| Australians | 408 | |
| New Zealanders | 85 | |
| British | 325 | |
| Officers | 10 | |
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| 828 | ||
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| June 9 | 219 | |
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| 1,047 | in two days. | |
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Sick and wounded received at the First Australian General Hospital at the end of April:
| April 28 | 195 |
| April 29 | 469 |
| April 30 | 529 |
| May 1 | 354 |
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| Total | 1,547 |
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Surveying in retrospect this anxious and troublesome period, the outstanding feature is the mistake made in the constant assumption that the hospital expansion was temporary. It was stated that Luna Park would only be wanted for a few weeks; the Dardanelles campaign would soon be over, Luna Park would not then be wanted, and could be closed, consequently heavy expenditure on it was deprecated. Furthermore the experience gained makes it obvious that in war the Service cannot include too many medical officers—preferably juniors. The demand for their services here and there is practically unlimited. They should be young and unattached to any particular unit—in fact a junior reserve on the spot.
It should be remembered that the expansion of No. 1 Australian General Hospital was effected under the personal direction of the officer commanding, Lieut.-Colonel Ramsay Smith, who inspected all new buildings, gave his approval or disapproval, and was responsible for their efficient equipment when converted into hospitals.
CHAPTER V
CONVALESCENT DEPOTS—EVACUATION OF CONVALESCENT SICK AND WOUNDED FROM CONGESTED HOSPITALS—KEEPING THE HOSPITALS FREE—LIBELS ON THE EGYPTIAN CLIMATE—DISCIPLINE.