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

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1854.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR THE ARMY

OF THE EAST.

Army Medical Department, 13; sb. James's•

place, Oct. 16.
Dr. Smith. Director-General of the Army and
Ordnance Medical Department, presents his com-
pliments to the editor of The Sun, and as much
misapprehension seems to exist as to the sufficiency
of medical attendants, and of medical. stores and
supplies with the army and in the hospitals in the
East, and 'as great anxiety has thereby been caused
to tho relatives of the sick and wounded, he sends
the accompanying papers, showing the number of
medical officers, and the quantity of medicine and
hospital stores, which have been forvrarded from
this country at different times since the 24th
February last.
In a memorandum, respecting medical stores
supplied to the army in the East, the Director-
General also states that :
" The number of medical officers with the British
forces in the East, at the time of the battle of the
A]ma, was 276—being 1 to every 97 of strength..
In the Peninsula the number of medical officers
was 1 to every 154 of strength.
"At the present moment there are 30 more
medical officers on their way to Constantinople,
and 15 more are waiting embarkation.
" Dr. Smith is happy in being able to state con-
fidently that the medical officers at Seutari:,(he
believes 21 in number) have at their command
everything necessary to the treatment of the
wounded soldier; hence there is no necessity what-
ever for any effort being made by the publics to
send out to Constantinople lint, old linen, &c." _

INSTRUMENTS, SURGICAL M.
Amputating knifes, 50
saws, 50
If
Assalini• tenaculums, 20
Weis"s ditto, 120
Catlins, 25
Probangs, 15
Silver probes, long, 30
„ • pocket, 100
Pocket spatulas, 50
Bullet forceps, 60
Coxiter's bullet-scoops, 100
Reade's ditto, 30
Torniquet's, field, 375
„ • screw, 100 •
Hand hair-sieves, 6
Stethoscopes, 49
Thermometers, atmospheric,
10

[ATERIALS, &C., CONTINUED.
plaster, 1,250 yards
Calico ditto ditto, 750 yards
Oiled cloth, 20 yards
Pins, 250 papers
Spongio piline, 50 yards
Scales & weights, grain 30 sets
„ ounce, :10 sets
Labels; two 3
pound,
fourteen
se
ptoue pound,
iv 4
setusnd sets
, 2 sets
Measures, graduated minim,
GO
:)Itasures, 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 ehymique, 12 packets
Belns tiles, 50
Mortars and pestles, compo-
sition, small, 30
Ditto, middle-sized, 21
„ 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 caps, 60
Vials, i oz, 30 dozen
.„ 1 oz, 30 dozen
~ 2 oz, 30 dozen
Bottles, 4 oz, 30 dozen
~ 6 oz, 30 dozen
PO 8 oz, 30 dozen
eye baths,
i boa
ait,
1163
sOO,
gross
Glass funnels, 16
2
l'ssosrts, 180 doz.
cCl;Goa,ri,l9kvi isePps°,itnln in sorts,
gross
~ quart, 7 gross
„ bungs in sorts, 10 gross
Urinals, pewter, 20
Packthread, 401bs
Bed pans, pewter, 5P
Dressing trays, 76
Wax candles, 20

„ bath, 25
Surgeox's sponges, 2,000
Bandages, calico, 37,500
„ flannel, 9,750
„ 18-tailed, 500

Calico for bandages, 20 pees
Flannel 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 for ditto, 40 oz
Splints, common; 250 sets
„ whaleb. for legs, 100 st
PP lf thighs, 100 sets
~ „ , upper. arm, 100 st
„ „ fore arm, 100 sts
„ Startin's wire, 100 yds
„ double incl. planes, 25
„ Liston's thigh, 50
„ (Air), for thigh, 5
IP for leg, 5
PP
„ „ for fore arm, 5
Busks, thigh splints, 25 o
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

CHESTS OF
Divisional medicine chests, 2 I
Regimental ditto, 8
Each pair of panniers coats
surgical material, &c.
01. terebinth. 8 oz
01. olio opt. Boz
Tinct. opii. 4 oz
'Ether sulph., oz
Liq. anion. fort, 2 oz
Sp. anion. arom. 4 oz •
Tinct. matico, 4 oz
Jalapm cont. 2i oz
Tiuct. ferri ses. 2 oz
Chloroform, 8 oz
Solut. acet. morph. 2 oz
Amon. sesq. 4 oz
Antim. potass. tart. 1 oz
01. tiglii, 1 oz
Hydrarg. chlorid. 2 oz
01. months:: 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 F
Each box containing—
Double inclined plane
Jointed thigh splint
Arm sling
Jointed elbow splint

