Volume 1

Report on the origin and spread of typhoid fever in U.S. military camps during the Spanish War of 1898 / by Walter Reed, Victor C. Vaughan and Edward O. Shakespeare.

  • Walter Reed
Date:
1904
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Credit: Report on the origin and spread of typhoid fever in U.S. military camps during the Spanish War of 1898 / by Walter Reed, Victor C. Vaughan and Edward O. Shakespeare. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. 29. Company E: Malaria, July 17; furloughed .July 28. No. 30. Company B: Malaria, July 18; furloughed July 28. No. 31. Company D: Sent to division hospital without diagnosis July 19. Here the disease was diagnosed malaria, and the patient was still sick July 31. No. 32. Company I: Malaria, July 19; sent to division hospital July 19. Here the disease was recognized as typhoid fever, and the patient was transferred July 24. The hospital to which this transfer was made is not mentioned. No. 33. Band: Sent to Leiter Hospital July 19 without diagnosis. Here the disease was diagnosed intermittent malaria, and the patient was furloughed August 1. No. 34. Company L: Remittent malaria, July 21; sent to division hospital July 23. Here the diagnosis was changed to typhoid fever. The disposition of this patient is not given. No. 35. Company A: Remittent malaria, July 21; sent to division hospital July 24. Here the diagnosis was changed to typhoid fever, but there is no further record of this case. No. 36. Company B: Typhoid fever, July 21; sent to St. Vin- cent's Hospital without date. No. 37. Company C: Enteritis, July 22; sent to division hospital July 22. Here the diagnosis wan changed to typhoid fever, and the further disposition of this patient is not given. No. 38. Company G: Typhoid fever, July 24; sent to division hospital July 26; transferred to Sternberg Hospital September 6; furloughed October 8. No. 89. Company L: Typhoid lever, July 29; furloughed from division hospital August 10. No. 40. Staff: Typhoid fever, July 29; sent to St. Vincent's Hospital without date. No. 41. Staff: Typhoid fever, July 29; sent to St. Vincent's , Hospital without date. j No. 42. Company K: Malaria, July 29; still sick in (juarters August 21. I No. 43. Company E: Intermittent malaria, July 30; sent to division hospital July 31. Here the diagnosis was changed to typhoid fever, but there is no further record. No. 44. Company H: Sent to division hospital without diagnosis July 31. Here the disease was diagnosed typhoid fever, and the patient was furloughed August 7. No. 45. Company H: Sent to division hospital without diagnosis August 3. Here the disease was diagnosed typhoid fever, and the patient was furloughed August 18. No. 46. Company E: Sent to division hospital without diagnosis August 3. Here the disease was diagnosed typhoid fever; and the patient was furloughed August 13. No. 47. Company H: Sent to division hospital without diagnosis August 3. Here the disease was diagnosed typhoid fever, and the patient was returned to quarters August 18. B.—At Nevyport News, Va. No. 48. Company B: Typhoid fever, August 5; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 49. Company I: Typhoid fever, August 5; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 50. Company K: Tyyihoid fever, August 5; sent to Fm-tress Monroe. No. 51. Company not given: Typhoid fever, August 5; sent to li'ortress Monroe. No. 62. Company M: Typhoid fever, August 5; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 53. Company H: Typhoid fever, August 5; sent tn Fortress Monroe. No. 54. Company L: Typhoid fever, August (]; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 55. Company I: Typhoid fever, August 7; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 56. Company H: Typhoid fever, August 7; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 57. t!oni]iany L: Typhoid fever, August 7; disposition not given. No. .58. Company H: Typhoi<l fever, August 7; disposition not given. No. 59. Company ^I: Typhoid fever, August 8; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 60. Company F: Typhoid fever, August 8; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 61. C!ompany A: Typhoid fever, August 8; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 62. Company I: Typhoid fever, August 8; sent to Ffirtress Monroe. No. 63. Company G: Typhoid fever, August 8; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 64. Company D: Typhoid fever, August 10; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 65. Company H: Typhoid fever, August 11; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 66. Company L: Typhoid fever, August 11; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 67. Company not given: Typhoid fever, August 13; sent to I'^ortress Monroe. No. 68. Company C: Typhoid fever, August 13; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 69. Company I: Typhoid fever, August 13; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 70. Company I: Typhoid fever, August 13; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 71. Company A: Typhoid fever, August 14; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 72. CIompa,ny G: Typhoid fever, August 15; sentto Fortress Monroe. No. 73. Company F: Typhoid fever, August 16; sent to Fortress Monroe; discharged December 3. No. 74. Company I: Typhoid fever, August 16; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 75. Compau}' A: Typhoid fever, August 17; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 76. Company K: Typhoid fever, August 17; sent to Fortress Monroe. C.—At Lexington and after returning to lUinois. No. 77. Company not given: Typhoid fever, August 20; sentto infirmary at Lexington, Ky. No. 78. Company K: Typhoid fever, August 20; sent to in- firmary. No. 79. Conijiany K: Typhoid fever, August 20; sent to in- firmary. No. 80. Company (i: Typhoid fever, August 20; sent to St. Joseph's Hospital, Lexington, Ky. No. 81. Band: Typhoid fever, August 21; sent to St. Joseph's Hospital. No. 82. Company D: Typhoid fever, August 21; sent to in- firmary. No. 83. Company K: Typhoid fever, August 21; disposition not given. No. 84. Hospital Corps: Typlioid fever, August 22; sent to in- firmary. No. 85. Civilian: Typhoid fever, August 22; sent to infirmary. No. 86. Company not given: Typhoid fever, August 22; sentto infirmary. No. 87. Company L: Typhoid fever, August 22; sent to Fortress Monroe. No. 88. Company I: Typhoid fever, August 22; sent to Fortress Monroe,