The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-08 00:00:00

(Enclo,nre 1.)

Head-Quarters, Sebastopol, Sept. 18.
Sir—l have the honour to transmit the weekly state
of sick to the 15th instant, and have much satisfaction
in being able to state that the health of the army con-
tinues to improve. During the period embraced by this
return the admissions from wounds, owing to the as-
sault of the Redan battery, have been numerous, and the
number of deaths, I am sorry to say, is very considera-
ble ; but the cases that remain are for the most doing
well, and a large portion of them are of a slight nature,
and many of the men will soon be restored to the ranks.
Cholera continues to decrease, and may now be said to
have almost disappeared, and during the present week
there has beena diminution of every other form of disease,
as will be seen by the followirg abstract, in which it
will be observed that our gunshot accidents alone are in
excess over the previous week.
This week. Previous week.
Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died.
Fevers
Diarhcea
Cholera 2l 11 ...... 25 20
Dysentery 139 7 ...... 169 4
Wounds
Other diseases 628 7 ...... 481 5

3,500 194 ...... 2,334 112
The admissions to strength this week have been 7.22
per cent. ; last week they were 4.91 per cent.
The deaths to strength this week have been 0.40 per
cent. ; last week they were 0.23 per cent.
The sick to well this week is 12.0 per cent. ; last
week it was 10.96 per cent.—l have, &c.,
J. HALL,
Inspector-General of Hospitals.
General Simpson, Commanding-in-Chief.

Enclosure 2.
Read-Quarters, Sebastopol,
Sept. 25, 1854.
Sir,—ln transmitting the weekly state of sick to the
22d inst., I have much satisfaction in stating that the
sanitary condition of the army is satisfactory, and were
the casualties of war deducted from the list it would be
very favourable indeed. As it is the admissions to
strength during the present week have only been 2.98
per cent., and some of these were transfers from regi-
mental to general hospitals.
The deaths to strength have been 0.20 per cent. ; and
the sick to well is 10.02 per cent. Last week these pro-
portions were, 712, 0.40, and 12'00 per cent., respec-
tively. Deducting the casualties of war the proportion
of sick to well this week would be 616 per cent., and
that of death to strength o'os per cent.
The following abstract shows the near approximation
of disease and death between this and the preceding
week :
This week. Previous week.
Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died.
Fevers
Diarrhasa 446 3
4 ...... 493 4
Cholera 7 ..... 21 11
Dysentery, 146 5 ...... 139 7
Wounds B4* 76 ...... 1965 150
Other diseases 528 3 ...... 528 7

Total 1,5 ti 7 106 ...... 3,500 194
The only head under which there is a remarkable and
decided decrease in the admissions is wounds, and 2 out
of the 84 of these were transfers to the General Hospital
at Balaklava. The number of deaths from wounds is,
I regret to say, considerable, but a great many men
were shot through the upper part of the chest in the
assault on the Redan, and wounds of that nature are
always serious ; but a large proportion of the wounds
were slight, as is evinced by the discharges this and the
preceding week, amounting to about 1,000 men, de-
ducting those transferred to General Hospital.
Cholera has nearly disappeared, and there has been no
increase in the other forms of bowel complaints, and
the health of all the divisions is reported by the different
Superintendent Medical Officers to be highly satisfac-
tory. In the 3d Division no death occurred during the
week, and in the 4th only one, from an injury of the
skull. During the week we htive had strong equinoctial
gales, with heavy rain, which has reduced the tempera.
ture considerably, and rendered the weather delightful.
The men are employed on fatigue duties in making
roads and preparing for their own comforts during the
winter ; but the night duty is light. Their rations are
good and abundant, and everything is favourable to
health.—l have, &c.,
JOHN HALL,
Inspector-General of Hospitals.
General Simpson, Commanding-in-Chief.

• Two of this number were transfers to General Hospital.