Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the regulations affecting the sanitary condition of the army, the organization of military hospitals, and the treatment of the sick and wounded ; with evidence and appendix. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty.

Great Britain. Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary Condition of the Army.

Date:: 1858

Credit: Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the regulations affecting the sanitary condition of the army, the organization of military hospitals, and the treatment of the sick and wounded ; with evidence and appendix. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$No. , , I'age 654. Dr. Alexander to Dr. Hall. Cholera.—26tli August 1854 146 41. Dr. Smith to Military Under-Secretary respecting potatoes.—llth September 1854 - - 17 783. Dr. Jameson to Dr. Ilall respecting the partial appro- priation of the hospital as a barrack. —Varna, 14th October 1854 - - - - - 171 No. Page 784. Dr. Jameson to the Commandant at Varna respecting the hospital drainage.—19th October 1854 - - 171 814. Dr. Tice to Dr. Alexander. Transmits Mr. Moore's letter.—20th October 1854 - - - 179 896. Communications addressed by Dr. Mapleton, 15th Hus- sars, to Mr. Peel, relating to the sanitary state of the army in Bulgaria.—5th Feb. 1855 • - 196 III.—Sanitary Correspondence relating to the Hospitals on the Bosphorus. No. . Page 15. Mr. Menzies to Dr. Smith. Reports arrival of medical officers and troops.—29th April 1854 - - - ^ 977. Dr. Burrell to Dr. Smith, Scutari Barracks.—8th May 1854. Addendum - - - - -H 409. Dr. Hall to Major Sillery. Memorandum for orderlies and a fatigue parly to clean general hospital.— 21st June 1854 - 98 29. Mr. Menzies to Dr. Andrew Smith respecting the nature of diseases at Scutari and the catgut manufac- tory.—4th July 1854 - - - - - 12 412. Dr. Hall to Mr. Menzies. Removal of catgut manu- factory and nuisances.—6th July 1854 - - 99 30. Mr. Menzies to Dr. Smith respecting the sanitary state of the troops at Scutari and sanitary measures. —9th July 1854 12 32. Dr. Smith to Mr. Menzies. Inquiries about sanitary measures.—22d July 1854. - - - - 14 905. Mr. ]\Ienzies to Major Sillery. Recommends salt beef and pork instead of mutton in consequence of dis- position to bowel complaint—23d July 1854 - • 199 907. Dr. Anderson to Mr. Menzies. Danger to the health of the troops from drainage of the barracks, which Mr. Menzies states was in some measure remedied.— 4th August 1854 ... - - - 199 908. Mr. Menzies to Major Sillery, recommending rice and lime juice for troops.—nth August 1854 - - 200 423. Dr. Hall to Jlr. :Menzies. Approves of his proceed- ings. Stales Lord Raglan had urged the propriety of washing and whitewashing part of the barrack for a hospital.—13th August 1854 - - - 102 909. Mr. Menzies to Major Sillery. Preparation of part of the barrack at Scutari for a hospital.—21st August 1854 200 40. Mr. Menzies to Dr. Smith. Reports on the sanitary measures for the general hospital.—24th August 1854 1' 910. Mr. Menzies to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe respecting hospital supplies and equipments.—26th October 1854 - 200 912. Mr. Menzies to Rear-Admiral Boxer. Requires steamer to bring bedding and stores from Varna.—5th No- vember 1854 201 50. Mr. Menzies to Mr. Wreford respecting defects in the purveying department, and about cleansing the hos- pital privies, and subsequent correspondence thereon. —17th November 1854 - - - - - 19 58. Mr. Menzies to Dr. Andrew Smith respecting hospital equipments and warming,and correspondence thereon. —5th December 1854 - - 21 85. Dr. Smith to Dr. Forrest respecting the sewerage and graveyards at Scutari.—18th January 1855 - 28 571, Dr. Camming to Lord W. Paulett, urging the removal of women and children out of the hospital. —6th February 1855 - - - - 131 97. Dr. Smith to Principal Medical Officer. Burial of dead at Scutari.