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3—1077 MAJSTTJA L 
FOR THE 
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
COMPILED UNDER THE DIRECTION OE THE 
SXJRG-EON GENERAL. 
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECBETARY OF WAR, 
USE IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES. 
FOR 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 
WASHINGTON 
1898. WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Office of the Stjrseon General. 
Document No. 17. War Department, June 17, 1898. 
This Manual for the Medical Department is published for the information and 
guidance of all concerned ; it will not he modified except by specific authority given 
in each case. 
BUSSELL A. ALGBK, 
Secretary of War TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Paragraphs. 
Appointment of Medical Officers 1-5 
Army Medical School 0-10 
Assignment of Medical Officers 11-14 
Examinations for Promotion 15 
Chief Surgeons of Military Departments 16,17 
Duties of Medical Officers in the Field 18 
Hospital Corps 19-29 
Hospital Corps in Time of War 30-33 
Instruction in First Aid 34,35 
Hospital Matrons 36 
Ambulance Service 37,38 
Hospital Buildings 39-41 
Army and Navy General Hospital 42-51 
Service of Hospitals 52-54 
Hospital Fund 55-58 
Medical Attendance 1 59-61 
Medical Supplies 62-80 
Unserviceable Property 81-83 
Use of Medical Property I 84-114 
Army Medical Museum 115 
Reports and Returns 116-121 
Record Books 122 
Supply Depots 123,124 
Information Slips 125 
Register of Patients 126-146 
Field Register _ 147-154 
Report of Sick and Wounded 155-158 
Nomenclature of Diseases 159-161 
Operations for hernia 161 
Certificates of Disability 162 
Examination of Recruits 103-197 
Artificial Limbs 198 
Blank Forms ; „„ 199 
Geneva Convention 200 
Supply Table , 201-208 
Furniture and Appliances for Operating Room * , 209 
Composition of Tablets 210 
Bottles and Jars Contained in Dispensing Set 211 
Contents of Cases, Library, Chests, etc 212-264 
Field Supply Table 265-290 MANUAL FOK THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
APPOINTMENT OF MEDICAL OFFICERS. 
(See A. R. 1394, 1395.) 
1. Appointments of assistant surgeons are made by the 
President, after the applicant has passed a successful exam- 
ination before a Medical Examining Board and has been 
recommended by the Surgeon General. Permission to appear 
before the board is obtained by letter to the Secretary of War, 
which must be in the handwriting of the applicant, giving the 
date and place of his birth and the place and State of which 
he is a permanent resident, and inclosing certificates based on 
personal acquaintance from at least two reputable persons as 
to his citizenship, character, and habits. The candidate must 
be a citizen of the United States, between twenty-two and 
twenty-nine years of age, of sound health and good character, 
and a graduate of some regular medical college, in evidence 
of which his diploma will be submitted to the board. The 
scope of the examination will include the morals, habits, 
physical and mental qualifications of the candidate, and his 
general aptitude for service; and the board will report un- 
favorably should it have a reasonable doubt in any of these 
particulars. 
2. The physical examination must be thorough, and each 
candidate will be required to certify that he labors under no 
mental or physical infirmity or disability which can interfere 
■with the efficient discharge of any duty which may be required. 
Errors of refraction, when not excessive, when unaccom- 
panied by ocular disease, and when they can be corrected by 
appropriate glasses, are not causes for rejection. 
3. The mental examinations are conducted by both written 
and oral questions, upon— 
(a) The elementary branches of a common-school educa- 
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United States, physics, general literature, and ancient and 
modern history. Candidates claiming special knowledge of 
the higher mathematics, ancient or modern languages, draw- 
ing, analytical chemistry or branches of natural science, will 
be examined in these subjects as accomplishments, and will 
receive due credit therefor according to their proficiency. 
(b) Professional branches, including anatomy, physiology, 
chemistry, hygiene, pathology and bacteriology, therapeutics 
and materia medica, surgery, practice of medicine, obstetrics, 
and the diseases of women and children. 
Examinations in medicine and surgery will also be con- 
ducted at the bedside and on the cadaver. 
Hospital training and practical experience in medicine, sur- 
gery, and obstetrics are essential. Candidates must present 
evidence that they have had at least one year’s hospital ex- 
perience, or the equivalent of this in practice. 
4. To save unnecessary expense to candidates, those who so 
desire may have a preliminary physical examination and an 
examination in the elementary branches of a common-school 
education by a medical officer stationed most conveniently for 
this purpose, who will act under instructions from the Medical 
Examining Board. 
5. The merits of the candidates in each of the several 
branches, and also their relative merit as evinced by the results 
obtained from the entire examination, will be reported by the 
board, and in accordance with this report approved Candidates 
will be appointed to existing vacancies, or to such as may 
occur within two years thereafter. A candidate failing in one 
examination may be allowed a second after one year, but not 
a third. 
ARMY MEDICAL SCHOOL. 
6. The Army Medical School at Washington, D. C., is gov- 
erned by special regulations, and has the following organi- 
zation : 
(1) The faculty consists of four or more professors selected 
from the senior officers of the Medical Department stationed 
in or near the city of Washington, and such associate profes- 
sors as may be required. The senior officer is president, and 
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(2) The student officers are those medical officers who have 
been appointed since the last preceding term of the school, 
and such others as may be authorized to attend. (A. R. 468.) 
7. The course of instruction covers a period of five months, 
and is given annually at the Army Medical Museum, in Wash- 
ington, D. C., commencing on the first Monday of November. 
It includes lectures on and practical instruction in— 
(a) The duties of medical officers in war and peace. 
(6) Military surgery, the care of the wounded in time of 
war, and hospital administration. 
(c) Military hygiene. 
(d) Military medicine. 
(e) Microscopy, sanitary and clinical; pathological histol- 
ogy, bacteriology, and urinology. 
(/) Hospital corps drill, and first aid to wounded. 
8. By permission of the Surgeon General, medical officers 
of the Army who desire to avail themselves of the course of 
instruction, and who are stationed in or near the city of Wash- 
ington, or who have a leave of absence which enables them 
to attend the course, may he admitted as pupils. 
9. At the termination of the course of instruction the stu- 
dent officers will be examined by the several professors, and 
their relative proficiency in each branch will be reported by 
the president of the faculty to the Secretary of War, through 
the Surgeon General. 
10. (a) The president of the faculty will be responsible for 
the discipline of the school. 
(h) The junior professor will act as secretary, and will be 
responsible for all property pertaining to the school. 
(c) A faculty meeting will be held in the office of the secre- 
tary on the first Monday of each month from October to April, 
inclusive, and whenever called by the president of the faculty 
or the Surgeon General. 
(d) Resolutions adopted by the faculty relating to the course 
of instruction, the purchase of books and instruments, etc., 
will be submitted to the Surgeon General for his approval. 
(e) The president of the faculty will submit to the Surgeon 
General on or before the first day of May of each year, a 
detailed report of the condition of the Army Medical School, 
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including an account of the instruction given and the profi- 
ciency of the several student officers, as shown by an examina- 
tion made hy each professor at the termination of his course. 
(/) The hours of instruction will he from 9 to 13 a. m., and 
from 1 to 4 p. m., daily, during the months of November, 
December, January, February, and March, inclusive, with the 
exception of Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and the week 
commencing December 30. 
(g) Student officers will be required to be present during 
the hours designated, unless specially excused by the presi- 
dent of the faculty or by orders from the War Department. 
(h) When necessarily absent on account of sickness or other 
emergency, student officers will, as soon as practicable, send 
a written statement to the secretary of the faculty, explaining 
the reason for such absence. 
(i) The laboratories and library of the Army Medical School 
will be open for the use of student officers during the hours 
of instruction designated. 
(j) Student officers will be held strictly accountable for all 
instruments and apparatus issued to them for their personal 
use during the course of instruction, and for any loss or injury 
to books or apparatus belonging to the Army Medical School, 
when such loss or injury is due to carelessness or neglect. 
(k) Student officers in the Army Medical School, during the 
hours of instruction, will wear the undress uniform of their 
grade, except when engaged in laboratory work, when a black 
cambric laboratory gown may be worn. 
ASSIGNMENT OF MEDICAL OFFICERS. 
11. The number of medical officers assigned to duty at a 
post will, when practicable, be as follows; For a post having 
as its garrison a full regiment, three; for a post having as its 
garrison four companies and regimental headquarters, two; 
for a post having as its garrison less than four companies, one. 
(See A. R. 738.) 
12. The tour of duty for medical officers below the rank of 
major, at the following stations, will hereafter be two years, 
which time will be considered as equivalent to a full tour of 
duty (four years) in the military department in which the 11 
several stations are located: Alcatraz Island, California; 
Fort Brown, Texas; Fort Canby, Washington; Columbus 
Barracks, Ohio; Fort Columbus, New York; Fort DuChesne, 
Utah; Camp Eagle Pass, Texas; Fort Hamilton, New York; 
Fort Mason, California; Fort Mclntosh, Texas; Fort Myer, 
Virginia; Fort Porter, New York; Fort Ringgold, Texas; San 
Carlos, Arizona; Fort Thomas, Kentucky; Fort Trumbull, 
Connecticut; Fort Wadsworth, New York; Fort Warren, 
Massachusetts; Washington Barracks, D. G., Washington, 
D. C.; Fort Wayne, Michigan. This must not be considered 
an absolute rule, as the interests of the service may call for a 
change of station within the department or to another depart- 
ment before the regular tour of duty has expired; and circum- 
stances may sometimes make it advisable to extend the tour 
of duty of a medical officer beyond the time specified. 
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13. The Surgeon General will recommend the assignment, 
as attending surgeons in the principal medical centers of the 
United States, of medical officers who have not yet passed 
their examinations for promotion to a majority, and, so far 
as may be practicable, in the order of their seniority. These 
details will be made for one year only, in order that as many 
medical officers as possible may be enabled to avail them- 
selves of the opportunities thus offered for making themselves 
familiar with the practice of the leading physicians and sur- 
geons in this country, and of attending medical lectures, 
meetings of medical societies, etc. At the end of this tour of 
duty medical officers are required to make a detailed report 
to the Surgeon General, showing how much of their time has 
been occupied by their official duties, and to what extent 
they have availed themselves of the advantages offered for 
professional advancement. 
