Report on epidemic cholera in the Army of the United States, during the year 1866U.S. Government Printing Office, 1867 - 166 páginas |
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acid Acting Assistant Surgeon Acute diarrhoea algid Arkansas arrived Assistant Surgeon U. S. A. Assistant Surgeon United attacked August battalion Brevet Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Brevet Major camp Cholera Cholera morbus Cholera morbus cholera occurred colored infantry colored troops command convalescent cramps David's island Deaths DECEMBER disinfectants dry bulb duty Duvall's Bluff epidemic cholera Extract from monthly fatal Fort Smith Galveston Governor's island Hart's island infected J. K. BARNES Jackson barracks July July 22 Little Rock Louisiana Major General J. K. medical officer monthly report Months Mean strength morning Newport barracks NOVEMBER obedient servant October organic matter Orleans patient permanganate post hospital prevailing quarantine quarters received report of sick respectfully river sanitary September sick and wounded soldiers stationed symptoms Texas treatment Tybee island United States Army United States cavalry United States colored United States infantry Veteran Reserve Corps wet bulb white troops York harbor
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Página vi - The cabin-passengers and crew of the San Salvador appear to have escaped, but of the ten white citizens residing on Tybee Island, nine were seized with cholera shortly after the arrival of the infected ship and five died. The tenth fled from the island, and is reported to have died of cholera somewhere in the interior of Georgia. No cases of cholera occurred among the troops stationed in Savannah.
Página xvi - The probabilities appear to be that the disease was carried from New Orleans up the Mississippi River to various points on that stream, and west of it, and though the whole chain of evidence is not complete, yet there are a sufficient number of known cases of the transfer of the epidemic from one post to another in this region to put this view of the whole movement beyond reasonable doubt.
Página xvi - At several points, as, for example, at Augusta and Atlanta, Georgia, the epidemic did not extend beyond the infected recruits by whom it was imported. In many cases, however, it involved the rest of the command, and it is highly probable that this would have been the case far more generally but for the stringent hygienic precautions adopted. As a particular example of the value of such precautions, attention may be appropriately drawn to the appended extracts from the reports of Brevet Major E.
Página vi - Minn., of whose previous history and exposure nothing is known. He had been but three days at the post. About an hour after his admission into hospital another case occurred, also a recruit of unknown previous history. Cholera was at this time prevailing in New York City. Recruits from Governor's Island carried cholera to Hart's Island,where the first case occurred on the 8th of July. The epidemic becoming severe among the troops at this post, they were moved, on the 20th, to David's Island, where...
Página xiii - It appears from these tables that out of a total mean strength of 12,780 men, there were 2,708 cases of cholera reported, and 1,207 deaths. Of these there were 1,749 cases and 706 deaths out of a mean strength of 9,083 white troops; and 959 cases and 501 deaths out of a mean strength of 3,697 colored troops.
Página viii - ... Shreveport just above the post. During September and October there were eleven cases and four deaths in the command. The steamship Texas, with recruits from Hart's Island, for the Seventeenth United States Infantry, left New Orleans, as already stated, July 19, and arrived at Galveston, Tex., on the 22d. The day after their arrival one of the recruits was attacked with cholera, and died in thirty-six hours. In the outbreak which followed, forty-fonr cases and twenty-fonr deaths are reported among...
Página v - SIR: In accordance with your instructions I have the honor to submit the following report of...
Página xvi - Island, in the immediate vicinity of an infected city, through which recruits passed with more or less delay before arrival, the infection spread by...
Página 54 - SIR: I have the honor to report that, in obedience to your orders, I...
Página vi - Island and took on board four hundred and seventy -six recruits for the Seventh United States Infantry. The men were lodged between decks, and were greatly overcrowded. On the second day out cholera appeared among the recruits, and when the vessel arrived at quarantine, near Savannah, Ga., three deaths had occurred, and there were twenty-five ill of the disease.