MEDICINE.
Detachment ditto, 19
Field panniers,* 46 pairs
bins the following medicines,

Horn cup, 1
Wedgwood measure, 1 oz
Minim, 1 oz
Spongio Pilini, yard
Hospital book, 1
Splints
Old linen, sheet, 1
Adhesive plaster, 4 yards
Tow, 3 lbs
Oil silk, 1 yard
Fiie lint, 2 lb 8 oz
Calico bandages, 50
Gallipots, 1 doz
Torniquets, 15
Wax taper, 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.
I Set of lined splints
__

„ japanned leg splints
, whalebone splints
Dislocation apparatus

COMFORTS.
Sugar, 4,680 lb*
Tea, 2,200 lbs
Preserved potatoes, 45 cwt
Sago, 6 cwt
Arrowroot, 6 cwt •
Barley, 15 cwt
PRINTED FORMS; &O.
Monthly return of men 'of
other corps, 1,000
Daily rolls of extra, 1,000
Monthly return of stoppages,
1,000
Sanitaryreport,white troops,

No. i,

„ No. 2, 20
General monthly return of
hospital staff, 30
Financial inspection, 5
Statement of services of me-
dical officers, 10
Weekly and daily report of
sick, 1,000
Envelopes, size of half-sheet
post, 4,000

fcp., 3,000
decoy, 2,000
Largo covers, imperial cap.,

1,000
Quarto post,in shoets,6 reams
„ in half-sheets, 6 reams
Foolscap in sheets, 10 reams
„ in halt-sheets, 10 realms
Brown paper, 6 reams
Blotting paper, 6 reams
Cartridge paper, 2 reams
Deny, ruled, 2 reams
Foolscap, ruled, 2 reams
Lurnberhand, 4 reams
S. 0. royal, 6 reams
Ink powders, black, 100
Ditto red, 50
Quill pens, 2,000
Steel ditto, 1,200
Red tape, 144 pieces
Wafers, 61bs
Wax, 21bs
India i übber, 20 pieces
Pencils, 108
Thread, 2lbs
Twist green, 2 skeins
Pins, 21bs
Needles, 12
Mordat:s nibs, 4 boxes
Holders, 4
Cord, 21bs
Penknives, 40
Eyesers, 20
Itilsotands, 40
Scissors, 20
Hound_ rulers, 20
Memorandum books, 50
Paper knives, 12
Cards, 6 packs
Cardboards, 24

TOLES, &C.
Kettles, tea, 7 qts., iron, 153
ditto, 4 ditto, 153
~
Knives and forks, common,
2,448
carving, 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
Ladles, soup, 102
Muslin for musquito cur-
tains, 2,000 yds
Mop heads, with nails, 612
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, 490
~ frying, 51.
Panniers, 40 pairs
Pack saddles, 80
Pickaxes, 50
Plates, tin, 7,650
Measures, tin, imperial, 1
gal. to gill for oil, 17 sets
~ copper, do. do. for
wine, 17 sets
Pets, chamber, pewter, and
zinc, 3,060
If coffee, tin, 51
~ tea, 5 pints, 204
~ ditto, 3 ditto, 204
~ spitting, powtor, and
zinc, 1,600
Rollers and brackets, towel,
153
saucepaus, 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 for 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 hit, 51
Screws, assorted, 5,100
Tents (Portuguese) proposed
by Mr. Guthrie, 40
Tarpaulins, 240
Towels, round, 612

HOSPITAL STORES;
Handles for brushes and
mope, 1,020
Hatchets 102

,
Hospital marquees, 70
Hospital canteens of utensils,
A. 8., inc. 12 sAs of bed-
ding to each, 40 pairs
Hammers, claw, in sizes, 102
Hessens, pieces of 33-yds., 51

Huckaba, ditto 18'do., 51

Kettles, nests of 8 tin, 153