14. Medical officers assigned to duty as attending surgeons 
will select an office hour between the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 
p. m., and will remain in their offices during this hour, unless 
called away by an urgent professional engagement. They 
will inform all officers on duty, and all retired officers living- 
in the city, of their residence address, of their office hour, 
and of any changes made in the same; also, of any leave of 
absence which may be granted them, and of the address of MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
the physician who will attend to their duties while they are 
absent. They will be careful not to allow anything to inter- 
fere with the proper performance of their duties as attending 
surgeon and examiner of recruits. 
EXAMINATIONS FOR PROMOTION 
15. Examinations for promotion will be made under the 
following heads: (1) Physical condition; (3) character and 
professional efficiency. 
(1) When the board finds an officer physically incapacitated 
for service, it will conclude the examination by finding and 
reporting the cause which, in its judgment, has produced his 
disability, and whether such disability was contracted in the 
line of duty. For the purpose of this inquiry the proceedings 
of the board will conform to those of a retiring board. 
(3) When the board finds an officer physically capable, the 
examination will proceed under the second head. Any evi- 
dence submitted as to character will be carefully considered, 
and such action will be taken as, in the opinion of the board, 
the case may require; provided, that an adverse finding shall 
not be entered until the officer shall have been fully heard in 
his own behalf. The professional examination of officers not 
found physically disqualified will be proceeded with by writ- 
ten questions of a practical character, including the following 
topics; 
Examination of Lieutenants.—(l) First aid and trans- 
portation of wounded; (3) hospital and hospital corps admin- 
istration ; (3) Army Regulations, so far as they relate to the 
Medical Department or to the medical officer as an officer 
of the Army; (4) general and military hygiene; (5) recent 
progress in medicine and surgery; (6) subjects in which the 
officer may have been conditioned at his examination for 
appointment. 
Examination op Captains.—(l) Army Regulations, so far 
as they relate to the Medical Department or to the medical 
officer as an officer of the Army ; (3) general and military 
hygiene; (3) clinical medicine, and recent progress in etiology, 
pathology, and therapeutics; (4) surgery and gynecology, in- 
cluding new operative procedures. MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
The board will report its recommendation of an officer for 
promotion in the following form; “We find that has 
the physical, moral, and professional qualifications to per- 
form efficiently all the duties of the grade to which he will 
next he eligible, and recommend him for promotion thereto. ” 
Tho questions and answers of the written examination will 
be transmitted with the proceedings of the board. Each record 
must be signed by every member and by the recorder, and 
must show the concurrence or nonconcurrence of each mem- 
ber in the opinion of the board. When the board fails to 
recommend a candidate for promotion, the record should 
state the cause of such failure. The proceedings will be for- 
warded to the Surgeon General for the final action of the 
Secretary of War. 
CHIEF SURGEONS OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. 
(See A. K. 106, 1465.) 
16. Chief surgeons and other medical officers, when ordered 
to make an inspection of a post, will examine the members of 
the hospital corps as to their efficiency in the ambulance and 
litter bearers’ drill, and the methods of rendering first aid to 
the wounded. 
17. Chief surgeons will keep the following record books; 
Letters received, letters sent, indorsements; and orders. 
They will also keep and turn over to their successors com- 
plete files of circulars, requisitions, records of medical officers, 
returns of the hospital corps, and reports received. 
DUTIES OF MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THE FIELD. 
18. The chief surgeon of a corps is held responsible for the 
proper and effective management of the medical service of 
the command. 
He should keep a register of the medical officers and hos- 
pital corps, making assignments and issuing orders and in- 
structions with the approval of and “By order” of the Major 
General Commanding, if authorized to do so. He should make 
himself acquainted with the sanitary conditions affecting the 
troops, the efficiency of the field hospitals and of the ambu- 
lance companies, and should call for weekly reports of sick 14 
and wounded and of the personnel and means of transporta- 
tion of the hospital corps. All reports and papers not requir- 
ing special action should he checked off and receive the stamp 
of his office before transmittal. Such papers include per- 
sonal reports of medical officers, monthly reports of sick and 
wounded, of the hospital corps and of the hospital fund, and 
sanitary reports from chief surgeons of brigades and divisions; 
also the lists of wounded called for after an engagement. A 
copy of the action taken on all papers referred to him or for- 
warded by him should he made in an indorsement book. Such 
papers include those relating to resignations, leave of absence 
or discharge on account of disability, requisitions for medical 
and hospital and hospital corps supplies, and all recommenda- 
tions or complaints referring to the medical service or affect- 
ing the health and well-being of the troops. Copies of orders 
and letters should be made and placed on file, and all circulars 
or orders from the Surgeon General or the Chief Surgeon of 
the Army should be published without delay to the chief 
surgeons of divisions. 
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Prior to a movement, the chief surgeon should verify, by 
personal inspection, the condition of the hospitals and of the 
hospital corps companies and their trains, and should make 
all the arrangements needful for the probable exigiencies of 
the campaign. He should see that the assignments by chief 
surgeons of divisions to positions on the operating staff of the 
field hospitals include the best surgical skill of each division. 
On the march he should accompany the staff and acquaint 
himself with the topography of the country; and when an 
engagement is imminent he should indicate to chief surgeons 
of divisions the localities best suited for the establishment of 
the field hospitals. He should inspect these from time to 
time, and exercise general supervision over the first-aid and 
ambulance stations and the movement of the wounded to the 
hospitals. He should also supervise the movement of sick 
and wounded to the base or general hospitals, providing 
transportation and detailing medical officers and attendants 
for their care. When absent on such duties he should leave 
a competent medical officer with the staff to represent him 
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conditions. The Commanding General should he kept 
informed of the work of the Medical Department, and should 
always he consulted in matters of importance. 
(a) The chief surgeon of a division supervises the medical 
and hospital corps service of the division. He should trans- 
mit official reports and papers, with the stamp of his office if 
routine in character, or with his views indorsed thereon if the 
subject appears to call for this action. He should have fre- 
quent personal communication with the chief surgeon of the 
corps, and should endeavor to carry out the views of the latter 
on behalf of the troops. His usual position is with the staff, 
hut he should make frequent visits to the division hospital 
and the ambulance company to oversee their work. He should 
detail one medical officer in rotation as officer of the day, who, 
on the march, should keep him informed of any noteworthy 
occurrence, and who, in camp, should visit each regiment of 
the division to report on its hygienic and sanitary conditions. 
Before an engagement he should see that the field hospital is 
properly established and that the operating surgeons and their 
assistants are at their proper stations. During and after the 
engagement he should supervise the movement of the wounded 
from the ambulance stations to the hospital. 
(6) The chief surgeon of a brigade is the adviser of the 
brigade commander in all medical and sanitary questions con- 
cerning the command. He should call for a weekly (or daily, 
as may be required) report of sick and wounded from regi- 
mental surgeons and of the detailed members of the hospital 
corps on duty with them. He should forward the formal 
reports of these surgeons, and promulgate orders from brigade 
and higher authorities. He should keep careful watch over 
the health of the brigade, reporting in writing from time to 
time, as may be required, and consulting in emergencies with 
the chief surgeon of the division. During and after an en- 
gagement he should supervise the work at the first-aid sta- 
tions and the removal of the wounded to the ambulance 
stations, unless on account of his superior ability he has been 
assigned to duty at the operating tables, in which case a com- 
petent officer should be detailed to represent him temporarily 
on the staff of the brigade. 16 
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(c) The regimental surgeon is, in sanitary matters, the ad- 
viser of the regimental commander. On the march and in 
camp he should examine the sick with a view to their proper 
treatment and disposition. He is responsible for any unex- 
pendahle medical and hospital property issued for the use of 
the regiment. His supplies of medicines, etc., should be re- 
newed by requisition on the surgeon in charge of the hospital. 
Members of the hospital corps on duty with the division are 
detailed to duty with him. Daily, after sick call, he should 
send a morning report of sick and wounded and of the hos- 
pital corps to the regimental commander, with a duplicate to 
the chief surgeon of the brigade. He should keep, as a register 
of sick and wounded, a retained copy of the monthly report 
forwarded through the offices of chief surgeons to the Surgeon 
General; cases treated in the division field hospital should be 
borne on this report as completed. See paragraph 148. He 
should forward monthly, or when his official station has been 
changed, a personal report on a memorandum slip. After 
every engagement a list of wounded of the command should 
be forwarded. If the regimental surgeon is, by order of the 
chief surgeon, placed on temporary special duty, the senior 
medical officer with the command will perform the duties of 
the regimental surgeon. During an engagement he should 
serve at the first-aid stations. 
{(I) The surgeon in charge of a division hospital is respon- 
sible for the care of the sick and wounded on the march and 
in camp, and for the comfort and general welfare of the 
wounded when brought to the hospital by the ambulance 
service. He should direct the unpacking of the wagons for 
the establishment of so much of the hospital as may be neces- 
sary, and the subsequent repacking when the march is to be 
resumed. He should superintend the admission, return to 
duty, or transfer to base hospitals, of his patients. As com- 
manding officer of the hospital corps detachment he should 
keep the accounts of the enlisted men on duty at the hospital. 
He should make timely requisition for medicines, medical and 
hospital stores, supplies and property, for the care, expendi- 
ture, and use of which he is held responsible. He should sup- 
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such articles as may be required and are available for the 
treatment of the sick. He should send a daily report of sick 
and wounded and of the hospital corps to the chief surgeon, 
and transmit to the Surgeon General similar reports for the 
month, with a statement of the hospital fund. After an en- 
gagement he should forward lists of wounded, and on sending 
patients to base hospitals he should furnish transfer lists to 
the senior surgeon accompanying them. Medical officers may 
be assigned to assist him in the management of the hospital. 
