CasualtyBase Army hospital admissions · 1942–1945

All 1942–1945 files

Admission statistics

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Admission cards3,152,096
Recorded as died19,897
With a place recorded95%

Counts are admission cards, not individual soldiers or totals. The Army kept battle casualties at 100% and sampled other admissions at 20–80%, and sampling differs by year — compare shares within a year, not raw counts across years.

Type of case

Disease: 3,152,096 cards (100.0%) 3,152,096 cards

Outcome

Admissions by month

129,804 0 January 1942: 3,791 cards 1942 February 1942: 3,842 cards March 1942: 6,918 cards April 1942: 9,886 cards May 1942: 16,138 cards June 1942: 24,619 cards July 1942: 19,413 cards August 1942: 15,479 cards September 1942: 17,810 cards October 1942: 22,719 cards November 1942: 26,256 cards December 1942: 30,811 cards January 1943: 24,046 cards 1943 February 1943: 23,112 cards March 1943: 28,727 cards April 1943: 31,939 cards May 1943: 35,712 cards June 1943: 38,241 cards July 1943: 46,900 cards August 1943: 72,088 cards September 1943: 68,243 cards October 1943: 61,397 cards November 1943: 48,384 cards December 1943: 76,387 cards January 1944: 125,780 cards 1944 February 1944: 111,463 cards March 1944: 111,123 cards April 1944: 100,060 cards May 1944: 103,586 cards June 1944: 92,959 cards July 1944: 101,249 cards August 1944: 108,985 cards September 1944: 117,495 cards October 1944: 118,435 cards November 1944: 115,980 cards December 1944: 129,804 cards January 1945: 102,771 cards 1945 February 1945: 93,465 cards March 1945: 100,041 cards April 1945: 96,409 cards May 1945: 106,419 cards June 1945: 100,889 cards July 1945: 99,522 cards August 1945: 99,534 cards September 1945: 78,067 cards October 1945: 73,277 cards November 1945: 56,955 cards December 1945: 44,364 cards

3,546 cards have no admission month (some layouts do not record it). 7,060 cards record an admission before 1942 (men already in hospital) or a year outside the files, and are not charted.

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MonthCards
January 19423,791
February 19423,842
March 19426,918
April 19429,886
May 194216,138
June 194224,619
July 194219,413
August 194215,479
September 194217,810
October 194222,719
November 194226,256
December 194230,811
January 194324,046
February 194323,112
March 194328,727
April 194331,939
May 194335,712
June 194338,241
July 194346,900
August 194372,088
September 194368,243
October 194361,397
November 194348,384
December 194376,387
January 1944125,780
February 1944111,463
March 1944111,123
April 1944100,060
May 1944103,586
June 194492,959
July 1944101,249
August 1944108,985
September 1944117,495
October 1944118,435
November 1944115,980
December 1944129,804
January 1945102,771
February 194593,465
March 1945100,041
April 194596,409
May 1945106,419
June 1945100,889
July 194599,522
August 194599,534
September 194578,067
October 194573,277
November 194556,955
December 194544,364

Where admitted

Recorded on 95% of these cards · 1,028 distinct values

Primary diagnosis

Recorded on 78% of these cards · 1,997 distinct values

Cause of injury

Recorded on 1% of these cards · 283 distinct values

Arm or service

Recorded on 98% of these cards · 153 distinct values