Heres some interesting deadly statistics ........ 'Spotted Fever' is another, rather old, name for Epidemic Cerebrospinal Fever, which is a rather old name for Meningococcal Meningitis. This, however, should not be confused with Meningococcal Septicaemia, which is a different disease. During WW1 the following figures are published by Mitchell, TJ & Smith, GM (1931) Medical Services. Casualties and medical Statistics of the Great War. Incidence in France & Flanders: 1914 - 2 (Deaths 1) 1915 - 357 (169) 1916 - 393 (138) 1917 - 692 (192) 1918 - 176 (69) Incidence in Italy: 1918 - 7 (0) Incidence in Macadonia: 1915 - 0 (0) 1916 - 8 (4) 1917 - 14 (6) 1918 - 17 (8) Incidence in the Dardanelles: Apr. 1915 - Jan. 1916 - 9 (4) Incidence in Mesopotamia: 1914 - 1915 - 0 (0) 1916 - 0 (0) 1917 - 399 (238) 1918 - 349 (210) Incidence North Russia: 1918-1919 - Archangel 1 (0) 1918-1919 - Murmansk 1 (0) Incidence in East Africa: 1917 - Troops 295 (177) 1917 - Followers 1,240 (?) 1918 - Troops 75 (70) 1918 - Followers 263 (202) Incidence in the UK: Aug-Dec 1914 - 22 (12) 1915 - 1,088 (434) 1916 - 967 (?) 1917 - 1,337 (?) 1918 - 689 (?)