One of these should act as executive officer, aiding the surgeon 
in charge in the work of supervision, and having special 
charge of the records. Another should superintend the cook- 
ing and diet of the hospital, drawing rations from the Sub- 
sistence Department, issuing them for use and keeping the 
accounts of the hospital fund. He should also have special 
charge of the hospital stores and of such articles of property 
as are connected with the cooking and serving of food. Others 
should be assigned as attending surgeons to care for the sick 
on the march and in camp, and during an engagement to look 
after the management of the wards, and to make notes of 
operative procedures, deaths, and of the progress of cases, for 
subsequent report to the surgeon in charge and entry on the 
records of the hospital. 
(e) The officer in command of the ambulance company 
is charged with the care of the pay, clothing, and subsistence 
of his men, and is held responsible for the care of ambulances 
and other wagons, tents, horses, mules, forage, etc. His sub- 
altern officers assist him in the discharge of these duties. 
During and after an engagement he is responsible for the 
safe and speedy transportation of the wounded on litters and 
in ambulance wagons from the field to the hospital by way of 
the first-aid and ambulance stations, which latter he should 
organize. 
HOSPITAL CORPS. 
(See A. R. 1396-1411.) 
19. Application for the positions of hospital steward and 
acting hospital steward must be accompanied by an affidavit 
that the applicant is not married, and should be forwarded 
through military channels. 
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20. The examination for the positions of acting hospital 
steward and hospital steward will embrace the following sub- 
jects: (1) Arithmetic; (2) materia medica; (3) pharmacy; (4) 
care of sick and ward management; (5) minor surgery and 
first aid; (6) elementary hygiene. Proficiency in penmanship 
and orthography will he estimated from the papers submitted. 
21. The replies, certified to by the hoard (A. R. 1897), as hav- 
ing been made without recourse to books, memoranda, or other 
sources of assistance, together with the report of the hoard, 
will he forwarded directly to the Surgeon General, in whose 
office they will he examined and marked. The examination 
for acting hospital steward and hospital steward will embrace 
the same subjects, hut the questions for candidates for the 
lower grade will he less difficult and comprehensive. 
22. The hoard will investigate and report upon the follow- 
ing: (1) Physical condition; (2) character and habits, espe- 
cially as to the use of stimulants and narcotics; (3) discipline 
and control of men; (4) knowledge of regulations; (5) nursing; 
(6) dispensary work; (7) clerical work; (8) principles of cook- 
ing and mess management; (9) hospital corps drill; (10) 
minor surgery and first aid, including extraction of teeth. 
23. The duties of hospital stewards and acting hospital 
stewards are, under the direction of the surgeon, to look after 
and distribute hospital stores and supplies; to care for hospi- 
tal property; to compound and administer medicines; to 
supervise the preparation and serving of food; to maintain 
discipline in hospitals and watch over their general police; to 
prepare the required reports and returns; to supervise the 
duties of the members of the hospital corps in hospital and 
in the field, and to perform such other duties connected with 
their positions as may, by proper authority, be required of 
them. 
24. A reexamination before first reenlistment as hospital 
steward may not be required if the surgeon of the post and 
chief surgeon state that the steward has performed his duties 
efficiently, but will be held before second reenlistment. No 
subsequent reexaminations will ordinarily be required. MANUAL, FOE THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
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25. Medical officers will not make enlistments or reenlist- 
ments for the hospital corps without obtaining special author- 
ity, in each case, from the Surgeon General. 
26. Slight physical defects in applicants, which, under 
existing orders, would disqualify for the line, hut would not 
interfere with the full performance of the duties of a sanitary 
soldier in garrison or in the field, may he waived, provided 
authority therefor has been obtained from the Surgeon Gen- 
eral. Note should be made on the enlistment paper of any 
special knowledge professed by applicants, as of cooking, 
gardening, or of a trade or other useful occupation. Those 
applicants who have graduated in pharmacy, or who have 
been licensed by State boards of pharmacy, should submit 
proof thereof, by diploma or otherwise. Trained nurses, or 
those who have served as such in civil hospitals, should pre- 
sent certificates of their training or service. 
27. In stating “character of the soldier, in detail,” on the 
descriptive list of a member of the hospital corps transferred, 
in addition to his general character as usually given, his 
habits as to sobriety and his attention to duty will be noted, 
adding, in case of a hospital steward or acting hospital stew- 
ard his ability to command men, and in case of a private his 
special qualifications as nurse, cook, etc. In noting physical 
condition on descriptive list, any important defects will be 
mentioned. In each case of transfer from a company of 
instruction a special report of results of instruction will be 
made, on information slip, to the surgeon of the new station, 
to be forwarded through the chief surgeon to the Surgeon 
General. The following order will be used, estimating each 
item on the basis of a maximum of 10: (1) Discipline; (2) 
nursing; (3) first aid; (4) drill; (5) cooking; (6) pharmacy; 
(7) clerical work; (8) field work; (9) care and management 
of animals. 
28. At posts entitled to an acting hospital steward, where 
no detail has been made, the allotment of privates may be 
temporarily increased by one private under instruction for 
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29. Members of the hospital corps will be instructed by a 
medical officer of the post for at least eight hours in each 
month. This instruction will consist of lectures and demon- 
strations in the methods of rendering first aid to the sick and 
wounded, and of drills in the ambulance service, and as litter 
bearers, in accordance with the Drill Regulations. 
HOSPITAL CORPS IN TIME OF WAR. 
30. The provisions of Army Regulations governing the 
hospital corps so far as they are inapplicable in time of war 
and with troops in the field are suspended during the exist- 
ence of such conditions. 
(a) Enlisted men of volunteer organizations may be trans- 
ferred to the hospital corps of the Regular Army by the 
commanding general of the Army corps in which the 
soldier is serving, upon the recommendation of the chief 
surgeon of the corps. 
(6) The commander of an Army corps, or of a division 
or brigade acting independently of a corps, is charged with 
the full control of the transfer from the line, the enlistment, 
reenlistment, and discharge of members of the hospital corps 
of his command, with the detail of acting hospital stewards 
and the appointment of hospital stewards. 
(c) Acting hospital stewards will be detailed from privates 
of the hospital corps who are recommended by their medical 
officers as possessing the necessary qualifications. Hospital 
stewards will be appointed from acting hospital stewards 
who are recommended by their medical officers and who have 
served not less than three months in the hospital corps and 
are approved by a board of not less than three medical officers. 
(d) Enlistment papers in duplicate, examination forms and 
outline-figure cards for members of the hospital corps will 
be forwarded to the Surgeon General’s office, and monthly 
reports will be made by the chief surgeon of the corps, or divi- 
sion if acting independently, showing the number of stew- 
ards, acting stewards, and privates on duty, the names of men 
transferred from the line, of those enlisted or reenlisted, dis- 
charged, died, detailed acting hospital steward, or appointed 
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(e) The quota of members of the hospital corps for a corps 
of 35,01*0 men is— 
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For each division ambulance company, and for the reserve 
yj 
3 
104 
For each division field hospital, and for the reserve corps field 
6 
90 
(/) The three volunteer hospital stewards mustered in 
with each regiment are included in this strength. 
(g) The corps commander may make such distribution of 
the members of the hospital corps within his command as he 
considers for the best interests of the service. 
(h) When recruits of the hospital corps are sent to posts 
or stations, recruiting officers will forward in each case the 
descriptive and assignment card required by A. R. 850 for the 
line of the Army. 
31. The field equipment to be carried by privates of the 
hospital corps is as follows; Canteen, canteen strap, haver- 
sack, haversack strap, litter sling, waist belt, waist-belt plate, 
meat can, tin cqp, knife, fork, spoon, hospital-corps pouch; 
when serving as orderly, a medical officer’s orderly pouch, 
instead of the hospital-corps pouch. The field equipment for 
noncommissioned officers is the same as for privates, with the 
exception of the litter sling and hospital-corps pouch. 
33. The articles heretofore carried in the knapsack or blanket 
bag, together with the overcoat, will be rolled in the piece of 
shelter tent supplied each soldier, and carried in the transpor 
tation wagon; when the soldier is mounted, and no wheel 
transportation is available, they will be carried on the saddle, 
as directed in the Drill Regulations for the Cavalry. 33. When detailed for service in the field during Indian 
wars, or when left with the sick or wounded under circum- 
stances which justify the expectation that their rights as 
noncombatants, under the Geneva Convention, will not be 
recognized, commanding officers will issue to members of the 
hospital corps revolvers or other available firearms. With 
these exceptions, no side arms will be issued to members of 
the hospital corps. 
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INSTRUCTION IN FIRST AID. 
(See A. E. 1412, 1413.) 
34. Instruction in the duties of litter bearers and the meth- 
ods of rendering first aid to the sick and wounded will be 
given to all enlisted men of the Army by their company 
officers for at least four hours in each month. Company 
commanders will be supplied by the Surgeon General with 
the Drill Regulations for the Hospital Corps, and the surgeon 
of the post, under the direction of the post commander, will 
thoroughly instruct such captains as may volunteer therefor 
and all lieutenants serving with troops in the professional 
knowledge required. 
35. The instruction necessary to enable company officers to 
drill the enlisted men of their companies “in the duties of 
litter bearers and methods of rendering first aid to the sick 
and wounded ” will be given chiefly by practical demonstra- 
tions, made in their presence. The prescribed drills of the 
detachment of the hospital corps will be utilized for this pur- 
pose, especial attention being given to the instruction in first 
aid. The practical demonstrations, accompanied by full ex- 
planations, should include methods of arresting hemorrhage, 
of applying the dressings contained in the first-aid packet, of 
immobilizing a fractured limb, of resuscitating those appar- 
ently drowned, etc., and should be supplemented by lectures 
designed to convey all essential information with reference 
to the anatomy of bones and blood vessels; the causes and 
treatment of syncope and of heat exhaustion; the differential 
diagnosis and treatment of sunstroke; the rationale of the 
various measures of first aid to the sick and wounded, etc. MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
HOSPITAL MATRONS. 
