The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-11

imppFNuui uud interesting Details a. (
Hospital work Among the Troops.
Treatment Of Special and Epidcrn-
ic Disenses-IIiIIed and Wounds cd.
George NJ Ste-nberE Surgeon General
of the United States Army. has rendered
his annual report 10 tn. Secretary of War
which was today made public by the Ad-
jutant General Surgeon General Stern
berg makes statement showing the total
expenditures Of the department for the
year ended June Sd. 1901 He says in part
Under the laws relating 20 artificial
limbs there We're furnished during the
year ended June 80. 1871. 81 artificial legs.
2 arms and feet. while communication Ger
udratcs were issued and paid in the cases
of l5l amputated legs. lib amputated arms.
amputated Feet and 2.TS3 cases i'm which
the loss Of the use Of a limb was regarded
as proved by the evidence on file. These
cases involved the expenditure Of $l55.-
S6252 from the appropriations available.
For the current year the sum Of Sl25. 900
WAS appropriated which viii probably SUI
flee TO meet the requirements of the sur
vivOrs who were last paid I'm 1899
The act Of Congress approved June G.
1900. appropriated $4,000 for the support
and medical treatment of destitute pa
Ucnts in the city of Washington. u. c.,
under a contract to be made with Provi-
/ douce Hospital by the Surgeon General
! of the Army. During the year III pa
ueuts were afforded relief under this app
preparation. The average number treated
| daily was 12N, and the average number IF
| days of treatment for each patient was H.
The Army Medical Museum
The total number OF specimens in the
/ Army Medical Museum ON June 80. 1901
/ was 2i,9>; Sl3 specimens were discarded
( or transit erred and 5N added during the
year.
All the medical officers Of the voIun-
! tetrs. stan and reEimentaI. appointed un-
( der previous acts of Congress were mus
/ tered out of service June cd. 1901 Under
/ the act approved February p 1871 there
K were appointed f0r service IN the Division
/ Of the Philippines 50 surgeons with the
rank Of major and $50 assistant surgeons
| with the rank OF captain. one major and
/ surgeon and two first lieuteuants and as
/ sistant surgeons died during the year.
1 There were in service June 80. 1890. g.
| contract surgeons During the year ended
June I'D. 1901, contracts were made with
I -65 physicians. &a3 contracts were an
/ nulled, and terminated by death. leaving
| in service June 30. 1871. 80 under contract
/ OF This number 1is, were nm 1rfr-- in tbe
/ 3 Uited States. i on transports. Il iu Cuba
/ and 80 i'm the Philippines.
! The corps Of 20 contract dental sur
3 Seuus authorized by the act approved Feb
: rLary =, 1891. Is in progress of formation
/ ON June SD. 1871, i dental surgeons who
/ had passed the examining board were as
J signed ! 20 the Department of Cuba. II
J 10 the Division 0f The Philippines. and
I 90 posts i'm the United States.
/ schools OF Instruction have been main
/ tanned gt the Army General Hospital
/ Washington Barracks District of C0lum-
/ bia, at Fort Mcdowell. Cal lAngeI ISL
/ and. and at Hospital No. g. Manila. =.
/ Most valuable work has been done iu
/ these organizations which are now all
+ running on high plane OF efficiency De
. taChmsuts Of instruction were esta blish-
! ed III such posts as Fort Columbus. X Y.
/ Fort Sheridan. H.. Fort Smelling. Mimi
{ Fort L,aveuwoTth. kans.. Fort sam
/ Houston. Texas, Fort Logan, Col, and
4 Vancouver Barracks Wash.
/ THE total number Of men examined fOI
] enlistment iD the regular army during the
I year 1900. was .9 $40. The ratio OF accept
4 ed men was considerably smaller than
/ during the years Immediately preceding
: In 1885,, year OF peace, the ratio was
. 1g2l % out OF every thousand examined IN
/ ltgS during the active recruiting 70 In
! crease the numerical strength of tn,
/ army the accepted men numbered TO a
( per thousand examined. but in 1888 the
[ ratio decreased 10 fSl24 and during che
I past year To 5f216 showing evidently that
] greater care is exercised in the selection
. ID mon for tho service