The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-17 00:00:00

DEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM.

The following list of medicines, surgical instruments,
surgical materials, medical comforts, hospital stores, and
means for the conveyance of sick and wounded, is fur-
nished to enable the medical officers of the army in
Turkey-
1. To ascertain the provision which has been made to
meet the wants of sick and wounded, and the materiel
which is with the army available for that purpose.
2. To report to me, through the Inspector-General of
Hospitals, what other articles, if any, may be advantage-
ously applied to the supplies which have been forwarded.
Special attention is requested to the carts and waggons
which have been furnished for the conveyance of sick and
wounded. No doubt, many defects will be discovered in
both, therefore the medical officers serving with the army
-will, in all probability, have an opportunity of improving
upon appliances that are known theoretically only to the
British army, though practically to the French since 1792,
when a supply of light waggons, accompanied by a corps of
disciplined attendants, were sent into the field on the re-
commendation of the late renowned Baron Larry. But
notwithstanding the French have used so long what we are
now only beginning* to employ, still there is reason to be-
lieve much must yet be effected before we shall be able to
consider the object in view to have been satisfactorily
attained.

Medic3l officers will, therefore, be pleased to report,
through the Inspector-General of Hospitals, whatever de-
fects they may discover in the vehicles which have now
been supplied ; and also suggest whatever alterations ad-
ditions, &c., they may think calculated to render them
more suitable and efficient .

ANDREW SMITH, M.D., Director-General,
Army and Ordnance Medical Department.
13, St. James's-place, June 20, 1854.

PERSONNEL-(STAFF).
1 Inspector-General of Hospitals.
4 Deputy Inspectors-General of Hospitals.
12 Staff-Surgeons of the Ist Class.
13 Staff-Surgeons of the 2d Class.
48 Staff Assistant-Surgeons.
1 Chief Apothecary.
3 Dispensers of Medicines.
3 Purveyors.
6 Purveyors' Clerks.
2 Medical Clerks.

1 Cutler and his Asßistant.

PERSONNEL-(REGIMENTAL).

1 Surgeon and 3 Assistant-Surgeons to each regiment of
Infantry (850 men).
1 Surgeon and 1 Assistant-Surgeon to every two squa-
drons of Cavalry (250 men).
1 Assistant• Surgeon to every troop of Horse Artillery.
1 Assistant• Surgeon to every Field Battery, and
1 Surgeon Ordnance Medical Department for General
Duties.
Total number of medical officers, 205. t

MATERIEL.

MEDICINES, INSTRUMENTS, ETC.

MEDICINES AND MEDICAL MATERIALS.

Acacice, contrit., 126 lbs
Acid, acetic., 124 lbs.
„ hydrochlor.' 26 lbs
„ bydrecyau, d., I. lb.
„ nitric., 24 lbs
„ sulphuric., 26 lbs
, tartar., centrit.,loolbs
rEtheris, 50 lbs
Aloes, 25 lbs.

01. tiglii, llb
0 pii con tri t., 301bs
Pilul.aloe.cum myrrh., 201bs
„ colocynth. comp., 1001bs
„ hydrarg., 1001bs
, seilla comp., 101bs
acetatis, 501bs
Potassm acetatis, 201bs
bitartr. contr., 2001bs
„ nitratis, 1501bs
Pil. hyd. iodid, slbs
Potassii iodidi, 501bs
r dr. antimonii comp., 301ba
„ Jacob.,
1 if
51bs
Pulv. cretae comp., 1001bs
cum opio,
1001bs
Pulv. ipecacuinha

Alum., 75 lbs
Ammoniac., 25 lbs
Ammoniac hydrochlor., 261bs
sesquicarb., 113.113 s
Amyli, 110 lbs
.A.nthensidis, 100 lbs
Antimon,potassio-tart.,2slbs
Argenti nitrst., 15 lbs
Boracis, 10 lbs
Cslcis chlorinat., 300 lbs
Camphor, 50 lbs
Cerm, albas, 15 lbs
Cerati calaminm, 2,000 lbs
„ cetacei, 1,000 lbs

1501bs
Quinw disulphatis, 1301ba
Cinchozim disulph., 401bs
Rhei. contrit., 1001bs
Secal. cornut. 51bs '
Scammon. contrit., 101bs
Scillw roma. ()mice., contr.,

resinae, 160. lbs.