(See A. R. 1437.) 
36. Washing for the Medical Department not done by a 
hospital matron is paid for on vouchers (Form No. 4) approved 
by the Surgeon General. 
AMBULANCE SERVICE. 
37. The ambulance and hospital service of each independent 
command will be under the supervision of its chief surgeon. 
This officer should make all necessary arrangements for the 
care and transportation of the wounded, who, during an en- 
gagement, will receive attention at the following principal 
points, and in the following order; (1) with the line of battle 
under fire; (2) at the first dressing stations; (3) at the ambu- 
lance station; (4) at the division, brigade, or field hospitals. 
He establishes the ambulance stations in the rear, and gives 
directions concerning the first dressing stations; details the 
proper number of privates of the hospital corps, acting hos- 
pital stewards, hospital stewards, and medical officers for duty 
with the advance line, and for the care and transportation of 
the wounded between that line, the first dressing stations, 
the ambulance stations, and the hospitals. (See also para- 
graph 18 (e).) 
(See A. R. 1414-1419.) 
38. First dressing stations will be established at the place 
nearest to the combatants, where the wounded and those caring 
for them will not be unnecessarily exposed to fire. Ambulance 
stations will be established at some place of security in the 
rear, or in some convenient building near the field of battle. 
The hospitals will be established by the chief surgeon, after 
consultation with the commanding general. Dressing stations 
will be distinguished during the day by red-cross flags, and 
at night by red lanterns. 
HOSPITAL BUILDINGS. 
(See A. R. 1424-1430.) 
39. New floors in hospitals will not be painted. They may 
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which coloring matter may he added if deemed necessary. 
Floors of verandas and porches should be protected by paint. 
40. When an allotment of funds for the repair of a hospital 
or hospital steward’s quarters has been made, the officer in 
charge will be notified of the action by letter from the Surgeon 
General, the receipt of which will be acknowledged by return 
mail. Estimates and other papers referring to a hospital must 
be prepared separately from those for a hospital steward’s 
quarters. On the last day of each month, until the work is 
completed and so reported, the surgeon in charge will advise 
the Surgeon General, by information slip, of the progress 
effected, or if none, the cause of the delay so far as he can 
ascertain it. 
41. In every post hospital a room should, if possible, be set 
aside as an operating room. Special attention should be given 
at all times to the cleanliness of this room, including its walls 
and floors, as well as the necessary furniture. A stout table, 
of suitable size and plain finish, that can be easily scrubbed, 
should always be in readiness. In this room should be placed 
all the instruments and dressings, antiseptics, anaesthetics and 
other appliances that may be needed in an emergency. While 
always accessible, they should be guarded from handling by 
irresponsible persons. The Arnold’s sterilizer and the boiler 
of the kitchen stove or range afford ready means for sterilizing 
instruments, dressings, basins, towels, etc., that may be needed 
at an operation. At large permanent posts, if no Suitabl 
room is available, plans and estimates should be forwarded for 
such changes in or addition to the hospital building as will 
provide a conveniently located operating room. Provision 
should also be made for a laboratory, in which the chemical 
and bacteriological sets furnished can be conveniently arranged 
and kept always ready for use. 
ARMY AND NAVY GENERAL HOSPITAL. 
(See A. K. 155.) 
42. The Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs, 
Ark., is under the direction of the Secretary of War, and is 
devoted to the treatment of the officers and enlisted men of 
the military and naval service of the United States, the MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
officers of tlie revenue-cutter service and of tlie marine-hospital 
service, and honorably discharged soldiers and sailors of the 
Regidar and Volunteer Army and Navy of the United States, 
for such diseases as the waters of the Hot Springs of Arkansas 
have an established reputation in benefiting, except that eases 
of venereal disease will not be admitted. 
(a) Admission to this hospital is restricted to those of the 
above-named classes who require medical treatment, in the 
following order of preference: (1) Officers and enlisted men 
of the Army, the Navy, and the Marine Corps on the active 
lists, and cadets at the Military and Naval Academies; (3) 
officers and enlisted men of the Army, the Navy, and the 
Marine Corps on the retired lists; (8) officers of the revenue- 
cutter service and of the marine-hospital service; (4) hon- 
orably discharged soldiers and sailors of the Regidar and 
Volunteer Army and Navy of the United States may also be 
admitted by authority of the Surgeon General when there are 
vacant beds in the hospital. 
43. The organization of the hospital shall consist of one 
medical officer of the Army, who will command it, and such 
other medical officers of the Army and Navy as maybe neces- 
sary, to he detailed by the Secretary of War or the Secretary 
of the Navy, respectively; one officer of the Quartermaster’s 
Department, or of the line of the Army as an acting assistant 
quartermaster, who will also be an acting commissary of sub- 
sistence, if required, detailed by the Secretary of War; such 
noncommissioned officers and men of the hospital corps as may 
be authorized by the Secretary of War; and such civil em- 
ployees as may be necessary for the proper service of the 
hospital. 
(a) The civil employees not in the classified service will be 
appointed by the commanding officer, having in view their 
fitness for the service required. They will be governed by 
such rules as may be promulgated for the service of the hos- 
pital, and they maybe discharged by the appointing officer for 
unfitness, or when their services become unnecessary. 
44. Officers under treatment, when subsisted in the hos- 
pital, will be subject to a charge for subsistence not to exceed 
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one dollar and fifty cents per day, to be paid on the last day 
of each month, or upon leaving the hospital. 
(a) Military or naval cadets will in like manner pay a sub- 
sistence charge at the rate of one dollar per day. Such cadets 
while patients may have the privilege of the officers’ mess, at 
the discretion of the commanding officer. 
(5) Should an officer or cadet from any cause (as in case of 
death) fail to pay an account for subsistence when due, the 
fact will be immediately reported by the commanding officer 
to the Surgeon General of the Army, who will certify the 
fact to the Paymaster General of the Army, to the Surgeon 
General of the Navy, or to the Secretary of the Treasury, as 
the case may be, and the proper officers of the War, Navy, or 
Treasury Departments will take such steps as will promptly 
secure to the hospital payment of the amounts due. 
(c) Enlisted men on the active list while under treatment 
or on duty in the hospital will have the usual allowance of 
rations commuted at the rate of not less than thirty cents per 
day, to be paid by the proper officers of the War or Navy Depart- 
ment, upon the receipt of monthly statements of the amounts 
due, certified by the Surgeon General of the Army. 
(d) Enlisted men of the Army, the Navy, or the Marine 
Coips admitted to the hospital by proper authority while on 
furlough will pay for subsistence at the same rate that the 
rations of the other enlisted men are commuted. 
(e) Enlisted men of the Army, the Navy, and the Marine 
Corps on the retired list, and honorably discharged soldiers 
and sailors of the Regidar and Volunteer Army and Navy of 
the United States will pay for subsistence thirty cents per day. 
45. Subsistence stores for use in the officers’ and enlisted 
men’s messes may be purchased by the commanding officer of 
the hospital from such officers of the Subsistence Department 
as the Commissary General of Subsistence may designate. 
46. The commanding officer will account monthly to the 
Surgeon General of the Army for all money received or ex- 
pended on account of officers and enlisted men. 
47. The Surgeon General of the Army will certify monthly 
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of subsistence furnished to enlisted men of the Navy or Marine 
Corps on the active list, and to the Commissary General of 
Subsistence of the Army all balances due on account of sub- 
sistence furnished to enlisted men of the Army on the active 
list, said men in each case being such as have been ordered to 
the hospital for duty or treatment. 
48. Authority for the admission of an officer of the Army 
on the active list will be granted on his personal application, 
through the regular military channels, to the Adjutant General 
of the Army, for a sick leave of absence, based upon a med- 
ical officer’s certificate that sets forth the disability for which 
treatment at this hospital is recommended, and the opinion of 
the medical officer that such treatment will conduce to the 
more rapid recovery of the patient. Sick leave of absence to 
enter the hospital will then be granted. 
(a) The limit of a permit to enter the hospital is fixed at 
fourteen days. 
(b) An officer’s continuance in the hospital will be deter- 
mined by the commanding officer, who will from time to time 
report to the Adjutant General as to the officer’s physical con- 
dition, and will express his opinion as to the length of time 
required for treatment. If this is approved, the sick leave, 
if the officer has such, will be extended accordingly. Ordi- 
narily, officers on the active list will not remain longer than 
four months at the hospital, and a special report will be made 
in the case of an officer who shall be under treatment there 
six months. 
(c) Retired officers of the Army may make direct applica- 
tion, accompanied by a medical certificate, to the Adjutant 
General for permission to enter the hospital. Retired officers 
may leave the hospital at their discretion, but they will not 
remain in hospital longer than three months without special 
permission, based on the recommendation of the commanding- 
officer. 
(d) The accommodations for enlisted men of the Army are 
allotted among the several military departments. The com - 
manding officer of the hospital will notify department com- 
manders from time to time of the number of vacant beds at 
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(e) For the admission of an enlisted man application will be 
made to the department commander by the man’s immediate 
commanding officer, on the recommendation of the surgeon, 
which will accompany the application. Should the chief sur- 
geon so advise, the department commander may order the 
soldier to report to the commanding officer of the hospital for 
admission for treatment. 
49. When in his opinion it is proper, the commanding officer 
of the hospital will issue the necessary orders for the soldier 
to rejoin his company or station. Should he be a fit subject 
for discharge for disability, or should a change of climate be 
thought necessary, the commanding officer of the hospital will 
notify the Adjutant General and make such recommendations 
as he may deem proper, when suitable orders will be issued in 
the case. 
50. In selecting cases for this hospital medical officers will 
exercise discretion, and will only recommend such as are seri- 
ous or obstinate and do not promise good results if treated at 
the post. It is not required to certify that treatment at Hot 
Springs, is necessary to restore health, but to establish a rea- 
sonable probability that the facilities there will materially aid 
in the rapidity and permanence of the recovery. Besides the 
transfer slip, an outline of the history and treatment of the 
case must accompany each patient. 
