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Appendix A: Hospitalization Statistics

Appendix A-1: Fixed Beds and Bed Ratios, Atlantic Defense Areas, July 1941–December 1945

Month North Atlantic Bases Eastern and Central Canada Caribbean Defense Command U.S. Army Forces South Atlantic
Troop Strength T/O Beds Ratio* Troop Strength T/O Beds Ratio* Troop Strength T/O Beds Ratio* Troop Strength T/O Beds Ratio
1941
July 4,674 140 3.0 – – – 58,534 1,885 3,2 – – –
August 5,056 150 3.0 – – – 55,332 2,085 3.8 – – –
September 10,503 900 8.6 29 † – 56,713 2,095 3.7 – – –
October 10,685 920 8.6 29 † – 57,866 2,200 3.8 – – –
November 11,022 920 8.3 29 † – 57,467 2,275 4.0 – – –
December 13,144 940 7.2 29 † – 65,881 2,275 3,5 – – –
1942 † – – –
January 13,127 965 7.4 29 † – 75,636 3,565 4.7 – – –
February 15,876 965 6.1 29 † – 79,095 3,640 4,6 – – –
March 21,370 2,000 9,4 1,891 † – 88,536 3,640 4.1 1,495 150 10.0
April 27,352 2,015 7,4 4,876 † – 90,803 3,690 4.1 1,499 150 10.0
May 33,597 2,040 6.1 7,579 † – 98,031 3,715 3.8 1,613 150 9,3
June 33,830 2,065 6.1 11,743 † – 103,403 3,765 3.6 1,613 150 9.3
July 36,259 2,110 5.8 15,908 † – 106,552 3,765 3.5 1,613 150 9.3
August 46,767 2,235 4.8 17,108 † – 107,097 3,785 3.5 1,846 150 8.1
September 47,530 3,470 7,3 2,571 † – 109,650 4,360 4.0 2,012 150 7.5
October 48,949 3,560 7.3 2,861 † – 111,595 4,455 4.0 2,012 ISO 7.5
November 49,125 3,560 7.2 698 200 28.7 115,912 4,605 4.0 2,970 150 5.1
December 51,500 3,860 7,5 1,595 200 12.5 119,286 5,205 4.4 3,163 150 4.7
1943
January 53,655 3,860 7.2 1,588 200 12.6 118,829 5,245 4.4 3,270 175 5.4
February 54,828 3,860 7.0 1,770 200 11.3 118,488 5,245 4.4 4,073 375 9.2

