CasualtyBase Army hospital admissions · 1942–1945

All 1942–1945 files

Admission statistics

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Admission cards303,569
Recorded as died0
With a place recorded94%

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

Non-battle injury: 303,569 cards (100.0%) 303,569 cards

Outcome

Admissions by month

21,156 0 January 1942: 1 cards 1942 February 1942: 0 cards March 1942: 0 cards April 1942: 1 cards May 1942: 4 cards June 1942: 2 cards July 1942: 0 cards August 1942: 8 cards September 1942: 3 cards October 1942: 10 cards November 1942: 22 cards December 1942: 31 cards January 1943: 41 cards 1943 February 1943: 56 cards March 1943: 81 cards April 1943: 151 cards May 1943: 219 cards June 1943: 320 cards July 1943: 488 cards August 1943: 683 cards September 1943: 921 cards October 1943: 1,359 cards November 1943: 2,730 cards December 1943: 7,659 cards January 1944: 18,287 cards 1944 February 1944: 16,559 cards March 1944: 15,804 cards April 1944: 14,233 cards May 1944: 15,830 cards June 1944: 15,729 cards July 1944: 15,539 cards August 1944: 15,687 cards September 1944: 14,664 cards October 1944: 14,960 cards November 1944: 17,690 cards December 1944: 21,156 cards January 1945: 11,955 cards 1945 February 1945: 8,794 cards March 1945: 9,594 cards April 1945: 9,270 cards May 1945: 9,874 cards June 1945: 9,092 cards July 1945: 8,340 cards August 1945: 7,512 cards September 1945: 5,971 cards October 1945: 5,143 cards November 1945: 4,030 cards December 1945: 3,052 cards

12 cards have no admission month (some layouts do not record it). 2 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 19421
April 19421
May 19424
June 19422
August 19428
September 19423
October 194210
November 194222
December 194231
January 194341
February 194356
March 194381
April 1943151
May 1943219
June 1943320
July 1943488
August 1943683
September 1943921
October 19431,359
November 19432,730
December 19437,659
January 194418,287
February 194416,559
March 194415,804
April 194414,233
May 194415,830
June 194415,729
July 194415,539
August 194415,687
September 194414,664
October 194414,960
November 194417,690
December 194421,156
January 194511,955
February 19458,794
March 19459,594
April 19459,270
May 19459,874
June 19459,092
July 19458,340
August 19457,512
September 19455,971
October 19455,143
November 19454,030
December 19453,052

Where admitted

Recorded on 94% of these cards · 581 distinct values

Primary diagnosis

Recorded on 100% of these cards · 347 distinct values

Cause of injury

Recorded on 98% of these cards · 232 distinct values

Arm or service

Recorded on 100% of these cards · 130 distinct values