51. The transfer of venereal cases to the Army and Navy 
General Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark., is prohibited. In order 
that patients suffering from venereal diseases may not be 
permitted to enter this hospital, medical officers will exer- 
cise great care in their examination of each case before they 
forward requests for admission. 
SERVICE OF HOSPITALS. 
52. When a patient is transferred from the care of one 
medical officer to another, a report of the case (Form No. 36) 
will accompany him. 
(See A. R. 1435-1149.) 
53. Hospital clothing will be worn by patients only during 
their stay in hospital. Each article will be marked as hospital MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
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property. When very sick soldiers are transferred from one 
hospital to another, the hospital clothing necessary for their 
comfort may he sent with them, properly invoiced, and accom- 
panied by a check list, giving the names of the men in whose 
possession it is. Under the provisions of this paragraph, 
crutches and similar articles may, if necessary, be similarly 
transferred with the patient from one post or hospital to 
another. 
54. Clothing and other articles which can be immersed in 
boiling water, or a disinfecting solution, without material 
injury, should be disinfected and not destroyed by burning. 
Articles destroyed to prevent contagion must be accounted for 
by a certificate of the officer responsible, setting forth fully the 
circumstances necessitating such destruction. 
HOSPITAL FUND. 
(See A. R. 300,1259,1269,1270.) 
55. A statement of the hospital fund and return of durable 
property in the prescribed form (Form No. 35) will be for- 
warded by the surgeon at the end of each month and when 
relieved from duty, to the chief surgeon, who upon examina- 
tion and approval will forward it to the Surgeon General. 
56. Chief surgeons may grant authority for the purchase of 
articles required for the use of the sick in hospital and for the 
hospital corps, when satisfied that they are proper charges 
against the hospital fund. In case of doubt, the request for 
authority will be referred to the Surgeon General for his action. 
57. Officers of the Medical Department will be held to a 
personal accountability for the loss of any portion of the hos- 
pital fund not deposited and locked in the cash box of the 
hospital safe. Any change in the combination of the lock of 
the hospital safe will be immediately reported to the Surgeon 
General. 
58. Gratuities to hospital cooks may be authorized by chief 
surgeons when the amount of the hospital fund on hand justi 
fies such an expenditure, viz : 
(a) At posts where the number of patients treated in hospital 
averages less than five daily, ten cents per day; where the 
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where the number averages more than ten daily, a gratuity of 
ten cents per day may also he paid to a second cook. 
(6) A gratuity of not exceeding ten dollars may be paid from 
the hospital fund to the hospital gardener, when approved by 
the Surgeon General. 
(c) Chief surgeons will instruct the medical officers serving 
in their respective departments, when granted authority to 
pay gratuities, to quote on the statement of the hospital fund 
the date and source of such authority. 
MEDICAL ATTENDANCE. 
(See A. R. 1450-1459.) 
59. The family of an officer will be understood to include 
his wife, minor children, and other dependent members of his 
household, including servants. 
60. If citizens residing in the neighborhood of a military 
post desire the professional attendance of an Army medical 
officer, it is regarded as not inconsistent with the requirements 
of the regulations governing the Army for such officer to ren- 
der his services, when this does not interfere with the proper 
performance of his official duties. But the establishment of 
an office outside of the limits of a military post for the purpose 
of engaging in civil practice is prohibited. 
61. Civilians employed in post exchanges are held to be 
entitled to the privileges of medical and hospital attendance 
and purchase of medicines allowed civilian employees under 
A. R. 1444, 1445, 1447, and 1450. 
MEDICAL SUPPLIES. 
62. Medical officers in charge of medical supply depots will 
purchase and distribute medical and hospital supplies. In 
cases of emergency, articles not on hand will be purchased in 
small quantities to fill duly approved requisitions, without 
waiting for the approval of the Surgeon General. 
(See A. R. 1460, 1461.) 
63. Medical officers detailed as disbursing officers will pay 
accounts against the Medical Department, when approved by 
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Surgeon General in time to prepare and forward requisitions 
for the same to the Secretary of War before the 25th day of 
each month. 
64. The Supply Table enumerates the medical supplies 
issued to the Army, and the quantities and sizes of original 
packages. The Medical Department will supply, from time 
to time, new remedies of determined therapeutic value; but 
newly-introduced remedies, desired only for experiment, and 
such as offer no manifest advantage over those already issued, 
will not be supplied. These supplies are selected for the mili- 
tary service, and it is believed that all necessary articles are 
included, and that the quantities allowed will be found suffi- 
cient under ordinary circumstances. Requests for particular 
preparations simply because they are agreeable to the taste, or 
to save trouble in compounding, will not be approved; nor will 
preparations of a drug be furnished when one or more practi- 
cally equivalent ones are on the Supply Table. 
REQUISITIONS. 
65. The senior medical officer of every post will make annual 
requisition for medical supplies for the year commencing Jan- 
uary 1, unless another date is fixed by the Surgeon General. 
The requisition will be made in triplicate and forwarded to 
the chief surgeon; or, in the case of independent posts, in 
duplicate, to the Surgeon General. 
66. Chief surgeons will see that annual requisitions do not 
call for any article not on the Supply Table, nor for quanti- 
ties in excess of those therein allowed. They will forward 
one copy to the Surgeon General, one, with their approval, 
direct to the medical supply depot designated by the Surgeon 
General for issue, and will retain one. 
67. Annual requisitions will be forwarded to the chief sur- 
geon within twenty days before the date at which the period 
they cover begins. They will be made only for articles that 
are, or probably will be, needed during the year; will state 
the quantity of all articles on hand, as verified by a medical 
officer in accordance with paragraph 77, and will give the 
total number of persons entitled by regulations to medicines. 
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allowed by the Supply Table. The quantities asked for will 
be computed on the basis of original packages. 
(a) Chief surgeons at their inspections will carefully in- 
vestigate the method of preparing requisitions, particularly 
as to the necessity for the quantities asked for, and the accu- 
racy with which the quantities on hand are stated. 
(h) Requisitions for supplies for temporary posts or for 
those soon to be abandoned will be confined to such articles 
as are absolutely necessary. 
(c) Subposts and camps will, in the absence of orders to 
the contrary, obtain such medical supplies as may be required 
by requisition upon the senior medical officer of the post to 
which they are subsidiary, who will issue them after approval 
by the chief surgeon. 
(d) The smaller posts will not require all the articles in- 
cluded in the Supply Table, and the local prevalence or rarity 
of certain diseases, as well as the quantity or number on hand 
of each article, will be considered in the preparation and 
approval of requisitions. 
68. When medical supplies are absolutely necessary before 
the annual requisition is made they will be asked for upon a 
special requisition, in triplicate, giving a list of the articles 
needed, and the quantity of each on hand, and the reasons for 
the necessity of such requisition. These will be transmitted 
through the chief surgeon, who will retain one copy and will 
forward two to the Surgeon General. 
(a) Chief surgeons will personally and carefully scrutinize 
these requisitions, and will make such changes as they may 
deem proper. 
69. In all returns, requisitions, invoices, and receipts per- 
taining to medical supplies, the nomenclature, order of entry, 
and classification of the Supply Table will be strictly followed, 
and all copies will be carefully compared. They will be for- 
warded without letters of transmittal. 
70. In cases of emergency, as sudden epidemics, not admit- 
ting of delay, chief surgeons are authorized to act upon special 
requisitions, forwarding one copy, with their action, to the 
nearest medical supply depot, one to the Surgeon General, 
with an indorsement stating the circumstances, and retaining 33 
one; but requisitions for articles not on the Supply Table 
must, in all cases, be forwarded to the Surgeon General for 
his action. 
MANUAL, FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
(a) When, as a result of the prevalence of an epidemic, or 
for any other reason, necessary supplies are likely to be ex- 
hausted, timely requisition must be made for additional sup- 
plies. Medical officers will be held accountable for any suf- 
fering which may result from their failure to ask for supplies 
when it is evident that they will be needed. 
TRANSFER OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES. 
71. Officers transferring medical supplies will prepare in- 
voices (Form No. 18) in duplicate, one for the Surgeon Gen- 
eral and one for the receiving officer. The receiving officer 
will prepare receipts (Form No. 19) in duplicate, one for the 
issuing officer and one for the Surgeon General. The vouchers 
for the Surgeon General will be promptly forwarded after the 
transfer is completed. A packer’s list (Form No. 17) will, if 
necessary, be furnished by the issuing officer. 
72. Great care should be exercised before receipting for 
cases of instruments, microscopes, and other property of sim- 
ilar character not enumerated on the property papers in detail, 
to ascertain that the full contents of such cases are present and 
in good order. Incomplete cases will be receipted for as such, 
and a list of the missing instruments, etc., will accompany 
the receipt in order that the proper officer may be held account- 
able for the deficiency. 
(a) Receipts, without remark, for cases of instruments and 
similar property will be considered as evidence that are 
complete and in accordance with the lists of contents as given 
in the Supply Table, and the receiving officer will be held re- 
sponsible in accordance therewith. 
(b) The issuing officer will enter on his invoices, and the 
receiving officer on his receipts, the condition of all articles 
not serviceable. 
73. Medical officers will report to the Surgeon General and 
to the issuing officer all defects observed in the quality, quan- 
tity, or packing of medical supplies. They are requested to 
freely communicate to the Surgeon General any suggestions 
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tending to the improvement of medical supplies, appliances, 
etc., and to make reports as to new designs of apparatus, field 
equipment, etc. 
74. Medical officers will take up and account for all medical 
property of the Army that comes into their possession, and 
will report, when possible, to whose account it is to be cred- 
ited. 
(a) Officers will be held responsible for the serviceable and 
complete condition of all property in their possession, except 
such as may have been rendered unserviceable by fair wear 
and tear. 
(b) In the absence of a medical officer the officer designated 
to take charge of medical property (A. R. 659) will sign all 
property and administrative papers. 
