Report to the Right Hon. Lord Panmure, G. C. B., &c., Minister at War, of the proceedings of the Sanitary Commission dispatched to the Seat of War in the East, 1855-56.

  • Great Britain. Sanitary Commission Dispatched to the Army in the East (1855-1856)
Date:
[1857?]
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Credit: Report to the Right Hon. Lord Panmure, G. C. B., &c., Minister at War, of the proceedings of the Sanitary Commission dispatched to the Seat of War in the East, 1855-56. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    APPENDIX. Pages 1. Note on the Topography and Geology of the Allied Occupation, by Dr. Sutherland .. . . .. 219 Sea-coast section; differences between the Plateau and the eastern part of the occupation; subsoils, surface soils, natural drainage; geological summary ; map, and topogra- phical sketches of the country. 2. Note by Dr. Milroy on Cooking, Utensils, Diet, Clothing, &c, of the army .. .. .. 230 3. Note by Dr. Milroy on the Inspection of Ships of War. Sanitary defects observed . . .. .. 235 4. Abstract of Diaries of James Ncwlands, C. E., and Mr. James Wilson .. .. .. .. 239 Cleansing Operations carried out at Scutari. 5. Abstract of Diaries of James Newlands, C. E., and the Sanitary Inspectors . . .. .. .. 243 Cleansing and other Sanitary Operations carried out at Balaklava. 6. Abstract of Journals of Messrs. Walling, Nolloth, and Costello, Surgeons, R.N., respecting Cholera on board ship .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Daily particulars of ship inspection. Discovery and early treatment of premonitory cases of cholera and other zymotic diseases. Sanitary precautions advised on board ship. Causes of sickness ; beneficial results of measures adopted. 7. Abstract of Works executed and labour employed for the Improvement of the Hospitals at Scutari, by Mr. Unsworth, Surveyor to the Sanitary Commissioners .. 2S0 8. Report on the sickness and mortality in the Xaval Brigade, by Dr. Smart .. .. . . .. 286 Shows the comparative small extent of sickness and death, and states the causes which appeared to account for this circumstance.