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REPORT OF THE RUSSIAN MEDICAL
DEPARTMEff T.

A copy of a report on the organisation of the Russian
medical department and the sanitary state of their Cri-
mean hospitals wise laid before the House of Commons on
the motion of Mr. Stafford. The report, which is suffi-
ciently-interesting, is drawn up by Dr. Mouatt and Mr.
Wyatt. They divide their -subject-matter into four
heads—], the organisation of the medical department
generally ; 2, the surgery of the war; 3, medical history
and the sanitary condition of the hospitals and camps ;
and 4, the prevailing diseases in. the Russieii army, as
well as those of the native population or 'ratters. These
are again subdivided.
The medicrl department includes two classes of stu-
dents-1, those c iticeted at the expense of the state, and
2, those educated at their own expense at the various
Universities. The right of the first class to serve in the
army is compulsory (for a period) ; every medical officer
may retire on half-pay after 25 years' service, and on full
pay after 30 years' service i;To each regiment, which con-
sists of fcur battalions of 1,000 men each, is attached
a medical staff of one surgeor-msjor and three surgeons
of battal one," which latter term appli• e to every junior
medical officer who first joins a regiment ; but, if attach-
ed to an hospital instead of a regiment, his primary ap-
pellation would be Ordinatcar de l'Hopital. His pay
will be 250 silver roubles, or 8001. a year, with service
and forage, The next step is that of surgeon of a
regiment, or Ordinateur superriclr, the nay of which
is 346 roubles, or 1,3601. a yeae. The third grade is
that of a doctor of a division, or of a regiment of
Guards, or chief officer of a smog bospitel, or aide
to a chief officer of a larger hospital. In this case -the
rank is that of lieutenant colonel or colonel with 505
roubles salary, and 176 table-money. Then come the
superior grades of doct )r of a corps (555 rouble 3 salary);
doctor-in-chief of a corps of the Guard ; and, lastly, di-
rector of the medical department of the army, or general
staff-doctor of an army, or member of council of the is ili-
tery medical deps.rtment of the empire. The last rank is
that of major-general or general, and the pay 725 roubles
and 300 table-money. Oue advantage of the Russian system
is this—that if the state of the service precludes the pro-
motion of a medieel office: from want of vacanoies, his
prospects as to pay and retireinent still progressively
advance by the provision for increase of pay after
every five years' succe :sive service, and also increase
of relative army rank for any special merit displayed ;
and as there is no inducement for prolonged ser-
vice, old and effete officers give place to young and
efficient successors. In every regiment there is a
dispenser, who holds the rank of a non-commissioned
officer, and in every general hospi"l is an anothecary.
Then there are the dresser., or " felchers,' who are
young lads taught what the French term la petite
chirurgerie, their duties being analogous to those
of the medical subordinates attached to European
regiments in India. The cooking for the hospi-
tals appeared excellent, and well conducted by
regularly attached cooks. •There were found
five different scales of diet. The bread sup-
plied WP9 white and of fine quality, but the sick, from
habit, often preferred no black. The soup contained 11b.
of meat per man, and plenty of cabbage and other vege-
tables; it was thickened with meal, and found a very ex-
cellent and palatable pottage. Tea was largely consumed
by all classes. Each sick soldier costs the Government
some 25 kopecks, or 1.9., per diem. An officer belong-
ing to the Russian " Intend'alce" reside 3 in all
large towns where troops are stationed, and purchases
all things requisite for imspital and regimental require-
ments, supplying them to the c3lonel on requisition ;
animals and vehicles for the use of the sick and
wounded are libeially given by the nation, and the
ambulance arrangements appear to be very efficient.
Tne female nurs-s are highly spoken of; they are ail
1 Wks, called " Sisters of Mercy," generally widows
of officers. From what the authors of the report saw
of these valuable women, they are 1 d to the con-
clusion, irresistibly, that female nursing, re a general
rule, can only be succcsefully practised from either the
predominance of strong feelings of devotion or affec-
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Lion. The fail diet for hospi,3l conval -,cents was
21b. of black bread, llb. of meat ilb. of barley for
gruel, litre (quart) of kwase, meat;
of brandy, and
salt; the low diet (B 2) includel 141 b. of white bread,
V). of meat, —db. of barley, a litre of white wine,
and salt. Ttie daily 'rations for "duty" men cf the
Russian army include 11b. of black bread, 11b. of meat,
litre of kwass (a fermented beverage), a 4 litre of tour
cabbage, a litre of barley, 22 grains of salt, a lof a
grain of horse-radish, a of a litre of vinegar, and 4of
a grain of pepper. The brave defenders of Sebastopol
appear to have enjoyed the advantages of the very
best modern surgery. Among 80,000 wounded, 10,000
capital operations were pel:ormed (including 3,000 am-
putation:). Union or healing by the first inten-
tion is never attempted. by the Russian surgeons,
on account of the impossibility of obtaining so de-
sirable a result in crowded hospitals ; when it is
attempted pp:mule abscess, and pblegmonous in-
flammation are the almost invar:able results.
Oec-fourth of the fatal ct-es after operation resulted
from pytenaia ; erysipelas and phlegrnonous inflammation
were common, but there was no great amount of hospi-
tal gangrene, and very little tetanus; both these affec-
tions were generally fatal. The circular operation seems
to have been preferred to the flap, in all amputation
cases, and some good stumps were seen. Wounds
of the head and chest ate stated to have been singularly
fatal. In cases of wounds in the cavity of the chest, bleed-
ing is not rc:orted to, but digitalis administered instead.
No real typhus was detected in any
of the hospitals,
notwithstanding their crowded condition. It may. be
asked to what cause is to be attributed the very
large amount of sickness and mortality among the Rus-
sians. The authors of the report think it yr—A.ly dtie
to intermittent and bilious remittent fevers, with
a marked tendency to adynamia, and a low typhoid
state, and diarrheea, which occasionally degnera-
ted into eyeentery. Remittent fevers are the en-
demic of the Crimea, and this is the disease from
which the Tart..rs chiedy suffe-. This was aggravated
by the Russian system of subterranean hutting.
The Russian soldiers appear- i unhealthy, either pre-
maturely old and withered, or very young ; tbeir
aspect wai sallow and their persons and camps
generally the reverse of clean. They have a pr-
dilection for strong waters, which form part of
their rations. In physical conformation and height they
were above the average, equal in height to the English,
but inferior to them in capacity of chest and muscular
conformation. The horse-, oven of.the officers, wore in
wretc:ied condition, and had no kind of clothing. Such
is a summary of the mot inters-ting details of the Re-
pot t.