75. When nonexpendable* articles are lost or destroyed the 
circumstances of the loss or destruction must be fully set forth 
in a certificate from the officer responsible for the property, 
or in a certificate of a commissioned officer cognizant of the 
facts, or, in the absence of these, in an affidavit of a noninter- 
ested person. If the evidence is considered satisfactory by 
the Surgeon General, the responsible officer will be so in- 
formed and authorized to drop the articles from his returns. 
If not satisfactory, he will be required to replace them at his 
own expense. 
ACCOUNTABILITY. 
76. Surgical instruments and appliances that require and 
are considered worth repairing will be reported to the Surgeon 
General through the chief surgeon, with a statement of the 
repairs needed. When requisition is made to complete a 
broken or imperfect instrument or apparatus, the name of 
the maker will be given. Instruments of different makes 
have been issued, and such information is required to insure 
the proper pattern and fit of the parts asked for. 
77. The responsible officer will cause all instruments in his 
charge to lie examined by a commissioned medical officer at 
least once each month. He will also once each year cause all 
*The names of all expendable articles are printed in the Supply Table in Roman 
type ; those of all nonexpendable articles are in italics. 35 
medical property in Ms charge to he carefully examined by a 
commissioned medical officer, and verified by the returns, 
invoices, etc. 
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REPAIR OF FURNITURE. 
78. Officers will report to the Surgeon General such articles 
of furniture as may need and are considered worth repair or 
renovation by painting, varnishing, etc. This should be done 
by post labor, if practicable, request being made for authority 
to purchase necessary material. If not practicable, the officer 
will obtain one or more estimates in detail of cost of repair 
or renovation of such furniture, and forward them through 
the chief surgeon for the action of the Surgeon General. 
RETURNS OF MEDICAL PROPERTY. 
79. Officers in charge of medical property will prepare 
annually, on December 31, unless another date is fixed by the 
Surgeon General, or when relieved from the charge thereof, 
returns of medical property (Form No. 20) in duplicate, show- 
ing those articles on hand at last return, those received, 
expended, issued, and sold, and those remaining on hand. 
The original of this return will be promptly transmitted to 
the Surgeon General. The duplicate, with a complete set of 
vouchers, will be retained for the protection of the officer 
responsible for the property. 
(a) In exceptional cases a certified invoice may be offered 
by the issuing officer, in the absence of a receipt, as a substi- 
tute for the proper voucher, together with such additional 
evidence as he may possess in regard to the issue. 
(6) No interlineations or erasures will be made on the 
returns, and all articles not provided for in the printed head- 
ings will be entered in proper order under the heading of 
additional articles. 
(c) In invoicing or accounting for broken packages, such 
as bottles, jars, etc., fractions will be given as J, f. 
80. Articles issued to posts shall not be taken away by the 
officer on being relieved, nor when availing himself of a leave 
of absence, except by authority of the Surgeon General or of 
a chief surgeon. MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
UNSERVICEABLE PROPERTY. 
(See A. K. 14G3.) 
81. Duplicate lists of unserviceable property will be 
forwarded direct to the Surgeon General. 
82. When condemned medical property is sold at public 
auction the officer responsible therefor will prepare an account 
of sales (Form No. 9) in duplicate. He will also prepare an 
invoice (Form No. 10) in duplicate, of the articles sold. The 
original of this account of sales, accompanied by the original 
invoice and a copy of the inventory and inspection report, will 
be sent at once to the Surgeon General; the duplicate copies 
of each will be filed by the officer with his retained set of 
vouchers. 
83. Medical officers receiving money from the sale of pub- 
lic property will deposit the same, without delay, in the near- 
est Government depository to the credit of the Treasurer of 
the United States, taking duplicate certificates of deposit 
therefor, the original of which will be forwarded by the 
depositor, without letter of transmittal, direct to the Secre- 
tary of the Treasury, Washington, D. C., and the duplicate 
retained by him. Should it be necessary to incur any expenses 
in connection with such sales they will be paid out of the 
total receipts before depositing the latter, in which case the 
expenses will be supported by properly prepared and receipted 
vouchers attached to the account of sales. 
USE OF MEDICAL PROPERTY. 
84. Medical officers in charge of hospital property will not 
permit it to be used for other than hospital purposes. (A. R. 
1448.) 
(a) Chief surgeons will report every violation of paragraph 
84; but it is not to be construed as prohibiting medical officers 
from taking books and instruments, from the hospital when 
necessary. 
(b) Under no circumstances will hospital bedding be used 
except within the hospital to which it has been supplied; nor 
will it be used by members of the hospital corps, except when 
on duty in the wards, MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
(c) Hospital matrons are not entitled to hospital stores, 
except when prescribed for them as patients; the issue to them 
of soap or lye for laundry use is not authorized. 
(d) The issue of articles for use in the preparation of clean- 
ing mixtures, cosmetics, perfumery, use with spirit lamps, etc., 
is strictly prohibited. 
(e) The exchange of medicines with druggists is prohibited. 
85. Blankets not in use should he frequently examined, and 
occasionally shaken and hung out of doors. When stained and 
soiled, but otherwise in good condition, they should he washed 
and continued in service. When deemed necessary, authority 
will he given to have them washed at a steam laundry, if one 
is near the post. 
86. Laundry appliances will not he supplied to post hos- 
pitals. W ash tubs will be furnished for the purpose of soaking 
sheets, clothing, etc., in disinfecting solutions. 
87. Cocoa matting, in strips 1 meter wide, is supplied for 
use on the floors of halls, hut not for use on stairways or in 
wards. It should he laid in one strip, and zinc ends will he 
issued as required, two for each strip. It should not he nailed 
to the floor. 
88. Rubber and flexible catheters and bougies will be kept 
in the catheter box, using talc (French chalk) or glycerin to 
preserve them. 
89. Pieces of canvas of the proper size for litters will be 
issued as required to replace pieces that may become torn or 
unserviceable. If soiled, the canvas will be removed from the 
litter, washed, and replaced. 
VACCINE VIRUS. 
90. Requests for vaccine virus will be made direct to the 
Surgeon General by information slip. On account of its lia- 
bility to become inert from various causes, especially from 
heat, it will be asked for in such quantities only as are needed 
for early use. 
91. The routine issue of disinfectants is prohibited. (A. R, 
1462.) 
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(a) Disinfectants are issued, as are medicines, to be used by 
medical officers when actually required for some specific pur- 
pose. Chloride of lime, carbolic acid, and mercuric chloride 
are issued by the Medical Department for use as disinfectants, 
properly so called. A solution containing 4 per cent of good 
chloride of lime, or 5 per cent of carbolic acid, is suitable for dis- 
infecting the excreta of patients with cholera or typhoid fever, 
or the sputa of patients suffering from diphtheria, scarlet fever, 
or tuberculosis. The floors, furniture, etc., in rooms occupied 
by patients suffering from an infectious disease may be washed 
with a 2 per cent solution of carbolic acid, or with a solution 
of mercuric chloride of 1-1000. Soiled bed linen, undercloth- 
ing, etc., used by such patients should be immersed in one of 
the above mentioned solutions before it is sent to the laundry. 
But in the absence of any infectious disease, these disinfecting 
agents are not required, and their expenditure for purposes of 
general post sanitation is not authorized. 
(b) Sulphate of iron and other cheap antiseptics and deo- 
dorants may be used when necessary. But the necessity for 
their use is a reproach upon the sanitary police of a post, and 
should only be required under exceptional circumstances. 
The alvine discharges of healthy persons do not require disin- 
fection, and when properly disposed of do not require treat- 
ment with any chemical agent whatever. If water-closets or 
earth closets are offensive, this is due to faulty construction, 
to insufficient supply of water or dry earth, or to neglect of 
ordinary cleanliness. The attempt to remedy such defects by 
the systematic use of antiseptics is expensive and unsatisfac- 
tory in its results. The same is true of foul drains, bad- 
smelling urinals, accumulations of garbage, etc. The proper 
remedy for such conditions is cleanliness and strict sanitary 
police. 
92. When accumulations of organic material undergoing 
decomposition can not be removed or buried they may be 
treated with an antiseptic solution, or with freshly burned 
quicklime. Quicklime is also a valuable disinfectant, and 
may be substituted for the more expensive chloride of lime 
for disinfection of typhoid and cholera excreta, etc. For this MANUAL FOE THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
purpose freshly prepared milk of lime should be used, contain- 
ing about 1 part, by height, of hydrate of lime to 8 of water. 
93. During the prevalence of an epidemic, or when there is 
reason to believe that jnfectious material has been introduced 
from any source, latrines and cesspools may be treated with 
milk of lime, in the proportion of 5 parts to 100 parts of the 
contents'of the vault, and the daily addition of 10 parts for 100 
parts of daily increment of feces. 
STERILIZED DRESSINGS. 
94. Sterilized dressings will not be issued for post use. 
Their preparation is so simple and so well understood that 
they should be prepared as needed. First-aid packets will be 
reserved exclusively for field use, except those issued for 
instruction. 
95. Field furniture will not be used at posts, except when 
required for the instruction of men of the hospital corps. 
FIELD APPLIANCES. 
96. Medical and surgical chests will be frequently inspected 
and kept in perfect order for immediate field use. Under no 
circumstances will their contents be used at posts. 
97. In time of war every officer and enlisted man will be 
furnished a first-aid packet by the Medical Department. 
(a) For purposes of instruction first-aid packets will be 
obtained by the surgeons of posts, upon special requisitions, 
and will be supplied by them to company commanders. 
The allowance for this purpose will be twenty packets for 
each company of infantry, battery of artillery, or troop of 
cavalry. The dressings contained in these packets can be 
used repeatedly for the practical instruction of officers and 
enlisted men, and after being used for this purpose they should 
be repacked in the original form. 
(?>) First-aid packets are expendable, but care should be 
exercised to prevent any unnecessary expenditure; officers 
will be held strictly accountable for their proper and econom- 
ical use. 