Chloroform, iBO lbs
Confect., armlet., 50 lbs
„ opii, 50 lbs
„ rosm, 50 lbs
Copailne, 250 lbs
Creasoti, 5 lbs
Crete ppt. 50 lbs _ _

201bs
Sennae, 2001bs
Sinspis contriti, 1001bs
Sod bicarbon., hOlbs
„ potassio-tart., contr.,
1261bs
Spirit. utheris comp., 1001bs
„ „ nitrici, 1001bs
„ Ammon. aromat. 501bs
rectificat. 400 imp.pts
Syrup. terri iotlidi, 9lbs.
Tinct. camphor comp.lsolbs
„ cardam. comp., 150hs
„ catechn. cotnp., 1001bs
„ colchici, 501bs
~ ditto comp., 401bs
~ digitalis, 201bs
„ ferri sesquichler.,2olbe
„ gentian. comp., 501bs
„ guiaiac. comp., 501bs
„ hyosciami, 501bs
„ iodinii comp., 501bs
„ myrrh, 601bs
„ opii, 250165
„ rhei comp., 2501bs
„ scillae, 1001bs
„ saunas eomp., 100Ibs
inatico, 3lbs
„ zedoar. et aloes, 12 qts
Yin. celchici, 501bs
„ ipecac., 501bs
opii, 301bs
hag. dydrarg., 2501bs
7,1, nitrat., 251bs
„ sulphur, oemp., 1261bs
Ointment (albinolo), 101bs
Zinci. sulph., 261bs
Zingiber. contra. , slbs

Cubebar. contrit. 100 Dm
Capri sulph., 201bs
Empiastr. can tharid., 500 llos
hydram., 201bs
501bs
„ resiva, 7501bs
Extract. belladonna. 7i
„ cunii, l'4lbs
„ hyosciatui, 101 b
„ 'arm liquid. ,10lllbs
Ferri sulphatis, 101bs
Hydrarg. bichlorid., 51bs
„ ehloridi, 1001bs
„ cum crete, 301bs
Jalapa contrit„ 1501bs
ledinii, 1011 A

Ipecaciian. contra., 751bs
Lidi semi.. farin., 3,ooJlbs
Liahnent, saponis, 2501bs
Liquor, amnion., 501bs
„ plusubi diacetat.lsolbs
„ potass. arsenit.' 2lbs
„ sodas chlorinat.lsolbs
11tiaglesiw, 131bs
„ carbon., 251bs
„ aulphat, 46 owt.
Morphia acetatis, 91bs
„ hydrochlor., Olbs
01. monthas piperita, 9lbs

„ morrhurii, 2961bs
„ ohm, 2501 be

cundi 501b1
ge •
„ ricini, I,ooolbs
„ terebinthinw,2ooll3s
IiiitiTRUMNNTB,
Capital instruments, 22 full
sets

DiATBRIALS, &C.
2 oz. narrow-mouth square-
stoppered bottles, 18 doz.
4 oz ditto ditto, 12 dozen
8 oz ditto ditto, 6 dozen
oz stoppered bottles, 8
4
ei ditto, 6 dozen
2 oz ditto, 6 dozen
1 oz wide-mouth vials, 8 doz
2 oz ditto, 8 dozen
4 oz ditto, 8 claim
8 oz ditto, square, 8 dozen
India rubber air or water
hod, I.
Crescent-shaped water cosh-
__

Ditto, portable, SO sets
Midwifery instruments,2 sets
Pocket instruments, 100 full
seta

Ditto, 48. small ditt.