—5th February 1855 - - 31 577, 932. Dr. Lawson to Dr. Cumming respecting the burial ground and sewers at Scutari.—9th February 1855 132,204 572, 938. Dr. Cumming to Lord W. Paulet respecting the removal of depot from barrack hospital. Represents great danger from epidemic disease, more especially if the women and children are allowed to remain.— 14th February 1855 - - - 131, 205 573, 94t), Dr. Cumming to Lord W. Paulet respecting the patients receiving pay in hospital—18th February 1855 131,205 574, 942. Dr. Cumming to Lord W. Paulet. Represents filthy stale of barrack hospital yard.-22d February 18.55 131,206 No. Page 115, 576. Dr. Cumming to Dr. Smith respecting Scutari burial ground.—22d February 1855 - - 36, 132 116. Dr. Cumming to Dr. Smith respecting huts in barrack hospital square.—22d February 1855 - - 36 123. Dr. Smith to Colonel Mundy. Additional hospital accommodation at Scutari.—1st March 1855 - 38 124. Dr. Forrest to Dr. Smith respecting huts in barrack hospital square.—2d March 1855 - - - .38 125. 126. Dr. Smith to Colonel Mund}-. Requests removal of buildings in barrack square.—3rd March 1855 - 38 132. Dr. Smith to Colonel Mundy with reference to issue of pay to patients in hospital.—5th March 1855 - 40 133. Dr. Smith to Dr. Cumming respecting ventilation of hospitals and state of privies.—2d March 1855 - 40 134. Dr. Smith to Dr. Cumming about a marquee hospital. —9th March 1855 - - - - 40 136. Dr. Smith to Colonel Mundy respecting hospital discipline at Scutari.—10th March 1855 - - 41 143. Dr. Smith to Colonel Mundy. Encloses resolution of Medical Board recommending the evacuation of hospital establishments.—16th March 1855 - - 44 147. Dr. Smith to Dr. Cunmiing. Forwards extract from INIedical Board |)roceedings respecting interments.— 23rd March 1855 - - - - - 45 148. Dr. Smith to Dr. Cumming. Transmits sanitary suggestions of Medical Board with reference to hospitals.—23rd March 1855 - - - 45 149. Dr. Smith to Dr. Cumming respecting evacuation of Palace hospital.—23rd iSIarch 1855 - - 45 152, 578. Dr. Cumming to Dr. Smith respecting Scutari graveyards 25th March 1855 - - 46, 132 580. Dr. Cumming in reply to Dr. Smith's letter respecting the unhealthiness of the site of the Palace hospital.— 7th April 1855 - - - - - 133 575. Dr. Cumming to Lord W. Paulet against increasing the number of sick in hospital, and proposing camp- ing out.—9th April 1855 - - - - 131 177. Dr. Smith to Colonel Mundy respecting the removal of the depot from the barrack hosplUd.—22d April 1855 - - - - - - 50 579. Dr. Cumming in reply to Dr. Smith's letter of 23d March respecting the sanitary state of the Scutari hospitals.—25th April 1855 - - - 133 180. Dr. Smith to Principal Medical Officer, fccutari. Recommends extension of accommodation.—27th April 1855 - - - •• - 51 187. Dr. Smith to Dr. Cumming, authorizing the purchase of medicines if necessary.—3d May 1855 - 52 213. Dr. Smith to Principal Medical Officer, Scutari. Re- quests information as to disease in hospitals.—24th May 1855 - - •• - - - 57 214. Dr. Smith to Principal Medical Officer, Scutari, re- specting removal of sick from hospitals—24th May 1855 - - - - - - 57 222. Dr. Smith to Principal Medical Officer, Scutari, about reducing number of medical attendants.—28th May 1855 - - - - - - 60 223. Dr. Smith to Principal Medical Officer, Scutari, re- specting shipment of preserved vegetables.—28th May 1855 - - - - - - 60 242. Dr. Smith to Secretary of Ordnance Office, for hos- pital stores for Scutari.— 14th June 1855 - - 64 246. Dr. Smith to Colonel Mundy about removing sick from hospitals at Scutari.—16th June 1855 •• 64 288. Dr. Smith to Principal Medical Officer, Scutari, re- questing information as to medical comforts in store. —18th August 1855. - - . - - 73$