The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-20

The following are the deaths
From Consumption, l /; Typhoid Fever, / Ul-
ceration OF the Bowels, | !; Drcpsy, ? Acute Dys-
entary, Tertiary Syphilis, Chronic Diarfhoea,
l. Total 8.
The first case, Robert Curry, had labored under
CONSUMPTION for several years the second John
Hassett was brought 10 tie Hospital in a dying
state and survived bat 2f hours the third, Peter
Johnson contracted his disease in crossing the
plains last season, from insufficient and unWhole-
some food which disease (ulceratIon OF the bowels)
had become incurable when he reached the Hospi-
tal-he died three days after: the fourth, Gerhard
Tayicr died OF Dropsy resulting from diseased lungs
under which he had suffered long time previous TO
his admission to the Hospital the jth, l.. Ander-
son had dropsy Of the chest, of some five weeks
Standing, and died five days after he came to the
Hospital tine 6th, Michael Merigan, had suffered
from acute dysentery two days previous to being
placed under my charge, and nothing could arrest
the progress of the infiamatOn-he died three days
afterwards the 7th, John Il. lsng, had been the
victim O malpractice previous to his arrival at the
Hospital, and died five days after his arrival the
sth Wm. s. Browne had been laboring several
weeks under his disease without medical advice,
and when he came under my charge he was beyond
recoYery-he fingered but six days. Thus while
these few cases Of mortality were or appeared 10 De
incurabe from the time Of their reaching the hosp-
tai yet the sufferers greatly relieved in their
dying moments by the care and ats ntion, which
the hospitality of our county provided them.
The various diseases which have come under my
treatment during the quarter tend to show the
dance requisite to relieve the patients under their
physical sulerings and to restore them to health.
These are as follows Tertiary Syphilis Chron-
ic Goitrites, / Genshel wound, l Staphy lema
Scrofuous Hpthama, 6 Bilious fever 80 Amaoro-
sis | Structure of Urethra and Orchitis lucis-
ed foot Neuralgia, and Opthalmia purulenta,
Acute Rheumatism, 4 /; Cartea Saralyss, | ; Goner-
reoel 0pthalmia , Chronic rheumatism 81 Gen
era Dropsy, , Ascites l Hydrotherax, l ; Com
poun Fracture, Gastric Hepatic Derangement.
| +; Diaphragmatic Inflammation Purulent Opthai-
mia : phthesis Pulmonales, , Epilepsy, / Dys-
entaFy Acute Neuralgia, Eryspelas, : Bill
lious Rhesmatism, g. Total, l39.
Il would perhaps be interesting to know the place
of nativity OF the various persons in the Hospital
during the quarter it may convey useful intor-
nation to the statieian Of the character of the pres
ent population Of the county, as well as other mat
ters: From Missouri 4 New Jersey | Pennsyl-
vania ) !; Ireland % Germany l2 Wales 2;
France II Scotland ? New York 10 Canada
Tennessee ; Maine Portugal Massachusetts
10 Illinois ) /; Ohio 10; England 9; China
Iowa ? Wisconsin Sweden =; Denmark Con-
nectieut Italy, Total l39.
ltaf0gds ne great pleasure in speaking of the
uniform good order that has existed throughout all
departments of the Hospital during the quarter, and
! cannot speak in terms of too much commendation
of the gcalemanly bearing of the patients and the
gratitude they have all exhibited and and expressed
Tor the generous provisions made for them by the
county. Respectfully submitted,
JAMES 0'BRl EN-, NJ. D.