National Republican., 1875-12-08
R.port Of pr. John q. Woodvorth.

TIE Supervising Surgeon General Of the marine
hospital service reports as follows: The 3oth Of
June, 1875, closed the seventy.seventh year Of the
operations ofthe marine hospital service and the
fourth year Of its Reorganization on its present
basis During the last fiscal year the relief opera
tions Of the service embraced ninety.fOu sea and
inland ports Of the United States at which were
lieved fifteen thousand and nine sick and disabled
seanep, who rtcsived four hundred and i've thou
sapd six hundred and sixty i've day o. relief. Twelve
Thousand nine hundred and thirty.nine OF these
thirty one and fifteen hundredths days each, with
mortality Of three and fifty seven hundredths
per cent. and two thousand and seventy others,
whose diseases and Injuries did not require treat
mtnt In hospital, were relieved 1t the Offices OF
the surgeons By furnishing them with medicines
Never before IN the history OF the service has
80 large q number Of sesmen applied for and re-
esiysG relief as during the past year The cagss
servfce was two-fold ]. The coasting trade fell
of in the last year. and the percentage that sick
than among the Workers. 2. The unusually Sc
we're winter sent many hardy seaman 10 hospi-
tai from every port along the Northern Atlantic
coast. t- ~.
The causes which increased the numbers in
hospital also reduced the amount Of hospital
dues were rendered. The receipts from this
source amounted 70 tSas, ,s93T6 The net expend-
itures ont OF the appropriation during the year
ing 1873 deficiencies and sppropfistIons have
: been made for the Marine. hospital service aver
aging ti2s, us per year; but OF the last Con-
grsss no such appropriation was requested, nor
10 IL prooabls that any viii be required for the
year ls7T. 80. FF r.r.fl v
TIE CONTINENT NAItsx HosfI rALs.
.. Il having been dseided by the Department
that all expenditures for repairs OF Marine hos
pitsi buildings, ETC., which has hitherto besn
made out Of the general appropriation for 70
pairs Of public buildings shall hereafter be paid
out Of the Marine hospital fund. Dr. Wood.
worth takes oecasion 20 report upon the condition
OF the several bospitalg. Extensive repairs are
having been made Tor several years. But ss all
Of the old hospital buildings are defective In their
construction, Dr. Woodwork does not approve Of
. large outlay on any Of them. He recommends
the erscsion Of eepsrate tpavilion.wards 90 the
hospital grounds 1t Chefsea, Mass.; Louisville,
KY, and st. Louis. Mo.
"a FRoPoBED NEW HOSPITALS. y
Ats largo plumber Of ports it is necessary to
provide for the relief Of seamen IN municipal or
privats hospitals, but there are Q few ports Of
sufbcient magnitude to make necessary some pro-
vision ior The care OF the siek and disabisd where
neither Gcyernmsnt, municipal or private hospt
tails exls,- The most impoitast of such ports =
Hysnnts, Massachuietts, the principal port %
past three years has been forty-hye per ce1t
Freater than at Portland. Maine. To meet The
inst demands Of the service in this locality II 10
fecommended that Congress Be requssted 10 au-
thofiks the purchase OF . site 81 Hyannis for the
purpose Of erecting thereon small pavilion hos
p'tal, not TO exceed In cost 81, 900 Tor both. )
Tne iormer recommendation OF the supervising
furgeon general, to build marine hospital for
the port OF New York, 70 cost t25o ooo q respect
lully rcutWtus p ~