MEDICAL DIRECTOR'S OFFICE,

HEADQUARTERS. DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,

                        New Orleans, December 4th, 18ti.'>.
Circular.
    The following Schedule of the  principal  reports and  papers required of the
Surgeons of Regiments, Divisions, General Hospitals, etc., has been prepared, and
is published for the information of the Medical Officers of this Department:

                      1.   From  Regimental Surgeons.

    Morning Report of Sick—To  Commanding Officer.
    Weekly Report of Sick and  Wounded—Through Chief Medical Officer to Med-
ical Director.
    Monthly Report of Sick and Wounded—Through Medical  Director to Surgeon
General.
    Monthly Statement of Hospital  Fund—One copy to Surgeon General, one  to
Medical Director.
    Monthly Return of Quartermaster's  Property—Duplicates  to  Quartermaster
General.
    Quarterly  Report  of arliclcs  purchased with Hospital  Fund, not perishable—
To Surgeon General.
    Quarterly  Requisitions for Medicines—Through Medical  Director to  Medical
Purveyor.
    Annual Return of Medical  and Hospital  Property—Duplicates  to  Surgeon
General.
    Rolls for Invalid Corps-See General Orders, Adjutant General's Department
 Nos. 105, 130, 178, 212Jor 18G3.                                       „ „   ,
    Reports of Casualties in P.attle—Through Chief  Medical Officer  to  Medical
Director.
    Reports of Deaths—when they  occur—To Medical  Director and Commanding
Officer.
            ■>.  From Surgeons in charge of General  Hospitals.

    Daily Morning Report—For reference.
    Weekly Report of Hospital—Through Medical Director to Surgeon  General.
    Weekly Report *#Sick and Wonffiea^FwMedical i)irector.
    Weekly Report of changes in Hospital and Deaths—Fro Me4ical Director.
    Monthly Report of Sick  and  Wounded—Through Medical Director to Surgeon
General.                                         „   „  ,.  , ^-    .        j
    Monthly Statement of  Hospital Fund-One  copy for Medical Director, one  to
Surgeon General.                                                    „     ,
    Monthly Meteorological  Register-Permanent Hospitals -To Surgeon General.
    Monthly Post Return—one copy to Adjutant General, one  ;hrough  Medical Di-
rector to Headquarters Department.                        ~     ,      ,1.    ..
    Monthly List of Deserters -One copy to Provost Marshal General, one tnrougn
Medical Director to Surgeon General.                              .
    Monthly Report of Prisoners  of War--To Commissary General ot Prisoners.   _
    Semi-monthly Report of Deaths of Prisoners- -To Commissary General of Pris-
oners. 
2
    Monthly Report of Sick Officers treated in Hospital—Through  Medical Director
to Surgeon General.
    Monthly Report of Medical Officers and regular Hospital Stewards—For Medi-
cal Director.
    Monthly Return of  Quartermster's Property—Duplicates to Quartermaster Gen-
eral.
    Monthly Report of Ice consumed—Through Medical  Director to Surgeon Gen-
eral.
    Muster Rolls of Hospital Stewards, Nurses, etc.—Bi-Monthly  to Adjutant Gen-
eral.
    Quarterly Return of articles purchased with Hospital Fund, not perishable—To
Surgeon General.
    Quarterly Return of Ordnance Stores—To Chief of Ordnance.
    Quarterly Statement of Gunshot Wounds, with Medical Descriptive  Lists and
cases—To Surgeon General.
    Quarterly Requisitions for Medicines—For Medical Purveyor—Through Medical
Director
    Annual Return of Medical and Hospital Property—Duplicates  to Surgeon Gen-
eral .
   _ Inventory of Effects and Final Statements of Deceased Soldiers—One copy  to
Adjutant General, one to Company Cornmander.
    Rolls for Invalid Corps—See note under Reports of Regimental Surgeons.
    Report of transfer of Sick Soldiers to other  Hospitals—To  the Medical  Di-
rector.
    Lists of Men Returned to Duty—One copy to Medical  Director, one to Head-
quarters Departtne.it, and one to Sergeant in charge of the men.

                  3.  Post Surgeons, Division Surgeons,  etc.

    Forward the various Reports  above designated.  They  are  also required  to
make out and forward to the Medical Director :
    Consolidated Monthly Report of .Medical Officers.
    List of Sick transferee 1 to General Hospitals, with notes of* those who have no
Descriptive Rolls.
    Consolidated Weekly Report of Casualties in Action, etc.
    A Monthly Personal Report of Station and Duty is also  made  by all Staff Med-
ical Officers to the Surgeon General.


                              R. H. ALEXANDER,

                                    Surgeon United States Army.

                                            Medical Director,

                                                     Department of the  Gulf.