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612 Series II Volume VIII- Serial 121 - Prisoners of War

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Report of the sick and wounded amongst the Confederate troops performing guard duty at Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Ga., for the months of July and August, 1864-Contd.

Field reports. Sumter Hospital.

Disease. Cases. Deaths. Cases. Deaths.

Irritatio 16 . . .

spinales..

Neuralgia. 16 . 1 .

.

Paralysis. 2 . . .

.

Gonorrhea. 7 . . .

.

Gonorrhea 6 . . .

simplex..

Gonorrhea 2 . . .

virulenta.

.

Nephritis. 39 . . .

.

Nephritis 3 . . .

albuminosa

..

Orchitis.. 4 . . .

Variococel 1 . . .

a..

Syphilis 6 . 1 .

primiteva.

.

Haematocel . . . .

e..

Hydrothora . . 1 .

x..

Haematemes 1 . . .

is..

Fistula in 1 . . .

ano..

Anasarca.. 11 . . .

Ascites.. 6 . 3 .

Lumbago.. 5 . . .

Rheamatism 21 . 4 .

us

acutus..

Rheumatism 24 . 1 .

us

chronicus.

.

Abscessus. 8 . . .

.

Abscessus 6 . . .

acutus..

Paronychia 1 . . .

..

Phlegmon.. 10 . . .

Ulcus.. 2 . 2 .

All other 1 . . .

diseases

of this

class..

Contusio.. 6 . 1 .

Fractura . . . .

simples..

Cephalalgi 16 . . .

a..

Mania.. 1 . . .

Hypertroph 1 . . .

ia

cordis..

Diabetes . . . .

melitus..

Otalgia.. 14 . . .

Strictura 5 . . .

urethra..

Phymosis.. 1 . . .

Hernia.. 3 . . .

Hernia 8 . 2 .

inguinalis

..

Vulnus 1 . . .

incisum..

Vulnus 2 . . .

punctura..

Vulnus . . 3 .

punctura

sclopeticu

s..

All other 1 . . .

diseases

of this

class..

Ophthalmia 7 . . .

..

Debilitas. 60 . 5 .

.

Epistaxis. 5 . . .

.

Haemorrhoi 40 . . .

s..

Scabies.. 83 . . .

Nostalgia. 3 . . .

.

Scrofula.. 1 . . .

Vermes.. 2 . . .

Total.. 2,127 6 367 56

Per cent. of deaths amongst cases treated in the field during July and August 0.28; per cent. of deaths amongst cases treated in Sumter Hospital July and August, 15.2. One death in 6.5 cases treated in hospital.


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