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March 35,808 3,860 6.9 1,057 200 18.9 117,114 5,270 4,5 4,216 375 8.9
April 55,688 3,925 7.0 1,216 450 37.0 115,771 5,270 4.6 4,908 375 7.6
May. 58,840 3,925 6,7 1,195 450 37.7 116,695 5,270 4.5 5,137 375 7.3
June 56,521 3,925 6.9 1,259 450 35.7 111,411 5,395 4.8 5,325 375 7.0
July 54,999 3,325 6,1 1,401 375 26,8 114,191 5,425 4.8 5,707 375 6.6
August 48,812 2,825 5.8 1,439 375 26.1 108,852 5,425 5.0 6,461 375 5,8
September 47,586 2,675 5,6 1,687 37$ 22.2 105,485 5,300 5.0 6,646 375 5.6
Oc robe r 44,023 1,925 4.4 962 375 39.0 106,953 5,300 5.0 6,940 375 5.4
November 37,838 1,925 5.1 1,638 375 22.9 104,381 4,750 4.6 7,324 375 5.1
December 34,920 1,875 5.4 1,623 125 7.7 91,466 4,750 5.2 7,676 375 4.9
1944
January 33,973 1,875 5.5 1,973 125 6.3 89,727 4,650 5.2 7,890 500 6.3
February 32,202 1,875 5,8 1,915 125 6.5 91,093 4,600 5.0 7,833 500 6.4
March 29,908 1,875 6.3 1,894 125 6.6 85,478 4,600 5.4 7,566 500 6.6
April 29,281 1,875 6.4 1,919 125 6.5 84,013 3,875 4.6 6,991 500 7.2
May‡ 30,868 1,875 6.1 2,229 125 5.6 78,519 3,525 4.5 6,525 500 7.7
June 30,374 1,875 6.2 2,532 125 4.9 76,911 3,000 3.9 6,012 500 8.3
July 25,458 1,175 4.6 2,006 § 0.0 72,812 3,000 4.1 6,070 450 7.4
August 24,673 3,175 4,8 2,010 § 0.0 73,380 3,600 4.1 5,986 450 7.5
September 25,151 1,175 4,7 2,000 § 0.0 71,126 3,000 4.2 5,413 450 8.3
October 24,741 1,175 4.7 1,990 § 0.0 69,835 3,000 4.3 5,041 450 8.9
November 25,657 1,175 4_6 2,030 § 0.0 71,609 2,800 3.9 4,996 350 7.0
December 23,098 1,075 4.7 2,034 § 0.0 70,637 2,650 3.8 5,006 350 7.0
1945 §
January 22,983 1,025 4.5 2,014 § 0.0 70,787 2,550 3.6 4,907 350 7.1
February 21,357 1,025 4.8 2,016 § 0.0 69,168 2,550 3.7 4,921 350 7.1
March 21,718 775 3.6 2,020 § 0.0 66,585 2,550 3.8 5,153 300 5.8
April** 21,405 775 3.6 2,016 § 0.0 67,750 2,550 3.8 5,072 300 5.9
May 20,669 775 3.7 2,079 § 0.0 67,923 2,550 3.8 6,058 300 5.0
June 19,284 775 4.0 2,166 § 0.0 76,422 2,550 3.3 10,095 300 3.0
July 19,009 725 3,8 2,156 § 0,0 79,143 2,550 3,2 10,283 300 2.9
August 16,201 675 4.2 1,950 § 0.0 75,564 2,500 3.3 10,175 300 2.9
September 11,965 475 4.0 1,560 § 0,0 69,842 2,500 3.6 6,939 300 4.3
October 8,801 450 5.1 1,217 § 0.0 53,303 2,500 4.7
November . 8,207 450 5.5 989 § 0.0 46,775 2,500 5.3
December 7,386 450 6.1 648 § 0.0 41,092 2,500 6.1

See footnotes next page.

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* Ratio of T/O beds to troop strength; also defined as percentage of the command for which beds were available.

† Hospitalization by Corps of Engineers and in Air Corps dispensaries. Canadian hospitals available.

‡ In May 1944. the format of the monthly Strength of the Army reports was modified so as to credit attached personnel in overseas areas to commands existing in the zone of interior instead of to the areas where they were stationed. Some of the figure,' given after May 1944 were not, therefore, entirely comparable with corresponding figures for earlier dares. Further. the Strength report for May does not give a breakdown of attached strength in foreign commands. Figures corrected In include Air Transport Command personnel-the bulk of attached strength in areas included in this table-and a much smaller group of other personnel, are determined by various methods. The average ATC strength on the North Atlantic Bases for June–September 1944 was 5,378. This figure added to the given assigned strength of 25,492 for May 1944, gives an adjusted strength of 30,868. In Eastern and Central Canada, adjusted strengths far March–April 1944 and May–June 1945 give an average total of 2,014, while the average of assigned strength given for July 1944–April 1945 was 402. The difference of 1,612 represents the average attached strength. This figure is added to the actual assigned strength to estimate the adjusted total strength for May 1944–April 1945. In the Caribbean Defense Command. the average of adjusted strength for March–April and June–August 1944 is 78,519, which is used for May 1944. Using the same formula and time span, the adjusted strength of U.S. Army Forces in the South Atlantic was estimated for May 1944 as 6,525.

§ Dispensary beds only. Canadian hospitals available.

** Includes North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command.

Source: Strength of the Army; unit reports of hospitals. Strength figures for July 1941 through May 1944 from Time Series in Strength of the Army, 1 November 1947. Figures for June 1944 through December 1945 from monthly issue of Strength of the Army, corrected to include Air Transport Command personnel.