98. Clinical thermometers are issued by the Surgeon Gen- 
eral upon request by information slip direct, stating number 
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on hand, and accompanied by a certificate of the medical offi- 
cer in case of breakage, giving the name of the person who 
caused such loss and the number of the thermometer. 
METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS. 
99. Meteorological instruments are not issued by the Med- 
ical Department. When required for use at designated posts 
they will be obtained by application direct to the Chief of the 
Weather Bureau, Department of Agriculture, Washington, 
D. C., specifying explicitly the kind of instruments required. 
The following will be issued; Maximum and minimum ther- 
mometers, rain and snow gauges, and measuring rods. When 
such instruments are broken or unserviceable the request for 
new ones will contain a statement setting forth the circum- 
stances attending the breakage, and, if a thermometer, the 
parts of the instrument will be returned to the office of the 
Weather Bureau by mail. Receipts for these instruments will 
be made out by the surgeon of the post on forms forwarded 
with the instruments, and when relieved from duty at the 
station he will so notify the Chief of the Weather Bureau, in 
order that the responsibility for the property may be properly 
transferred. Meteorological instruments heretofore issued 
by the Medical Department will be borne upon the property 
returns until broken or worn out. Such as may be issued by 
the Weather Bureau will not be taken up on these returns. 
100. Meteorological observations will be taken and registers 
thereof kept at such posts as may be designated by the Surgeon 
General, to whom a report of the observations (Form No. 29), 
which shall be a true copy of the register, will be forwarded 
by the senior medical officer at the end of every month. 
WINDOW CURTAINS, SCREENS, AND BOOKCASES. 
101. When window curtains and fixtures, window and door 
screens, and portable bookcases are required, the requisitions 
therefor will be special, and should be accompanied by an esti- 
mate of the cost of making suitable articles at or near the post. 
Wire netting will be furnished to repair such window and 
door screens as have become unserviceable. 
(a) When the present supply of bed screens is exhausted 
no more will be issued. When required, application will be 41 
made to have frames constructed at the post, giving estimate 
of the cost; they will not in future he covered with holland, 
but sheets will be placed on the screens and frequently washed. 
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PRESCRIPTIONS. 
(Soe A. R. 1461.) 
102. All prescriptions will be placed on file at the hospital; 
those for liquors will be placed on a separate file. 
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL SETS. 
103. Chemical and bacteriological sets will he issued to the 
larger posts, and officers to whom these sets are furnished will 
make an annual report on December 31, showing what use has 
been made of them. 
ABANDONMENT OF POSTS. 
104. Unless modified by special instructions from the Sur- 
geon General, the following general rules will be observed in 
the disposition of medical property upon the abandonment of 
a post: 
(a) Medicines, dressings, clothing, bedding, and miscella- 
neous articles in good and serviceable condition should be sent 
to other posts in the department. 
(b) Unserviceable property should be submitted to the action 
of an inspector, with a view to final disposition by sale or 
destruction. 
(c) Only such nonexpendable articles as are in perfect order, 
including recent medical woi’ks, and all instruments which can 
not be transferred to other posts without unnecessary dupli- 
cation, should be turned into a medical supply depot. 
105. When a post is abandoned or a detachment is broken 
up, the medical officer will report the fact to the chief surgeon, 
and after completing all current reports, will forward them to 
the Surgeon General, together with the Clothing Book, Descrip- 
tive and Deposit Book, and Muster and Pay Rolls, and all 
official papers, records, and record books pertaining to the 
Medical Department of the post. 
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MEDICAL BOOKS AND JOURNALS. 
106. Such new hooks as may be selected by the Surgeon 
General will be furnished without requisition. 
107. The library of the Surgeon General’s office is intended 
for reference rather than for circulation, but books that can 
be readily replaced will be loaned to medical officers of the 
Army, they being held responsible for the safe return of the 
volumes within two weeks from the day of their receipt. In 
special cases this time may be extended. 
108. Medical journals and periodicals issued by the Surgeon 
General are to be considered as belonging to the hospital or 
station to which they are sent. They will be kept on file, and 
medical officers, on taking station, will ascertain that the files 
are complete. When a post is discontinued a list of journals 
and periodicals will be sent, through the chief surgeon, to 
the Surgeon General, who will give directions as to their 
disposition. 
ICE MACHINES. 
109. Ice machines are issued to such southern posts as are 
unable to obtain, by purchase, ice for the use of the sick. They 
are furnished by the Medical Department to supply ice for the 
sick in hospital, and not for the comfort or convenience of the 
garrison at large. They will be accounted for and invoiced 
in detail. 
110. Medical officers will pay special attention to the details 
of the manufacture of ice, both as to the proper management 
of the apparatus and to the financial results from the sale of 
ice, and will be held responsible for the condition of these 
machines and the results obtained. 
111. In order to provide for the maintenance of the appara- 
tus in complete running order, and to promptly pay bills in- 
curred for repairs, a fund of at least $BOO will be kept con- 
stantly on hand. When this fund is reduced by necessary 
expenses, such change will be made in the price at which ice 
is sold as will speedily restore it to the above minimum amount. 
The fund will be used for the following purposes only: 
(a) Running expenses proper, and repairs; fuel, when it can 
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When renewal of heavy parts of the apparatus is required, 
application will he made to the Surgeon General to secure 
their transportation. The purchase and transportation of 
ammonia in reservoirs will he paid for from the ice fund. 
Great care will he exercised to obtain such articles in time to 
allow of their shipment as freight, and not hy express, and 
before the regular working of the apparatus is prevented hy 
their absence. 
(7») An engineer and one assistant is usually a sufficient force 
to run an ice machine. No fixed rate can he made as to the 
compensation of the engineer, that being regulated hy cir- 
cumstances. 
(e) The detail, on special duty at the ice machine, of one 
enlisted man is authorized, and he may he paid a gratuity of 
not exceeding fifty cents per day. 
(d) The purchase from the ice fund of articles which may 
be bought from the hospital fund is prohibited. In excep- 
tional cases, authority for a temporary transfer of money from 
the ice fund to the hospital fund may he obtained hy applica- 
tion to the Surgeon General, setting forth fully the reasons 
for such request; hut if given, the authority will not he con 
sidered as constituting a precedent for such transfers. Bills 
incurred will he filed at post as vouchers. 
(e) Payment for the delivery of ice is not considered to be a 
proper charge against the fund. If it can not he delivered in 
a garrison free of expense, it should be issued only when called 
for at the place of manufacture. Payment for the collection 
of hills for ice furnished is also unauthorized. 
112. The price at which ice is sold will he fixed hy the 
medical officer in charge, subject to the approval of the chief 
surgeon. It may vary from month to month, according to the 
amount of and demand upon the ice fund. 
113. After freely supplying the hospital, ice should, as a 
rule, he sold to companies, to officers, to the commissary of the 
post for the preservation of fresh beef, and to enlisted men and 
their families, at a certain price; to the post exchange and to 
quartermaster’s employees at a somewhat higher price; and 
to civilians not in Government employ at a still higher price. 
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patients entitled to medicines and medical attendance for 
whom it may be specially prescribed, is unauthorized. 
114. When the officer responsible for the fund is relieved 
from duty, its transfer will he acknowledged by receipts writ- 
ten across the face of the last statement sent to the Surgeon 
General, and of the one retained at post. The ice machine 
will he accounted for in accordance with regulations. 
ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM. 
(See A. R. 1130.) 
115. Medical officers, and others interested in the progress 
of medical science, are invited to forward contributions to 
the Army Medical Museum. Besides interesting medical and 
surgical specimens, the following classes of articles will be 
collected and forwarded by those medical officers who have 
opportunities for so doing: (1) Rare pathological specimens 
from animals, including monstrosities; (2) typical crania of 
Indian tribes, specimens of their arms, dress, implements, rare 
articles of their diet, medicines, etc.; (3) specimens of poison- 
ous insects and reptiles, and of their effects on animals. 
REPORTS AND RETURNS. 
(See A. R. 1393, 1464, 1466.) 
116. Medical officers will, on the last day of every month, 
report to the Surgeon General their stations and duties during 
the month, giving a brief resume of the service performed by 
them. They will also immediately re port any change in their 
station and duties, stating the authority therefor, with num- 
ber, date, and source of order in each case. 
117. It is not necessary to report in full every month in the 
sanitary report required by A. R. 1393 when no change in the 
conditions has taken place since last report. A general state- 
ment under each of the headings should be made, with a 
reference to previous reports containing more extended infor- 
mation on the subject. But important changes in the sani- 
tary conditions occurring during the month should be fully 
described. 
(a) If the subjects to be reported require more space than 
is provided by the blank form, use may be made of ordinary 
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(5) It is to be observed that although these sanitary reports 
are valuable as furnishing a record of conditions, changes, 
and recommendations, they are not always the best form 
of communication for suggestions requiring administrative 
action. Medical officers having important recommendations 
to make should invite attention to their subject in a special 
communication or report. 
118. The senior surgeon of each hospital, post, regiment, or 
detachment will prepare and forward the following reports: 
(a) Daily.—(l) Report of sick and wounded, for the com- 
manding officer; (2) report of the detachment of the hospital 
corps, for the commanding officer. 
(l>) Monthly. (1) Sanitary report (Form No. 41); (2) report 
of sick and wounded (Form No. 25), which will be an exact 
copy of the register of patients, to be made in duplicate on the 
last day of every month, one to be sent to the chief surgeon 
and one to the Surgeon General; (3) return of the hospital 
corps (Form No. 32), to be made in duplicate on the last day 
of each month, one to be sent to the chief surgeon and one to 
the Surgeon General direct; (4) monthly statement of the 
hospital fund and return of durable property (Form No. 35), 
to be forwarded to the chief surgeon, who will verify its cor- 
rectness and forward it to the Surgeon General; (5) report of 
meteorological observations (Form No. 29); (G) report of the 
physical examination of recruits (Form No. 30); (7) report of 
station and duty; (8) report of repairs to hospitals and hos- 
pital steward’s quarters; (9) report of issues and sales of medi- 
cines to civilians. 
