240 CORRADO GINI 



ANALYTICAL RESEARCHES ON WAR LOSSES AND DISABILITIES 



Concerning the analytical researches on war losses and disabilities, data 

 have been published by some members of the committee: Dr. Hunt and 

 Col. Love for the United States; Dr. Burgdorfer for Germany; Dr. Szel for 

 Hungary, and Profs. Gini and Livi for Italy. The paper published by Profs. 

 Gini and Livi deals with very detailed data procured from the bureaus 

 charged with furnishing the soldiers' families with news. These data deal 

 with the losses caused by wounds and diseases as well as with the disabilities 

 and their outcome according to the number of previous wounds and diseases. 

 In Italy, other figures, from unofficial sources, were published by Prof. 

 Boldrini concerning the constitutional characteristics of those who died of 

 wounds or of illness. The data for other countries have been obtained from 

 official sources. I think the time has now come when we can no longer rely 

 on personal researches. The data for other countries, as well as the more 

 detailed ones for the countries above mentioned must come from official 

 publications. Minute researches are now being carried on in Germany 

 under the supervision of Gen. Jungblut, one of the members of the committee. 

 In Italy the Ministry of War is making an inventory of the war losses, which 

 has already covered seven of the sixteen pre-war regions, while the work on 

 the eighth region is well under way. It is probable that similar undertakings 

 are being carried out by other countries. The most practical thing to do 

 with respect to this feature would be, I think, to have the committee address 

 itself through its chairman to the various governments and ask for official 

 figures. 



BIRTHS DURING AND AFTER THE WAR 



As regards the birth-rate during the war period and the various factors 

 of its decrease (particularly marriages), multiple data and considerations 

 may be found in the papers prepared by several members of the committee : 

 Burgdorfer for Germany, Szel for Hungary, Yanagisawa for Japan, Briand 

 for Prance, Gini for Italy, Hersch for sundry countries. 



Some authors pay special attention to the sex-ratio in births. Dr. Szel 

 treats of the effects of the decrease of consanguineous marriages. Several 

 examine the variations of the composition of the population according to sex, 

 age, and civil state, studying also their effects from several points of view. 

 Prof. Hersch has thoroughly examined such questions. 



Of course, the direct effects of the war on the birth-rate, owing to the 

 interval between conception and delivery, manifest themselves even after 

 the cessation of hostilities. That is truer still of the indirect effects of the 



