Observations on the report of the Sanitary Commissioners in the Crimea, during the years 1855 and 1856 / by Sir John Hall.

  • Hall, John, Sir, 1795-1866.
Date:
[1857]
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Credit: Observations on the report of the Sanitary Commissioners in the Crimea, during the years 1855 and 1856 / by Sir John Hall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Commissioners, whicli are spread out in eztenso, and taken at their utmost value in the account of their transactions. But after all it appears the privies themselves were left in their original state until March and April, 1866, when, after the armistice with Russia had been signed, and it was known to all the world that peace would be proclaimed, they were fitted with patent water closets, which was as wanton a waste of public money, as it was a useless alteration of the building itself; for I was told when I passed through Scutari on iny way home ini July, 1856, that only two out of the whole number were serviceablei' The description of the outbreak of cholera in the Germaii Legion, and Osmanli Horse Artillery at Scutari, in Nov., 1855, given by Dr. Sutherland, differs considerably from that furnished by Dr. Linton to th^ pirector-General rif the Army Medical Department. .'^ At page 55 of the Report it is stated: The outbreaJc was a most severe one while it lasted, and death in not a few instances ensued within a short time after the accession of the disease. It lasted altogether about a fortnigl^; during which period there were about 225 cases, nearly three-fourths of which proved fatal. The severity of the attack was over in a few days. 7[ Immediately on the appearance of the disease,' BS. Linton, Principal Medical Officer at Scutari, copamuilft cated with Dr. Sutherland as to sanitary precautions M was desirous of adopting to arrest the progress of the outbreak. Dr. Sutherland accordingly met Dr. Lintoi and Major-General Storks on the subject, when it was arranged that the troops within the Hospital should be camped out—that the troops in depot should be thinned^ that the barrack rooms should be ventilated, and all the part of the Hospital where the troops were, cleansed and whitewashed. The privies were also to be cleansed and deodorized. Medical Officers were directed to keep up a rigid inspection of the men, for the discovery and treat- ment of premonitary cases, and warm belts were to be issued to the troops. ''The necessary orders were immediately given by Maior-General Storks, who himself selected the encamp- ing ground to Avhich the troops were removed. Every thmg having been prepared, the German Legio»5| and