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Appendix A-2: Fixed Beds and Bed Ratios, Africa and the Middle East, June 1942–December 1945

(Includes Persian Gulf Command)

Month Troop Strength T/O Beds Ratio
1942
June 217 550 253.5
July 1,536 550 35.8
August 9,045 550 6.1
September 9,729 800 8.2
October 16,989 800 4.7
November 19,856 2,700 13.6
December 30,850 3,450 11.2
1943
January 36,354 3,850 10.6
February 42,327 4,500 10.6
March 54,757 5,300 9.7
April 55,785 5,850 10.5
May 62,194 5,850 9.4
June 66,077 6,600 10.0
July 66,483 6,600 9.9
August 59,626 6,500 10.9
September 59,384 6,050 10.2
October 55,033 6,050 11.0
November 51,699 5,375 10.4
December 50,553 5,375 10.6
1944
January 45,856 4,675 10.2
February 47,224 4,025 8.5
March 45,548 4,025 8.8
April 45,251 4,025 8.9
May 39,077 4,025 10.3
June *49,306 4,025 8.2
July *49,268 3,625 7.4
August *51,021 3,625 7.1
September *51,581 3,650 7.1
October *52,522 3,650 6.9
November *52,626 3,650 6.9
December *54,733 3,250 5.9
1945
January *53,851 3,250 6.0
February *46,569 2,700 5.8
March *48,877 3,050 6.2
April *45,352 2,800 6.2

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Month Troop Strength T/O Beds Ratio
May †52,754 2,300 4.4
June †51,492 1,750 3.4
July †46,848 1,750 3.7
August †43,554 1,575 3.6
September †37,470 1,475 3.9
October †31,206 1,450 4.6
November †19,788 1,250 6.3
December †16,390 900 5.5

* Figures for Air Transport Command personnel of Central African Division and of North African Division added. North African Division includes MTO, and there is undoubtedly some duplication, since MTO figures include Air Forces. Figures do not permit differentiation, however, and the great bulk of the ATC personnel in this area were in Africa. It has therefore been deemed best to include them here. See Strength of the Army, June 1944–April 1945.

† Figure includes both assigned and attached personnel. Air Transport Command personnel fall into the "attached" category.

Source: Strength of the Army; unit reports of individual hospitals. Ratio is percentage of troop strength for which beds were available.

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Appendix A-3: Bed Strength and Bed Occupancy, North African Communications Zone

November 1942–February 1945

Date Mediterranean Bas Section Atlantic Base Section Eastern Base Section
T/O Beds Beds Established Beds Occupied T/O Beds Beds Established Bede Occupied T/O Beds Beds Established Beds Occupied
1942
30 November 1,750 n.a. n.a. 750 n.a. n.a. – – –
31 December 5,750 n.a. n.a. 2,150 n.a. n.a. – – –
1943
31 January 6,250 3,307 2,270 2,150 1,103 942 – – –
28 February 7,250 4,549 3,560 3,150 1,726 1,383 500 434 218
31 March 5,750 5,575 4,471 5,075 3,027 2,023 2,750 1,542 1,092
30 April 5,250 7,032 5,976 5,925 4,215 2,760 4,000 2,837 2,120
31 May 12,450 8,615 7,129 7,025 5,591 3,832 5,250 2,750 2,732
30 June 10,050 14,080 8,213 6,275 6,008 5,097 7,500 7,116 4,262
31 July 7,300 14,425 8,010 4,775 6,248 4,064 12,000 12,228 8,231
31 August 6,000 15,194 13,422 3,775 3,366 2,316 12,000 10,550 7,655
30 September 6,500 18,292 10,456 3,275 3,714 2,437 12,000 12,241 10,574
31 October 9,500 19,492 12,573 2,775 3,714 1,072 12,250 15,650 9,646
30 November 10,500 14,484 9,286 2,775 1,650 1,063 9,750 14,750 11,588
31 December 7,500 15,383 10,509 1,525 1,885 1,014 9,250 15,110 11,374
1944
31 January 7,500 14,541 10,108 1,525 1,885 1,283 9,000 13,775 12,093
29 February 7,000 13,864 8,274 1,525 1,885 1,205 8,500 12,750 7,396
31 March 6,500 13,200 6,334 1,525 1,885 834 7,000 6,500 3,605
30 April 6,250 12,113 6,302 1,525 1,885 557 7,000 4,000 2,360
31 May 6,000 11,650 5,993 1,525 850 384 4,000 1,000 451
30 June 7,000 9,650 5,833 275 600 433 2,000 1,000 310
31 July 6,500 9,600 4,631 275 600 484 1,000 500 224
31 August 5,750 7,150 4,424 275 350 150 1,000 250 214
30 September 2,250 5,950 2,989 275 350 192 250 250 172
31 October 1,750 2,750 333 275 350 212 250 250 187
30 November 775 1,600 666 – – – – – –
31 December 775 1,100 332 – – – – – –
1945 – – – – – –
31 January 525 850 344 – – – – – –
28 February 425 750 359 – – – – – –

Estimate.

