Days Lost per Case - Office of Medical History - U.S. Army

Table 16. - -AVERAGE DURATION (DAYS LOST PER CASE) BY SELECTED DIAGNOSES FOR NONBATnECAWES OF A.IlUSSION, BY TYPE OF DISPOSITION, U. S. ARMY, 1953--ContinuedT Average duration y lY'Type of dispositionAdmissiondiagnosis YInfective and parasitic diseases-­Continued.Rickettsial diseases •••.••••.•••••Allcases(2)Duty Disa- Other Singleand Death bility separa- diag­AWOL separa- tions nosistionscaRes(3) (4) (5) (6) (7rg;Malaria, all types •..•••••.•••.•••11108Other infective and parasiticdiseases.Other protozoal diseases •.•••.•.Ankylostomiasis (hookworm) •.•••.Ascariasis •••••••.••••••.••••••••Other worm infestation •••••••.••Dermatophytosis •.•••.••..•.•••••Other fungus infections ••.••••••Scabies •••••..••.•••.•••••.•••••Pediculosis ••••••.•.•••••••.••••Epidemic hemorrhagic fever ••••••Other infective and parasiticdiseases.24213445138110751102202022391367107486528617111211218131219871754591Class IINeoplastic diseases...... ••••••••••• 33 26 144 144 136 24~---+----+----+----~-----4------Malignant neoplasms •••••.•••.••••• 110 63 184 206 --- 76Neoplastic conditions of lYmphatic 157and hematopoietic tissues.loB 107 214 --- 136Benign neoplasm, except pilonidalcyst.2210918Pilonidal cyst ••••.••.•••••••••.•••251122Neoplasm of unspecified nature .•..1422Class IIIAllergic, endocrine system, metabolic 23 1681 112 20and nutritional diseases. 1---+--+--+---+----+---AllergiC disorders................ 16Hay fever.......... •• • • • . • . • • • • • 16Asthma.......................... 25Urticaria. • • • • • • • . . • • •• • . . • • • • • . 9Other allergic disorders. .•••••. 101215188957151620811Diseases of endocrine glands...... 79Diseases of thyroid gland....... 69Diabetes mellitus............... 90Other diseases of endocrine 58glands.5460553212013063537551Metabolic disorders (including 24 22 --- --- --- 15av~tam~nOSiS).~====~====~====~======~=====t==~==

Tab~e 16. - -AVERAGE llJRATION (DAYS LOST PER CASE) BY SELECTED DlAG.003ES FOR NONllATTLECAT.5FS OF ADMISSION, BY TYPE OF DISPOSITION, U. S. AltofY, 1953--ContinuedAverage duration !V l!/ -Type of dispositionAdmission All Duty Disa- Other Singledi~nosis g/ cases and Death bility separa- di~-AWOL separa- tions nosistionsC9.RAQ(l) (2) 0) (~) (5) (6) (7WClass IVDiseases of the blood and blood- 51 ~2 --- 75 --- ~5fonning organs.Class VMenta:l, psychoneurotic, and ~7 23 3 l~ 50 40personality disorders.Psychotic disorders •••.••.••.•••.••• l~l 63 --- 165 13~ 131Schizophrenic reactions .•••••••••• 1~9 77 --- l~ 1~3 138Other psychotic disorders •••.•••.• 7~ 34 --- l87 --- 63Psychoneurotic disorders .•.•••••.••• 3~ 2l --- lOl l07 28Anxiety reaction without mention 35 l8 --- l05 159 29of somatic symptoms.Hysterical reaction without 40 26 --- loB --- 34mention of anxiety reaction.Neurotic - depressive reaction •••• 47 26 --- l09 l6l 37Psychoneurosis with somatic 25 19 --- 85 36 2lsymptoms (somatization reaction)1Other psychoneurotic disorders 58 42 --- 85 --- 39Character and behavior disorders ••.• 27 2l --- l~ 45 24Patho~og1cal personality ••••••••.• 30 23 --- --- ~ 26Immature personality .••••..••••..• 28 22 --- l09 48 26Alcoholism ••••••••••••.•.•••••••.• l3 l2 --- --- 29 IIOther drug addiction ••••••.••••••• 14 10 --- --- 20 IIPrimary childhood behavior dis- --- --- --- --- --- ---orders.Disorders of intelligence ••••••••••. 28 28 --- --- 22 20Transient personality disorders .•.•• 29 24 --- --- --- 24Class VIDiseases of the nervous system •••••••• 48 29 4 113 l56 28Vascular lesions affecting central 109 ll~ 2 167 --- 60nervous system.Meningitis, acute (excluding menin- 35 31 --- --- --- 31gococcal meningitis).69 45 49Encephalitis, mye~itis, and enceph- --- l2l ---alomyelitis (except acuteinfectious).Epilepsy ••••••.•••••••.•.••...•••• • • 35 23 --- 61 --- 28Migraine ••••••••••••.•••.••• • • ....... 7 7 --- --- --- 7Other diseases of central nervous 84 62 --- lOl --- 76system.Diseases of nerves and peripheral 55 31 --- 161 121 24ganglia.~ Average durations reflect all days excused from duty (including convalescent leave,etc.) due to illness or injury. The averages were computed from a 20 percent sampleof all cases disposed of during 1953, regardless of the year of admission. This computationinvolves the division of total days lost--for all such cases having the specifiedcondition as the cause of admission--by the number of admissions (new) disposedof during the year. These dispositions include cases carded for record onLy. unlessotherwise indicated.