Cupping instruments, 50 sets
„ scarificators, 50 sets

„ temple, 9 sets
Tooth instruments, 25 sets
Lancets, cease of 6, 50 sets
„ cases of 4, 75 sets
Needles, crooked, 50 cases
fl common, 1000
Bougies, flexible metallic,
15 cases
Catheters, silver, 75
ff female, 6
Stomach pumps, 24 cases
Syringes, pewter urethra,
'250 cases
„ glass ditto, 30 oasis
If elastic gum, 9
„ pewter clyster and
pipes 40
Spare pipes for ditto 40
Apparatus, hydrocele,9 cases
,'
suspended anima-
tion, 5 cases
Ellis's apparatus for frac-
tured clavicle, 12

ions, 26 -
Square ditto ditto,
Circular ditto ditto, 35
Crescent-shaped air ditto, 11
ISquare air cushions, 35
Circular air ditto, 25
Divided ditto, 0
Lint, Taylor's, 2,500 lbs
„ second, 2,500 lbs
„ Bowen's fine, 2,500 lbs
~ second, 2,500 lbs
Surgeon's tow, 3,0001bs
Old linen sheets, 500
Skins of leather, 500
Prepared lamb for fomenta-
tions, 20
Linen spread with adhesive

* Tho late Director-General, Sir James McGrigor, Bart.,
whose sagacity, foresight, and capacity of devising
efficient means and arrangements for the welfare and safety of
the sick and wounded of an army, and who was, and still is—
on account of these and other qualifications ho possessed to an
unrivalled degree—the admired of all who desired
and yet desire, pabaam qui ineruit feral, made, whilst ho
was chief of the medical department of the army in tho Pen-
insula, repeated efforts to have an ambulance corps, similar
to what he saw in use with the French, attached to the British
force, but without success.
I feel it imperative on me to state this fact, and further to
record that the army now in Turkey, which her Majesty's
Government has permitted me to supply in the most liberal
manner with everything likely to prove advantageous to the
interests of such sick and wounded as may occur, has actually
been furnished with many of the most important articles at
thethreecatinh recommendation
of his ag
'ti°llof
my
ye has afforded , veneratedpiedecessor, who,though
in me during the last
four mouths the advantage of his 58 years' experience in the
public service, and so made me feel more at ease unier tho im-
portant and responsible duties I had to discharge than other-
wise I should have done.
t During the Peninsular War rather more than one-third,
but not quite one-half, of the medical officers of the army
weregise'nwo reason to nex LisPeeefit.oiu less ''
diseasejekll'' will
ss'
c.;therefore, as
occurthere in Turkey,
there must be, in addition to the above, a reserve of 68
medical officers to supply the places of such as become unfit
log duty.

Catling, 25
Probsegs, 15
Silver probes, long, 30
iy, pocket, 100
Pocket spatulas. 50
Built forceps, 60
Cos er's bullet-scoops, 100
Rea e's ditto, 30
Torniquet's, field,. 375
•' , screw, 100
Hana hair-sieves, 6
Stethoscopes, 49
Therruometers, atmospheric.
10.
bath, 25
97
SurgLm's sponges, 2,000
Bandages, calico, 37,500

-2, flannel, 9,750
18-tailed, 500
Calico for bandages, 20 pees
Flaniiel ditto, 10 pieces
Elastic material for ditto,
100 yds
Oiled silk, 127 yds
Gutta percha tissue, 127 yds
TrusSes, bag, 1,000
„ steel, 150
„ ditto double, 50
Blood porringers, 100
Tape, broad, 120 pieces
„ narrow, 120 pieces
Thread for ligatures, 81bs.
Silk fer ditto, 40 oz
Splints, common, 250 sets
„ whaleb. for legs, 100 st
79 70 thighs, 100 sets
77 Y 7 upper arm, 100 at
IP fore arm, 100 its
„ Startin's wire, 100 yds
„ double incl. planes, 25
„ Liston's thigh, 50
„ (Air), for thigh, 5
70 00 for leg, 5
' , for fore arm, sBusks, thigh splints, 25
Arm slings, 100
Spatulas, spreading, 30
Pot spatulas, 6
Bolus knives, 50
Corkscrews, 30
Counter scissors, 30 •
Strait waistcoats, 60
Fracture cradles, 250
Stump caps, 300
„ pillows, 1,100
Crutches, 220 pairs

