The times., 1899-11-15


bcrg. Surgeon General OF the Army, mas
been submitted to the Secretary of War.
The report shows that there was expended
by the madical department Of the Army
during the year ended June so. 1888, S1,316,-
721.s5. leaving a balance Of 81. .44S. .3S7.37. all
Of which, with the exception of about $50
COO is in the Treasury to the credit Of the
department. The $50.eC0 is in the hands OF
the dis5ursing officers. The principal item
Of expense was medical supplies, for which
SI,e47 .065.l1 vas expended nurses cost.
Sl02,221-S7, and other employees, S64,357.64-
At the Providence Hospital Washington.
soldiers and officers to the number Of 1-55G
were treated during the year.
OF medical officers there were on June 30,
1899. $50 assistant surgeons and "a majors
and surgeons. Of contract doctors there
were 5S5. Of contract female nurses there
were 202. though 1858 had been under con-
tract between May TO- 1898, and July 1,
1899.
The report sets forth that the hospital
ships Relief and Missouri have done good
service between this country, Cuba, and
the Philippines
OF the medical supply depots the report
says. The regular medical supply depcts
a. New York St Louis. and San Fran
cisco have been kept up. That at New
York has supplied the troops in the north
ern and eastern portions of the United
States and also in Cuba and Porto Rico
Increased facilities were required to prop
eTly conduct the business at this depot, and
q special building was hired for the pur-
pose 20 the great advantage OF she Govern
m1nL The depot in St Louis has supplied
the troops and garrisons in camps in the
Mississippi Valley and portions of the
country most convenient 10 it, Medical
supplies for the Philippine Islands. with
the exception OF the large amount that
was sent On the hospital ship Relief which
left New York March . 1888 have been
furnished from the sen Francisco depot
MediciEes and most Of these supplies were
purchased on the Pacific Coast. only articles
OF exclusively Eastern manufacture being
sent from New York and ST Louis The
uniform report from the Philippine Islands
has been that medical supplies have been
ample"
Examination of Recruits.
The following summary Is given regard
ing recruits examined for enlistment:
The total number Of men examined for
enlistment during the calendar year 1928
was zl250-whiJe- 66,2S7; colored. SOB.
The number accepted was 54. sos. or 770.47
OF every LOCO examined. Tne ratio o. az
eepted men was 77079 for the white and
l66-2l for the colored. White men 10 the
number Of 22.74. and colored men 10 that
cT 1910 per thousand declined enlistment
me rate oI reflections on primary exaui-
nation was 2l6-43 among The white. and
among The c0lored candidates 2lI.C4 giving
mean OF 20I-2L
Among the recruits who I'll up the
ranks Of our Regular Army there is usual
~ considerable number OF men who are
lot native born. a few years ago Irish
and German recruits constituted one-Efta
q the total number accepted. or 200 of
every l.JuV mel. Recently the proportion
OF foreign born has been decreasing. IN
1888 the ratio for each OF these TWO classes
cf foreign born recruits fell for the first
lime below 80 per Loco. In 1897 Germany
furnished 74-53 and Ireland 7439 Daring
-he past year IS result Of the mi itsrv
spirit perVading the country. the ratio OF
native born rose 10 710.f7 per 600, while
tae proportion Of naturalized citizens of
German and Irish birth fen. respectively.
70 4t-9e and 34-4f per thousand"
The death report is given as follows
Inc total number Of deaths in our ar-
mics, including regulars ana volunteers.
from May j, 1898. 10 June 30 1893. was
e-bl+i of whom $50 were killed in battle
-l6 killed by accident 202 died Of gurshot
wounds and wounds received in action
2,il4 from typhoid fever. 4I6 from malariai
lever. 5as from pneumonia 3z2 f.om
Glarrhoea and dysenteTy. and l85 from vel
II" Fever Many Of the deaths cannot be
distributed among their causes until the
medical records OF the Volunteer ARMY
are available for statistical study. The
ngures just given are. therefore. subfe
70 material change when this study has
been completed.
Conditions on Transports.
The yellow fever and smallpox epidem-
les ana the conditions OF the transports
are treated Is follows:
III is with pleasure that 7 reporr fbe
passage q the yellow fever season Of 1899
with The occurrence Of SO few case. Of this
disease, although our troops have been sta
uoned within easy access 20 towns which
are more or less infected Medical off,
GERS were required 10 observe an fever
eases HiLh the utmost care and 10 fsoisfe
any patient who had suspirfnus s,-,nT,ro,,,s
ana chief surgeons Of departments were
oiIected 10 select and recommend canning
grounds, and 10 urge that the com-1ards
De Kept ln state Of constant readiness
10 move should il become necessary 10 de-
populate garrisCEs on account OF infec-
ton Occasional cases were renorrad AT
6uana3ay. Camp Columbia. Sancti SDiritus
Aatanzas- and MaEzauillo. bur There is
DOUBT as 20 the correctness Of the disg-
nosis ~ some Of these. A number of scat
tered cases occurred ar Puerto princfup II
q evident from the history of these cases
That the disease was contracted In the cirv
ana mat the barracks remained free from
injection but Tor greater assurance OF
safety, the entire command was removed
10 camp AT Santiago the adoption Of
proper measures succeeding In suppressinp
The outbreak, bur net until rs cases OF
which - were fatal, had occurred among
the troops. Among the victims OF the
outbreak were Capt. Paul Clendenfn as
s.stant surgeon, United States Army ina
3or United States Volunteers. in command
OF the general hospital, and acting Assist
ant Surgeon +. ~. Fabricius. The psfhoI-
ogist OF the hospital
AN epidemic OF SMALLPOX among ti.e
people of The HoiguIa district 0f SANTIAGO
Province. was promptly suppressed bv col
iecting and isolating the cases in nest
house burning or disinfectiug all dan
Eerous articles. and systematically raerf-
mating the people None Of the trunns
engaged in guard and police duty during
1be progress Of this work became affected
with ihe disease.
In Porto Rico the troops were scattered
e. a number OF stations usually in tho
llelghborhood Of towns AT some Of these
they were qua-tEred ia barracks formerly
occupied by the Spaniards: al others build
ings more or less suitable were rented for
their shelter At those which are ey-
pecied 10 be occupied for some time. i'm