Xab1.e 16.--AVERAGE DURATION (DAYS LOSX PER CASE) BY SEIECTED DlAGNC5ES FOR NONBA'ITLECAmES OF AiioIlSSION, BY TYPE OF DISR5ITION. U. S. ARMl, 1953--ContinuedAdmissiondiagnosis w'\1)Average duration,y III~ -pe of disposi ti onAll Duty Disa- Othercases and Death bility separa-AWOL separa- tionstions{2) l3) (4) (5) (6)BinglediagnosiscasesClass VIIDiseases of the eye and adnexa....... 17 13 --- 52 75 11~--~----~--+-~--~~~-+------Conjunctivitis and ophthalmia ••.•••Other inflammatory diseases of eye.Refractive errors .•••••••.•••••••••Other diseases of eye .•••.••••••••.Blindness •••••.••••.••••••••••••••.Class VIII6 628 237 524 1844Diseases of the ear, nose, and throat 15 13 --- 45 102 11~--~----~--+---~~-----+------Diseases of ear and mastoid process 18 15 --- 39 93 13Otitis externa ••.•.•••._ • • • • • • • • • 11 109Oti tis media..................... 15 1234 90 10Deafness and impaired hearing. • • • 44 4043 98 36Other diseases of ear and mastoid 17 1279 --- 15Diseases of the nose and throat.... 12 11 --- 106 --- 9Hypertrophy of tonsils andadenoids.10 10 --- --- --- 9Peritonsillar abscess (quinsy)... 10 10 --- --- --- 9Chronic sinusitis................ 21 18 --- 114 --- 12Deflected nasal septum........... 13 13 --- --- --- 11Other diseases of the nose andthroat.15 14 --- --- --- 8i====l====I===iI====F===iF====8414536351951718Class IXAcute respiratory infections •••••.••• f-_6~+_~6_1--_-_-_+---::9~4:...-+..:1::::3:::2:..-__ 1--""""""5 __Acute upper respiratory infection.. 4 4 --- --- 94 4Acute bronchitis................... 6 6 --- --- --- 5Influenza •• , •.••••••••••••••••• , .•• 5 5 --- --- --- 5Pneumonia.......................... 21 20 --- 106 222 18F===~==*===~===9=====*=====Class Xother diseases of the respiratory 35 25 101 162 24system.f--~I-----I----+---+----+-----Bronchitis, chronic and unqualified 30 22 --- 106 --- 21Pleurisy" •• .• •• ••.• .• •• .••••• •• ••• 10 10 --- --- --- 8Spontaneous pneumothorax... .•••••.• 36 33 --- --- --- 33Chronic interstitial pneumonia, 46 40 --- --- --- 36n. e. c.Bronchiectasis ..................... 101 18 --- 106 193 74other diseases of the respiratory 64 64 --- 66 --- 50b===~==±===±====d~===±~===system.'EI '!he "not applicable" symbol (---), as used in this table, indicates either thatthere were no cases of the condition, or that there were too few cases of that specificdisease or injury to yield a reliable average duration.=! '!he admission di~osis is not necessarily the cause of death or disability separationshown in column (4) or (5).