REGISTRATION OF ELEOTORS.-1-The amount paid for
the.registration of electors in England and Wales in the
year 1853 was 55,8351. 15s. 6d.
THE SOLIOITOR-GENERAL.—We are happy to learn
that the Right Hon. J. Stuart Wortley is gradually re-
covering from his serious attack of brain fever, and has
for some days past been considered out of danger. The
right hon. and learned gentlemen will, however, be
compellc 1, for several weeks to come, to abstain from
professional duties, it being essential to his complete res-
toration teat heshould avoid all unnecessary excitement.
The suspension has been announced of Messrs. R.
James Brown and Co , Ex';ensive timber merchants and
shipbuilders and owners at Sunderland. Their direct
debts amount to 80,0001. upon acceptances and 30,0001.
on open account, while their indirect commitments on
bills discounted are 150,0001. Their asset-, it is hoped,
may realise about 14s. 9d. in the pound. The house hal
been established about 12 years, and apprehensions are
entertained that its stoppage may bring down several
smaller firms.
INDUSTRY IN FRANCE.—The Department of the Ma-
rine and Colonies is now about founding, in the Rue do
Rivoli, at the corner of the Rue St. Fiorentino a perma-
nent exhibition of the productions of the French colonies,
similar to that form'. 1 by the Minister of War for those
of Algeria. A special commission has been formed for its
management., of which Vce-Admiral C.xillc is president.
It hold its first sitting on the 18. h, and it is expected
that the exhibition will soon be open to visitors.
THE LIBRARY OF THII House OF COSIMONt3.—The re-
port of the (defunct) Standing Committee of thtr!.eibrary of
the House of Commons informs us that the collection now
amounts to upwards of 30,000 vols., the increat.e having
occurred princ pally in dictionaries, books of reference,
history, law, topography, diplomacy, voyages, and tra•
vek It has been necessary to provide furthEr accommoJa-
tion for the increasing quantity of books. The general in-
dex to the journals 1837.1852 is finish- I,and the remaining
MS. will be in type and the volorae ready for delivery
this year, when the preparal ion of the work, coramencing
with 1853, and including the subsequent years:, will be
committed to the able hands of Mr. Vardon, who has
been intrusted with the compilation of 3 vols., already
printed, of general index to the journals. The general
indexss to bills, reports, and papers from 1801 to 1852,
and to divisions from the year 1836, have been nompiled
and printed. The committee consisted of the late Speaker
Lefevre, Mr. S. H. Walpole, Mr. Baines, Sir W, Heath-
cote, Mr. Patten, and Mr. Braman,

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