Reports on the extent and nature of the materials available for the preparation of a medical and surgical history of the rebellion / War Department, Surgeon General's Office.

Date:
1866
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Credit: Reports on the extent and nature of the materials available for the preparation of a medical and surgical history of the rebellion / War Department, Surgeon General's Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    On comparing the statistical reports of the hospitals in various parts of the country, we are struck by the fact that the number returned to duty and the ratio of deaths to terminated cases were greater in those hospitals which were nearest the seat of war. On the other hand, the number discharged the service for disability and transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps was greater in the more distant ones. These facts, which naturally result from the reception of acute cases into the nearest hospitals and the frequent transfers thence to the more distant ones, must be remembered in all comparisons made between the results of treatment in different institutions. To give an idea of the vast extent of hospital accommodations demanded, the following list of general hospitals in existence in September, 1864, is here presented. The hospital system had at that time attained its maximum extent, there being 202 general hospitals and 136,894 beds for patients. The number of beds was gradually reduced till January, 1865, when there were 121,000, and about this number was kept on foot to the close of the war. Hospitals in the Atlantic Region, September, 1864. No. Name. Department of the East. David's Island Fort Columbus Ladies' Home St. .Joseph's Newark Lovell Knight Brattleboro' Marine Mason Buffalo McDougall Augusta Grant Sloan Albany Elmira Rochester Officers New York City Jews' Brooklyn City Sisters of Charity. Readville Department of the Sus- quehanna. McCIellan Turner's Lane Convalescent Satterlee Mower Cuyler Christian Street South Street Citizen's Volunteer. Summit House York Haddington Islington Officers' U. S. General Broad Street Chester Beverly White Hall Middle Department. National Hotel Newton University... Convalescent Jarvis West's Buildings , Division No. 1 Division No. 2 Annapolis Junction. LocALiiy. New Tork Harbor New York Harbor New York City Central Park, N. Y Newark, N. J Portsmouth Grove, R. I New Haven, Conn Brattleboro', Tt Burlington, Vt Boston, Mass , Buffalo, N. Y , Fort Schuyler, N. Y. Harbor. Augusta, Me Willets' Point, N. Y. Harbor. Montpelier, Vt Albany, N. Y Elmira, N. Y Rochester, N. Y Bedloe's Island, N. Y. Harbor. New York City New York City Brooklyn City, N. Y Buffalo, N. Y Readville, Mass Carried forward., Philadelphia, Pa. .. Philadelphia, Pa. .. Philadelphia, Pa. .. Philadelphia, Pa. .. Philadelphia, Pa. .. Germantown, Pa... Philadelphia, Pa... Philadelphia, Pa... Philadelphia, Pa. ., Philadelphia, Pa... York, Pa Philadelphia, ]'a. . Philadelphia, Pa. . Camac Woods, Pa. Pittsburg, Pa Philadelphia, Pa. . Chester, Pa Beverly, N. J White Hall, Pa Beds. No. Baltimore, Md B.altimoie, Md Baltimore, Md li.altimore, Md Baltimore, Md Annapolis, Md Annapolis, Md Annapolis Junction . 3,000 100 400 333 927 1,644 1,121 1,097 2.',0 60 1.50 1,328 1.052 1,172 462 660 300 608 80 151 50 100 200 910 1,841 310 805 3,519 3,326 700 299 270 250 1,204 2,200 1,225 60 64 723 527 1,167 1,460 1,373 400 200 1,200 1,380 425 1,117 661 290 43,051 Brought forward.. Middle Department— Continued. 9 Tilton 10 McKim's Mansion , 11 Officers' 12 Camp Parole Department of Wash- ington. Armory Square Augur Carver Campbell Columbian Douglas Ricord 1st Division 2d Division 3d Division Emory Finley Fairfax Seminary.. Harewood Judiciary Square... K.alorama Lincoln Mount Pleasant Seminary Stone Freedman Stanton U. S. General Louverture Claremout Giesboro' Department of Virginia and North Carolina. U. S. General.. Balfour Foster U. S. General. Mansfield Locality. Department of the South. Division No. 1.. Division No. 2. U. S. General.... V. S. General.... Officers' Conot Field Wilmington, Del. Baltimore, Md. ... Annapolis, Md.... Annapolis, Md.... Washington, D. C Near Alexandria, Va. Washington, D. C Washington, D. C Washington, D. C Washington, D. C Washington, D. C Alexandria, Va Alexandria, Va Alexandria, Va Washington, D. C Washington, D. C Virginia Washington, D. C Washington, D. C Washington, D. C Washington, D. C Wa-shington, D. C Georgetown, D. C Washington, D. C Washington, D. C Washington, D. C Point Lookout, Md.... Alexandria, Va Alexandria, Va Giesboro' D, C Total Atlantic Region.. Near Fort Monroe, Ta. Portsmouth, Va Newbern, N. C Beaufort, N. C Morehead City, N. C.... Beaufort, S. C Beaufort, S.C Hilton Head, S. C J.acksonville, Fla Beaufort, S. C St. Augustine, Fla Marietta, Ga 4.3,051 352 300 409 2,000 ,000 671 .300 ,000 844 400 120 ,295 ,600 ,500 900 ,061 936 ,000 510 434 ,.575 ,000 123 170 98 420 ,090 500 164 635 3,570 850 475 230 300 295 440 600 174 20 133 2,115 78,560