Table l6.--AVERAGE DURATION (DAYS LOST PER CASE) BY SELECTED DlAGNOOES FOR NONBATrLECAUSES OF ADMISSION, BY TYPE OF DISPOSITION, U. S. Amff, 1953--Continu e dAverage duration ~ IIITYPe of disposition -Admission All Duty Disa- other ~inglediagnosis !Y cases and Death bllity separa- diag_AWOL separa- tions nosiationa"Rses(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (1HIClass XIDiseases of the circulatory system •• 30 20 28 121 132 20Rheumatic fever •.•••••.•.•.•••••.• 104 15 --- 151 --- 16Chronic rheumatic heart disease ••• 54 34 12 61 --- 31Other heart disease •••.•••..•••••• 64 36 16 165 --- 45Arteriosclerotic heart disease, 99 66 11 111 --- 75including coronary disease.Other chronic and degenerative 64 33 --- --- --- 52heart disease.Acute carditis •••••••••••••••••• 15 52 --- --- --- 12Other and unspecified diseases 15 14 --- 29 --- 14of heart.Other diseases of the circulatory 20 11 41 138 133 15system.Hypertensive disease .••••••..••• 31 25 --- 121 --- 26Varicose veins of leg or unspeci 23 22 --- 104 --- 18fled site.HeJIlorrhoids .•..•••••.••.••••••.• 13 13 --- --- --- 11Varicocele ••••••••••••.•.••••••• 14 14 --- --- --- 12Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis •• 43 21 --- 159 --- 23Other diseases of the circula- 34 25 --- 153 --- 21tory system.Class XIIDental diseases and conditions ••••• ? ? --- 29 --- 4Class XIIIDiseases of the digestive system 18 16 49 116 109 15and hernia.Diseases of buccal cavity ••.••••• II 10 --- --- --- 9Diseases of esophagus ••.•••.••••• 65 46 --- 112 --- 38Ulcer of stomach and duodenum •••• 53 43 --- 106 103 45Gastritis and duodenitis ••••••••• 1 7 --- --- --- 6Other diseases of stomach and 13 13 --- --- --- 10duodenum.Appendi citis, acute and unquali- 22 21 --- --- 114 20fled.Inguinal hernia .••..•..••••••...• 29 28 --- --- --- 21All other hernia •••••••••••.••••• 30 28 --- --- --- 25Gastroenteritis, acute •••..•••.•• 3 3 --- --- --- 3Enteritis and colitis, acute •.••• 4 4 --- --- --- 4Anal fissure and fistula .•.•••.•• 21 20 --- --- --- 18Abscess of anal and rectal regions 14 14 --- --- --- IIOther diseases of intestine and 25 18 --- 182 154 18peritoneum.Diseases of liver .•••••.•••••••.• 51 38 --- 187 --- 51Diseases of gallbladder and 41 35 --- --- --- 25biliary tract.Diseases of pancreas ••••••..••..• 24 27 --- --- --- 25

Table 16 .--AVERAGE DURATION (DAYS LOST PER CASE) BY SELECTED DIAGNOOFS FOR NONBA'l'TIECAUSES OF ADMI:SSION, BY TYPE OF DISPOSITION, U. S. ARMY, 1953--ContinuedAdmissiondia.gnos is £/(1)Av·erage duration Y BIType of dispositionAll Duty Disa- Othercases and Death bility separa-AWOL separa- tionstions(2) (3) (4) (5) lo)Singlediagnosiscasesl7) JI/Class XIVDiseases of' the urinary system andmale genital system.981171226Nephritis and nephrosis .•.•.•••••.•Inf'ectlons of kidney •••••••••••••••Calculi of kidney and =eter ••.•••..•Cystitis ••••.••••••••••••••••••.•••Urethritis, nonvenereal or non-gonococcal.Other diseases of' urinary system ..•Prostatitis •••••.•.•••••••••••.•••.Orchitis and epididymitis ••••••••..Redundant prepuce and phimosis .••..Other diseases of' ma.1.e genitalsystem.17142212130161291355121912130151291320322681116IIYo221011810Class XVDiseases of the breast and femalegeni tal organs.11II9Gynecomastia and mastitis, ma.le ••.•Other diseases of breast, ovary,fallopian tube, and parametrium.Disorders of menstruation •••••••••.Other diseases of fema.1.e genitaloTgans.15135131513513141048Class XVIDeliveries and complications ofpregnancy, childbirth, andpuerperiWll.14IIClass XVIrDiseases of skin and cellular tissue.11101159Boil and carbuncle •••...•.•.•••••.•Cellulitis and abscess ••.•••••.••••Other infections of' skin and subcutaneoustissue.DermatitiS, seborrheica •••.•••••••.Eczema •.•••..••••.• ••·•·•••··•·· •. ,Dermatitis (includes occupationaland other).Erythematous conditions •..••.•.••••PsoriaSis and similar disorders ••..Pruritus and related conditions ••••Other hypertrophic and atrophicconditions of skin.Diseases of nail .•.•••••.••••• " •.•.Diseases of sweat and sebaceousglands.Other diseases of skin .•...•.•.••••571320311014272921.,16275712192591326261871423446061131-735611172881322221671216