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Page 96
... deaths from all causes , equivalent to a rate of 5.81 per 1,000 of strength , compared with 6.11 and 13.91 per 1,000 , the corresponding rates for the previous year and the period from 1898 to 1905 , respectively . The death rate for ...
... deaths from all causes , equivalent to a rate of 5.81 per 1,000 of strength , compared with 6.11 and 13.91 per 1,000 , the corresponding rates for the previous year and the period from 1898 to 1905 , respectively . The death rate for ...
Page 97
... death rate of 3.14 in 1897 . Since In 1898 , the year of the war , there was a great increase in all the rates , except discharge for disability , largely the result of the undue prevalence of malarial fevers , typhoid fever , and ...
... death rate of 3.14 in 1897 . Since In 1898 , the year of the war , there was a great increase in all the rates , except discharge for disability , largely the result of the undue prevalence of malarial fevers , typhoid fever , and ...
Page 98
... deaths , and 6 per cent of the total noneffective rate for disease . The rates for tuberculosis are considerably higher ... death and noneffective rates all better than those of the United States . The Philippine Islands had , as usual ...
... deaths , and 6 per cent of the total noneffective rate for disease . The rates for tuberculosis are considerably higher ... death and noneffective rates all better than those of the United States . The Philippine Islands had , as usual ...
Page 99
... deaths ; no other disease caused more than 1 death . There were 3 deaths from accident . INFLUENCE OF ARM OF SERVICE . In these comparisons the enlisted men of the ordnance department are not considered on account of their small number ...
... deaths ; no other disease caused more than 1 death . There were 3 deaths from accident . INFLUENCE OF ARM OF SERVICE . In these comparisons the enlisted men of the ordnance department are not considered on account of their small number ...
Page 100
United States. War Department. It will be noted that the death and noneffective rates are higher in the United States ... deaths . Of the 21 deaths none appear to have been the result of the opera- tion nor of the use of an anesthetic ...
United States. War Department. It will be noted that the death and noneffective rates are higher in the United States ... deaths . Of the 21 deaths none appear to have been the result of the opera- tion nor of the use of an anesthetic ...
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Page 174 - SIGNAL CORPS. — The Signal Corps shall consist of one Chief Signal Officer, with the rank of brigadier general; three colonels; eight lieutenant colonels; ten majors; thirty captains; seventy-five first lieutenants; and the aviation section, which shall consist of one colonel; one lieutenant colonel; eight majors...
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Page 205 - The present convention shall be ratified as soon as possible. The ratifications shall be deposited at The Hague. A...
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