Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-17
SANITARY CONDITION OF THE YER
MONT TROOPS

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STATE Of Ve,mo1f '''''''V'' '''''"' y Wv
have AGAIN made an oxarinot;on or the
sanitary condition of the Vernon, V,,Inntoer
Regimsnts at Camr fi,ig;n and on, barnv n,
saw that there is an imnroyomont in mast re.
spee,s. There il less mortality smaller
number excused from dutv on account of sick
ness. and feel ouite sure that the character
of disease il NOT 40 MALIGNANT as at tho date
of NV former renort on this spbiect Tvnhoid
fever tvpboid pneumonia. bronchitis and otb.
or cat.r,bs Al ag.c,;ons oC tto ,hroa, ard booJ
rheumatism. iaundicc and diptheria. are the
oomplaints tbat preyau of tbe.o tvnboid
fever is by ia, me most common in the STU
and 6tb rc,ir,..t. tho ,r,,or,ion of fovers
being les. than horetorore. diptbc,ia of ratb.
or a mild firm i secn in tno.t rrgiments hint
il occurs only now and then for several DAYS.
Ne new cases are soon in any regiment. Sew
eral deaths have occurred from this disease,
but comp,rod with New ENGLAND dintherin il
is more manageable
The Now recruits who came 10 caup in Oc-
tober and early in Norember. are now getting
tvpboid fever and its kindred diseases. pneu-
monia and iaundice but think those who
w into camp at this season and later will ac-
climate saf iy. | would suggest to your Ex.
cellcncy the expediency Of keeping the reei-
ments now raising. in barracks as long as pos
sible in Vermont, or else use such inf ence
as is possible TO have them sent south of Vir-
ginia A position near the coast south of
Washington would be favorable one. and
even north of that the coast would be more
healthy than the fiat upland of Virginia.
The amount of sickness IN the 5th and 9Th
ers--n the 9th ranging from 22O TO $50 OK
cused from duty, with SO or 60 in hospital
and in the jth about the same number excus-
ed from duty with more in the hospital. In
the 81 and Attn the number excused from duty
is from 80 90 l30 with less than 20 in hospi-
tal boo the 3i and about 60 n the 4th
The relief furnished recently by the State
in the way of Assistant Surgeons, seems to
De nearly or quite sufficient Assistant Sur
geous Porter and Phillips are in the field,
and Assistant Surgeon Hazleton was expected
to report himself for duty on the 1st of Jan
uary. The Government Assistant Surgeon
Shaw and Goodwin will now very soon, it is
expected, retun to their posts. he medi-
cines ordered from Phiadelphia are daily ex-
pectcd and in my absence gave the proper
instructions to Assistant Surgeon Hazleton
Surgeon. upon a written reoui.ition upon a
cefti6c,t. of thoir baipr needed i'm hi. r,gi-
mont such ooan,itv nat exceeding one-fGb
no M mas. ,,.,n, IT, ,h;,L ,bo S,r,.or l. IN
,iyotj. t,c.i,t I, mi. ys, an The mod.
Siros ,yill h. e.. counted f,r
s,oc, M, f,rr,sr visit thero h,vo becn rear-
Iy .,nrI.t,d so tb,t ,bs, will bo occn,,ed
tbi. ,,'rk SOM, los. bo.pitl struc,prc.Lonc
in ,be 6u, regiment one i'm the 2J. and one
In tbr c,prsc of construction in the Am
These. when completed are in INV opinion
tbo ro.t nsr,ect bo.o;tal srrangemont. that
can he ,,de f,r Cola s.rvico and can as
sure our citizens that altpougb the name =. log-
hns,it,l" sounds Gtl. rongb tbev ore
warm drv and can be lent nerfoc,Iy ro,,
Tbey have good board aoors and a tigbt
bo,rd or sbi9cleI roof Tbo .binrIos .rc' NJ
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