35. Hospital muster and pay rolls-properly made out and kept. 36. Reports of sick and wounded, and of operations-properly made out and kept. 37. Requisitions and returns-properly made out and kept. 38. Morning reports, provision returns-properly made out and kept. 39. Hospital fund, how expended, accounted for, condition-end July, $600, properly kept. 40. Hospital washing, how performed, how paid for-a city steam laundry, paid by medical purveyor. 41. Surgeons, number present, absent-1. 42. Assistant surgeons-2. 43. Chaplains-1. 44. Hospital stewards-1. 45. Cooks and nurses-13, Veteran Reserve Corps, 2 female nurses, Sisters of Charity. 46. Sick, ratio of, to strength of command-20 per cent. 47. Sick, condition, cleanliness-good. 48. Sick, bed for, superficial area and air space per bed-sufficient. * * * 51. Medical and surgical treatment-good. 52. Surgical operations, how performed-note. 53. Nursing, how performed-principally by prisoners. 54. Diseases prevalent-diarrhea, dysentery, fevers, malarial. 55. Diseases of a local origin-diarrhea, dysentery, probably from prison diet and confinement. 56. Diseases, prevention, mitigation-improving diet by vegetables in greater abundance. 57. Recoveries from diseases, wounds, rapid or tardy-tardy. 58. Mortality from diseases, wounds, per cent. -small, ten deaths in last three months. 59. Vaccination-vaccination on admission. 60. Interments, how conducted and recorded-properly.

Special reports respecting the skill, efficiently, and conduct of officers and attendants connected with the medical department, report of vacancies in medical department: George Rex, surgeon, volunteers, efficient; J. M. Youngblood, acting assistant surgeon, U. S. Army, efficient; G. F. Dudley, acting assistant surgeon, U. S. Army, efficient.

C. T. ALEXANDER,

Surgeon, U. S. Army, Acting Medical Inspector of Prisoners.

Surg. General William Semple, in charge of General Hospital, Numbers 21, relation to medicine for Federal prisoners. Forwards invoice*.

[Indorsement.]

AUGUST 3, 1864.

Returned to the Surgeon-General.

I know of no instance wherein medicines intended for Federal prisoners or anybody else have been brought into our lines by flag-of-truce steamers. I do not believe that any such things has occurred. If it has it has been entirely without my knowledge or consent. Of course, I except the one case of vaccine matter.

[RO. OULD,

Agent of Exchange.]

RICHMOND, VA., August 3, 1864.

Captain J. R. CURELL,

Assistant Agent of Exchange, Mobile, Ala.:

SIR: Your favor of July 26, 1864, has just been received. The Pointe Coupee Battery has not been exchanged.

Under the circumstances, I have no objection to your receiving via the lake the Confederate in New Orleans belonging to commands on

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* Papers not found.

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