Source: T/O beds complied from unit reports. Beds established and beds occupied from daily bed status reports. Does not include mobile or convalescent beds.

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Appendix A-4: Bed Strength and Bed Occupancy, Mediterranean Islands August 1943–April 1945

Date Island Base Section Northern Base Section Allied Garrison on Sardinia
T/O Beds Beds Established Beds Occupied T/O Beds Beds Established Beds Occupied T/O Beds Beds Established Beds Occupied
1943
31 August 2,350 † 2,350 ‡§ 1,822
30 September 3,450 † 3,450 * 2,100
31 October 3,700 † 3,700 ‡ 2,438
30 November 2,150 † 2,150 ‡ 1,516
31 December 2,150 2,951 1,752
1944
31 January 1,000 1,900 990 300 200 120
29 February 1,000 1,790 919 300 220 181
31 March 1,000 450 185 1,300 1,070 704
30 April 1,000 450 294 1,550 1,697 822 350 * 850 * 500
31 May 400 850 413 1,550 1,958 852 350 * 850 * 500
30 June 400 850 233 1,550 1,950 811 600 884 428
31 July 1,550 1,950 907 600 884 445
31 August 1,550 1,825 637 600 750 313
30 September 800 700 490 600 750 285
31 October 1,000 677 545
30 November 1,000 1,150 523
31 December 1,000 965 514
1945
31 January 1,000 1,000 405
28 February 1,000 500 362
31 March 500 750 245
30 April 500 500 27

* Estimate.

† Not available. T/O figure used.

‡ From Seventh Army bed status reports, excluding clearing stations.

§ Figure for 20 August 1943.

Source: T/O beds from unit reports. Beds established and beds occupied from daily bed status reports. Does not include mobile or convalescent beds.

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Appendix A-5: Bed Strength and Bed Occupancy, Italian Communications Zone, October 1943–September 1945

Date Peninsular Base Section AAFSC-Adriatic Base Command Rome Area, MTOUSA
T/O Beds Beds Established Beds Occupied T/() Beds Beds Established Beds Occupied T/O Beds Beds Established Beds Occupied
1943
31 October 6,600 * 2,100 † 2,000
30 November 8,100 * 8,100 † 7,600 ‡ 2,100 415 415
31 December 12,850 14,661 11,804 § 3,000 1,518 863
1944
31 January 13,650 24,700 16,762 ** 3,300 3,200 2,075
29 February 14,650 25,414 19,078 ** 3,300 3,350 2,620
31 March 15,650 26,506 19,512 ** 3,300 3,100 2,563
30 April 15,650 23,989 15,453 2,950 2,650 1,872
31 May 20,150 31,935 27,827 2,950 2,650 1,970
30 June 30,900 37,300 27,421 3,450 3,150 2,072
31 July 32,150 39,200 28,341 3,450 3,150 2,182
31 August 31,650 38,200 24,359 3,200 2,900 2,108
30 September 27,650 27,050 21,084 3,200 2,900 2,132
31 October 22,650 30,450 26,665 3,200 2,900 2,260
30 November 24,150 27,950 22,628 3,200 2,900 2,268
31 December 23,650 26,050 18,015 3,200 2,900 2,033 500 750 665
1945
31 January 23,650 30,234 18,030 3,200 2,900 2,128 500 898 565
28 February 23,650 31,403 16,425 3,200 2,900 2,008 500 750 366
31 March 24,300 27,867 13,611 3,700 3,168 1,730 500 750 308
30 April 23,800 30,400 17,713 4,200 3,900 1,663 500 750 253
31 May. 24,300 29,437 12,191 3,700 3,100 1,163 250 250 16
30 June 19,050 20,115 9,555 2,900 2,700 977 250 250 124
31 July 13,550 14,565 6,228 2,400 2,138 701 250 250 185
31 August 11,300 12,655 4,957 2,400 2,400 413 250 250 145
30 September 9,400 9,360 3,880 900 500 235 250 250 122

* Not available. T/O figure used.

