The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-01 00:00:00

DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SIR W.

CODRINGTON.

(Prom the Gazette of this Evening.)
WAR DEPARTMENT, Dn. 31.
Lord Panmure has received a despatch and its en-
elosurt, of which the following are copies, addressed to
his 'Lordship by General Sir William Codrington,
Le.B. :

Sebastopol, Dec. 15, 1855.
My Lord,—ln forwarding to your Lordship the
'weekly report from Dr. Hall, the Principal Medical
Officer, to the 10th instant, it is gratifying to me to be
able to remark that the general state of health of this
army continues good.--I have, &c.,
W. J. CODRINGTON,
General Commanding.
The Lord Panraure, &c., &c., &c.

Enclosure.

Head-quarters, Camp, Crimea,
December 10.
Sir,—l have the honour to report the weekly state of
sick to the Bth inst.
The army continues healthy, and there is little varia-
tion in the number of admissions, and only one in the
number of deaths this week, as compared with that of
the preceding one.
Tlie weather has been wet and stormy ; which has
occasioned Come little variation in the admissions under
the different heads of disease. Dysentery and rheuma-
tism, for instance, have increased ; but the following
abstract will show how nearly the other classes of disease
assimilate to those of the previous week :
This week. Last week.
Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died.
194 9 196 19
177 .4 172 2
167 6 172 4
7 6 9 4
48 2 29 1
65
45 70 56 0
41 0 43 4
0
349 4 350 3

Fevers
Pulmonie
Diarrhcea
Cholera
Dysentery
Rheumatism
Wounds and injeries
Ophthalmia*
Other diseases

Total 1,093 38 1,059 37
* 2U were transfers from regimental to general hospitals.
The total number of deaths, though only one more
than last week, shows some variety in its distribution,
cy., the mortality under the head of fever has decreased
one-half, whilst that of pulmonic complaints and dysen-
tery has been doubled, and that of diarrhoea and cholera
increased ono third.

Some accidents in the Dockyard have occasioned an
increase under the head of wounds and injuries ; and
amongst the deaths is a curious case in a man of the
Artillery, who received an accidental pistol shot over the
left eye, on the 2.1 of November. The wound healed
-kindly, and he had not a single untoward symptom until
the 30th, when soma eame on, which increased until the
2d of December, when he died, and, on examining his
body after death, the ball was found lodged at the base
of the brain, where it had produced an abscess, which
nroved fatal. This is the only casualty which occurred
in the Royal Artillery during the week.
No casualty occurred in the cavalry.
Five took place in the Ist Division ; one from con-
sumption, one from fever, one from cholera on the 12th
day of the disease, one from water on the chest, and one
from inflammation of the lungs.
In the Highland division six casualties have occurred
this week, which is a considerable increase on the mor-
tality of the Division, which has been remarkably small
for the last three months.
One mean died of comaion continued fever, one ef de•
lirium tremens complicated with inflammation of the
lungs, one of consumption, one of dysentery, two .of.
cholera in the 92d. No other cases of cholera had-,
occurred in the regiment for three days prior to the
closing of the weekly state ; it is therefore to be hoped
the disease will not extend.
In the 2d Division, a case of diarrhoea, in a scrofulous
"Y. proved fatal, and in theB2d Regiment at Balaklava,
which is attached to this division, a case of cholera, and
one of fever, died.
The 82d continues to have a heavy sick list, but the
number of casualties has not been very great.
In the 31 division only two casualties occurred ; one
from epileptic fits, and the other the result of recent se-
vere gunshot wound of the thigh ; diseases of the eye
have decreased from 26 to 16 in this division. In the
4th Division two casualties occurred ; one from fever,
and the other from cholera.
In the Light Division three deaths occurred ; on•e
from cholera, one from chest affection, and one from
dysentery.
The Land Transport Corps has, as usual, had a heavi'mr
sick list tban any of the divisions of the Army, and has
lost more men ; five have died of fever, five of diarrhos;i,
and one of injuries received.
Ophthalmia has decreased during the week ; the appa-
rent increase of admissions arises from the transfer of
cases from Regimental to General Hospitals. The disease
does not appear to be of a contagious nature, but see ms
to be owing chiefly to atmospheric cabuleg„--I have, 3.c.,

J. HALL,
Inspector• General of Hospit alp,
General Sir W. J. Codrington, K.C.8.,
Comrnanding•in•Chief.

Postage of Newspapers and Periodicals.

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