°MISTS OF
Divisional medicine chests, 2
Regimental ditto, 8

4o—n'glopfliit-e5, 50 yards
Scales & weights, grain 30 sets
~ ounce, SO seta
„ pound, 4 sets
„ two pound, 4 sets
„ fourteen pound, 2 sets
Labels, 36 sets
Measures, graduated minim,
60
Measures, 2 oz, 120
„ pint, 2
„ eight oz, 2
„ pewter ounce, 10
„ half pint, 10
„ pint, 10
„ quart, 10
Isinglass plaster on linen, 100
yards
Papier chymique, 12 packets
Bolas tiles, 50
Mortars and pestles, compo-
sition, small, 30
Ditto, middle-sized, 24
~ metal, small, 8
„ glass, small, 8
Tin pannakins, 50
Funnels, composition, 16
Cord, laid, 481bs
„ box, 961bs
Copper decoction pots,qt., 30
Paper, wrapping, 3 reams
~ brown, 3 reams
Pill boxes, chip, 100 papers

~ paper, 300 pieces
Horn cups, 60
Yials, oz, 30 dozen
„ 1 oz, 30 dozen
, 2 oz, 30 dozen '
Bottles, 4 oz, 30 dozen
„ 6 oz, 30 dozen
„ 8 oz, 30 dozen
„ 12 oz, 30 dozen
Glass funnels, 16
„ 'lye baths, 30
Shives, 12 gross
Gallipots, in sorts, 180 doz.
Corks, pbial, 60 gross
„ pint, 14 gross
„ quart, 7 gross
„ bungs in sorts, 10 gross
Urinals, pewter, 20
Packthread, 401bs
Bed pans, pewter, 50
Dressing trays, 76
Wax candles, 20 •

MEDICINE.
Detachment ditto, 19
Field panniers,* 46 pairs

Each pair of panniers contains the following medicines,
surgical material, &c.:
01. terebinth. 8 oz
01. olive opt. 8 oz
Tinct. opii. 4oz .
_Ether sulph., 4 oz
Liq. amon. fort, 2 oz
Sp. amon. arom. 4 oz
Tinct. matico, 4 oz
Jalape cont. 2 oz
Tinct. fern ries. 2 oz
Chloroform, 8 oz
Solut. acet. morph. 2 oz
Anton. sesq. 4 oz
Antim. potass. tart. 1 oz
01. tiglii, 1 oz
Hydrarg. chlorid. 2 oz
01. mentlife pip. 1 oz
Cerat. cetacei, 8 oz
Ext. opii, 2 oz
Colocynth. C. 4 oz
Lucifer matches, 1 box
Pins, 1 paper
Ligature silk, 1 oz
bott. in baskets, 2
Ligature thread, 1 oz
Boxes of Apparatus for E
Each box containing—
Double inclined plane
Jointed thigh splint
Arm sling
Jointed elbow splint

Horn cup, 1
Wedgwood measure, 1 oz
Minim, 1 ez
Spongio Pilini, yard
Hospital book, 1
Splints
Old linen sheet, 1
Adhesive plaster, 4 yards
Tow, 3 lbs
Oil silk, 1 yard
Fine lint, 2 lb 8 oz
Calico bandages, 50
Gallipots, 1 doz
Torniquets, 15
Wax tapir, 1
Candle, 1
Counter scissors, 1 pair
Tape, 1 piece
Corkscrew, 1
Palate knife, 1
Elastic enema, 1
Sponges, 6
Corks 3 dozen