† Approximate, calculated from graph in Annual Report, PBS, 1943.

‡ Includes 250 WO beds on Sardinia.

§ Includes 350 T/O beds on Sardinia and 100 T/O beds on Corsica.

** Includes 350 T/O beds on Sardinia.

Source: T/O beds compiled from unit reports. Beds established and beds occupied are from daily bed status reports, unless otherwise noted. Does not include mobile or convalescent beds.

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Appendix A-6: Fixed Bed Strength and Bed Occupancy, Mediterranean Theater, November 1942–September 1945

Date Troop Strength a Authorized Beds b T/O Beds c Bed Ratio d Beds Established e Beds Occupied e
1942
30 November 128,560 7,714 2,500 1.9 f f
31 December 227,092 13,626 7,900 3.5 f f
1943
31 January 260,771 15,647 8,400 3.2 4,410 3,212
28 February 298,545 17,913 10,800 3.6 6,709 5,161
31 March 344,488 20,669 13,075 3.8 10,144 7,586
30 April 395,461 23,728 15,175 3.8 14,084 10,856
31 May 483,172 28,990 24,725 5.1 16,956 13,693
30 June 520,087 31,205 23,825 4.6 27,204 17,572
31 July 528,608 31,716 24,075 4.6 32,901 20,305
31 August 545,740 32,744 24,125 4.4 31,460 25,215
30 September 610,965 36,658 25,225 4.1 36,947 25,567
31 October 632,744 41,761 34,825 5.5 41,406 27,929
30 November 584,596 38,583 35,375 6.1 42,049 31,468
31 December 597,658 39,445 36,275 6.1 51,508 37,316
1944
31 January 621,831 41,041 36,275 5.8 60,201 43,431
29 February 642,658 42,415 36,275 5.6 59,273 39,673
31 March 670,234 44,235 36,275 5.4 52,711 33,737
30 April 697,785 46,054 36,275 5.2 47,634 28,160
31 May 723,552 47,754 36,925 5.1 51,743 38,390
30 June 717,693 47,368 46,175 6.4 55,384 37,541
31 July 724,057 47,788 45,525 6.3 55,884 37,174
31 August 742,700 49,018 44,025 5.9 51,675 32,205
30 September 712,915 47,052 g 43,775 6.1 h 41,950 i 31,344
31 October 712,218 47,006 j 42,875 6.0 k 49,859 l 40,579
30 November 495,497 32,703 29,125 5.9 33,600 26,085
31 December 498.675 32,913 29,125 5.8 31,765 21,559

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Appendix A-6: Fixed Bed Strength and bed Occupancy, Mediterranean Theater, November 1942–September 1945–continued

Date Troop Strengths a Authorized Beds b T/O Beds c Bed Ratio d Beda Established e Beds Occupied e
1945
31 January 507,668 33,506 28,875 5.7 35,882 21,472
28 February 498,120 32,876 28,775 5.8 36,303 19,520
31 March 497,427 32,830 29,000 5.8 32,535 15,894
30 April 493,876 32,596 29,000 5.9 35,550 19,656
31 May 452,214 29,846 28,300 6.3 32,787 13,370
30 June 408,714 26,975 22,200 5.4 23,065 10,656
31 July 356,529 23,531 16,200 4.5 16,953 7,114
31 August 248,802 16,421 13,950 5.6 15,305 5,515
30 September 193,894 7,755 10,550 5.4 10,110 4,237

a From Strength of the Army, STM-30.

b 6 percent of troop strength through September 1943; 6.6 percent of troop strength to 15 September 1945; thereafter 4 percent of troop strength.

c Compiled from unit reports. Does not include mobile hospitals, except when acting as fixed units assigned to a base section. Does not include convalescent beds.

d Ratio of T/O beds to troop strength.

e From daily bed status reports of the theater.

f Not available.

g Includes 8,750 T/O beds in southern France.

h Includes 4,000 beds established in southern France.

i Includes an estimated 4,000 beds occupied in southern France.

j Includes 13,750 T/O beds in southern France.

k Includes 12,482 beds established in southern France.

l Includes 10,377 beds occupied in southern France.

Source: Tables A-3, A-4, A-5. Southern France data from 1944 Annual Reports, Delta Base Section, CONAD, and individual hospitals.