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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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