'ractures and Dislocations.
Set of lined splints •
„ japanned leg splints
„ whalebone splints
Dislocation apparatus

COMFORTS.
Sugar, 4,680 lbs
Tea, 2,200 lbs
Preserved potatoes, 45 cwt
Sago, 6 cwt
Arrowroot, 6 cwt
Barley, 15 cwt
PRINTED FORMS, &C.
Monthly return of men of
other corps, 1,000
Daily rolls of extra, 1,000
Monthly retura of stoppages,
1,000
Ssnitaryreport,white troops,
No. 1,20.
No. 2, 20
General monthly return of
hospital sing', 50 -
Financial inspection, 5
Statement of services of me-
dical officers, 10
Weekly and daily report of
sick, 1,000
Envelopes, size of half-ehset
post, 4,000
,) fcp., 3,000
demy, 2,000
Large covers, imperial cap.,

1,-000
Quarto post, in sheets,6 reams
~ in half-sheets, 6 reams
Foolscap in sheets, 10 reams
~ in half-sheets, 10 reams
Brown paper, 6 reams
Blotting paper, 6 reams
Cartridge paper, 2 reams
Decoy, ruled, 2 reams
Foolscap, ruled, 2 reams
Lumberhand, 4 reams
S. 0. royal, 6 reams
Ink powders, black, 100
Ditto red, 50
Quill pens, 2,000
Steal ditto, 1,200
Red tape, 144 pieces
Wafers, 61bs
Wax, 21bs
India rubber, 20 pieces
Pencils, 108
Thread, 21bs
Twist green, 2 skeins
Pins, 21bs
Needles, 12
Mordan's nibs, 4 boxes
Holders, 4
Cord, 21bs
Penknives, 40
Erasers, 20
Inlestands, 40
Scissors, 20
Round rulers, 20
Memorandum books, 50
Paper knives, 12
Cards, 6 packs
'Cardboards, 24

TOR ES, &c.
Kettles, teat '7 irent 153
~ ditto, 4 ditto, 153
Knives
,And forks, common,
' 2,448
earving, 102
Lamps, passage, or wards, 816
burners, double wick
for ditto, 816
" cotton wick for ditto,
306 lbs
" hand agitable, 101
Lanterns, tin, punched, 102
Lac;l23l, soup, 102
Muslin for Paulquit° =T-
ilsit* 2,000 yds
Mop head', with nails, 61&
Mallets, wood, 51
Needles, packing, assorted,
201 . .

sewing ditto, 2,550
Nails, assorted, 51,000
Pails, or water buckets, 204
Padlocks, with hasps and
staples, 204
Pans, bed, pewter, and zinc',
510
, stool ditto, 480
frying, 51
Panniars, 40 pairs
Pack saddles, 80
Pickaxes 50
Plates, tin, 7,050
Measures, tin, imperial, 1
gal. to gill for oil, 17 sets
copper, do. do. for
wine, 17 getts
Pots, chamber, pewter, and
zinc, 3,060
„ coffee, tin, 51
pi tea, 5 pints, 204
ditto, 3 ditto, 204 _

„ spitting, pewter, and
zing, 1,600
Rollers and brackets, idivei,

153
Saucepans, tin, nests, 51.
Spoons, iron, 7,650
Scales and beams, to weigh
1121bs, 17
Weights for ditto, 17 sets
Scale-beards for do., 17 sets
To weigh 281 b, 51
Weights fur ditto, 51 sets
Diet scales, 51
Weights for ditto, 51 sets
Shovels, 51.
Spades, 51
Saws, hand, 204
Screw-drivers, large and
middling, to include brace
and screw-driver bit, 51
Screws, assorted, 5,100
Tents (Portuguese) proposed
by Mr. Guthrie, 40
Tarpaulins, 240
Tmind,