Whether Previously or Not Previously
Examined at Time of Preinduction Examination, 1953 and 1954
LXIV. Results of Induction Examinations, by
Type of Examination and Disqualifying Cause, 1953 and 1954
LXV. Medical Care in Army Facilities, by
Category of Personnel, 1952-1954
LXVI. Morbidity Among Non-Active Duty Military
Personnel: Admissions and Incidence for Disease and Injury, by
Diagnosis Worldwide, 1952-1954
LXVII. Approximate Confidence Limits for
Frequencies Based on a 20 Percent SampleLXVIII. Approximate Sampling Error in Rates Based on
a 20 Percent Sample
CHARTS
Chart
Frontispiece. Deaths from Disease and Nonbattle Injury, U. S. Army, 1819-1954
A. Nonbattle Admissions, by Diagnostic Class, Total Army, 1954
B. Admissions for Nonbattle Causes, by Length of Service, Total Army, 1954
C. Admissions for Nonbattle Causes, Selected Areas, U. S. Army, 1954
D. Average Duration, Nonbattle Cases in Hospital or Quarters, by Type of Case, U. S. Army, 1950-1954
E. Percent Distribution of Noneffectiveness, by Cause, Total Army, 1954
F. Noneffective Rates, by Month, Total Army, 1953 and 1954
I. Incidence Rates for Acute Respiratory Infections, U. S. Army, October 1952-September 1954
J. Admission Rates for Malaria, Selected Areas, U. S. Army, 1950-1954
K. Noneffective Rates for Venereal Disease, U. S. Army, 1950-1954
L. Admission and Incidence Rates for Venereal Disease, U. S. Army, 1950-1954
N. Admissions for Asthma, Selected Areas, U. S. Army, 1950-1954
P. Deaths Due to All Disease and to Diseases of the Circulatory System, U. S. Army, 1930-1954
PART TWO. SOURCE TABLES
2. Admission Rates for Disease and Nonbattle Injury, by Area and by Month, U. S. Army, 1954
3. Admission Rates for Selected Disease and Nonbattle Injury Diagnoses, by Area, U. S. Army, 1954
12. Death Rates for Nonbattle Causes by Area of Admission and Selected Diagnoses, U. S. Army, 1954
27. Inpatient Medical Care in U. S. Army Hospitals and Infirmaries, 1954