(c) Yearly. (1) Returns of medical property; (2) estimates 
for repairs to hospitals and hospital steward’s quarters. 
(d) Occasional. (1) Report of epidemic diseases; (2) report 
of record books; (3) list of wounded; (4) report of deaths of 
officers; (5) report of desertions. 
(e) In the absence of a medical officer, the physician who 
renders professional service will sign papers of a professional 
character, such as reports of sick and wounded, surgical re- 
ports, morning sick reports, etc. 
119. On the appearance of the first recognized case of chol- 
era, yellow fever, or other epidemic disease at or near a military MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
post or station, the medical officer in charge will at once 
report the fact to the chief surgeon and forward a duplicate of 
his report direct to the Surgeon General. Every medical officer 
in charge of cholera or yellow-fever patients will, in addition 
to the usual report of sick and wounded, render in duplicate, 
at the end of each month, a report (Form No. 27) containing a 
list of such patients, one of which he will forward to the chief 
surgeon and the other direct to the Surgeon General. At the 
close of the epidemic, or of his tour of service at the place, he 
will forward, with as little delay as practicable, a history of 
the epidemic, its origin or importation, its progress and de- 
cline, and the methods of treatment or prevention, with results: 
also results of autopsies. 
120. Medical officers will notify local boards of health of 
any cases of yellow fever, cholera, smallpox, or other conta- 
gious diseases that may occur at their posts of duty. 
121. The death of an officer, physician under contract, or 
hospital steward, will be immediately reported by the attend 
ing surgeon or nearest medical officer, to the chief surgeon 
and the Surgeon General. 
122. The report of record books pertaining to the Medical 
Department (Form No. 37) will be forwarded when an officer 
is relieved from duty or when a post is abandoned. The 
Descriptive and Deposit Book, the Clothing Book, and the 
Letter-press Book will be accounted for on this report. The 
Letter-x>ress Book is not to be used as an ‘ official record” of 
letters and indorsements sent. Orders, letters, letters received, 
and indorsements may be kept in separate books and substi- 
tuted for the joint Order and Letter book and Letters received 
and Indorsement book. In all record books a statement ex- 
planatory of the contents will be pasted on the inside of the 
front cover. Care must be taken that signatures are made in 
these books wherever necessary. The Medical History of 
Post must be used exclusively for recording historical events 
in connection with the post, for the official indorsements on 
the report required by paragraph 1893, A. R., and for the 
entries specified in paragraph 158 of this Manual. Entries 
in record books will be continuous until the books are filled; 
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the date of commencement and of last entry to be noted on 
the report. In the column of remarks note whether or not 
each hook is in use; if not, state the reason. If all record 
hooks are not on hand, requisition for a complete supply will 
he promptly made. 
SUPPLY DEPOTS. 
123. Medical officers in charge of supply depots will prepare 
at the end of each quarter— 
(a) A return, in duplicate, of medical property (Form No. 14). 
(b) A quarterly abstract of receipts and issues (Forms Nos. 
11, 13, and 13) in duplicate. 
124. Medical officers in charge of supply depots will keep 
the following hooks of record, and turn them over to their 
successors: Record of letters received, of letters sent, of 
moneys received, of moneys disbursed, of orders given for 
medical stores, of articles received, of articles expended, of 
articles on hand, of requisitions, of issues, of invoices of 
packages turned over to the Quartermaster’s Department, of 
contents of packages, and of employees. 
125. Information slips are intended for use by medical 
officers in cases where formal letters can he dispensed with, 
-viz. personal reports of medical officers; changes in the status 
of hospital-corps members and of hospital matrons; requests 
for authority for the reenlistment of acting hospital stewards 
and privates; acknowledgements of receipt of S. G. O. cir- 
culars; requests for and acknowledgements of receipt of 
blank forms, clinical thermometers, typewriter ribbons, and 
vaccine virus; requests for special expenditures of the hospital 
fund; acknowledgements of receipt of funds for construction 
and repair of hospitals and hospital stewards’ quarters and 
monthly reports of progress of work; explanations concern- 
ing reports of sick and wounded and out-line figure cards. 
They should not be used in any case requiring action by 
another bureau. Letter forms, such as “Sir: I have the 
honor,” and “Very respectfully,” will not be used. Indorse- 
ments should follow in sequence in the usual form. If neither 
remark nor action is required by the chief surgeon, his 
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receiving stamp will take the place of an indorsement, to 
which may be added the words “contents noted,” if deemed 
necessary. A memorandum will he entered on the stub, with 
the signature of the officer, to verify the record. 
126. The term “sick” or “wounded,” applied to an officer 
or soldier treated in hospital, means that he is so disabled as 
to be unfit for all military duty; applied to one treated in 
quarters, that he is partially disabled and unfit for all military 
duties, unless his fitness for certain duties is specifically stated 
by the medical officer. Under any of these conditions he is 
technically on the “sick report,” and his name should be 
borne on the Register of Patients. 
REGISTER OF PATIENTS. 
127. The entries on the Register of Patients will be made 
day by day as the cases are admitted, and will be continuous, 
i. e., without break from day to day, month to month, or year 
to year. Ordinarily there will be but one entry for each case, 
although it may be prolonged for months. Exceptionally, 
cases which present many complications may have to be car- 
ried forward to current date to secure space for a satisfactory 
record; but in all such cases the two entries should be con- 
nected by cross references. 
128. Officers or enlisted men who are excused from all or 
any part of their military duty, such as attendance on certain 
calls, drills, target practice, mounted duty, etc., because of 
physical disability, are to be borne upon the register until 
their cases are completed; officers and enlisted men excused 
from school duty merely, and capable of performing their 
strictly military duties, need not be so borne. A case pre- 
scribed for, but not excused from duty, will not ordinarily be 
entered on the register; but when it is of such a character as 
to have a probable bearing on the subsequent medical history 
of the individual, or when from the exigencies of the service 
the officer or soldier continues to perform his duties, notwith- 
standing his manifest disability, it should be recorded on the 
register with a statement to that effect. When the status of 
an officer or soldier absent from his post on ordinary leave or 
furlough becomes changed to absence on account of sickness, 
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129. The cases of retired officers and enlisted men, and of 
civilians, including general prisoners, taken into hospital for 
treatment, should he entered on the register. When the 
status of a soldier while sick in hospital becomes changed to 
civilian, the case of the soldier should be closed and a new 
entry made for the civilian. 
130. When a patient absent sick from his command is 
admitted to hospital for treatment, the surgeon in charge of 
the hospital should notify the surgeon on whose register the 
patient is borne, and request a formal transfer of the case. 
When the patient leaves the said hospital as cured, trans- 
ferred, etc., the record of his case should be so completed; 
but if he leave the hospital uncured, or to resume a status of 
absent sick, the surgeon in charge of the hospital should send 
a transfer slip to the surgeon of the command to which the 
patient belongs, who should take the case up on his register. 
131 A book of transfer slips is furnished by the Surgeon 
General to meet the necessities of moving commands, which, 
passing near a post, may leave their sick and wounded for 
treatment. It should be used also when cases are sent from 
one post or hospital to another, by change of station of com- 
pany, for the sake of better accommodations, for benefit of 
climate, or for observation by the chief surgeon. The original 
slip should contain the patient’s name, military description, 
date of admission to sick report, name of disease or injury, 
and such details of the case as will probably be of value to 
the receiving officer. It will be signed by the medical officer 
who makes the transfer, and will be forwarded with the pa- 
tient. On the reverse of the slip the receiving officer will note 
the admission of the patient into hospital; and after carefully 
recording the information thereon in the register, he will for- 
ward the slip with the next report of sick and wounded to 
the Surgeon General. In transfers to the Government Hos- 
pital for the Insane a slip containing a copy of the certificate 
that accompanied the soldier should be sent to the Surgeon 
General. The duplicates of the transfer slips will be left in 
the book and will form a part of the retained records of the 
hospital or command from which the soldiers were sent, 
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DIRECTIONS FOR PREPARING THE REGISTER. 
132. In column I will be inscribed the patient’s number. 
Every case of sickness, death, discharge, etc., entered on the 
register will have a number for convenience of reference, and 
these numbers will be consecutive, and will be carried for- 
ward indefinitely. In order that the medical history of a 
patient may be more readily traced, his last register number, 
if he has been previously on sick report at the post, should be 
entered immediately over his current number. In the excep- 
tional instances to which reference is made in paragraph 127, 
no change is made in the register number of the patient, which, 
with the name of the patient, should be entered to secure 
identification, but no further repetition of the original entry 
is necessary, as the words “carried from page —” written 
after the name will suffice to connect the record. 
133. In column II the Christian name and surname should 
be entered in full; initial letters may be used for middle names. 
134. In columns 111, IV, and Y, calling for “Rank,” “Com- 
pany,” and “Regiment or Corps,” the usual abbreviations 
may be employed. 
135. In column YI the age at last birthday should be en- 
tered. This entry is understood to be made on the date of 
admission. 
136. In column VII the letter W., C., or 1., meaning white, 
colored, or Indian, will be entered. 
137. Column VIII provides space for the State or country 
of birth. 
138. Column IX calls for the total number of years of service 
of the individual, whether continuous or not. 
139. In column X the day, month, and year of admission 
should be stated. Figures should not be used to designate 
the month. 
140. The source of admission called for in column XI is 
generally the command, but may be “from desertion,” etc. 
When patients are received from other hospitals or commands 
the name of the hospital or command should be given in each 
case with the date of last entry on sick report when known. 
Information on transfer slips, or on field registers when used 
for this purpose, accompanying such patients, should be care- 
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141. In column XII the cause or causes of admission should 
he stated; the name and location of the disease; cause, loca- 
tion, character, and severity of injury, with attendant cir- 
cumstances, date of occurrence, and nature of missile, weapon, 
or other producing agent. It should he stated, also, whether 
the case is taken into the hospital or treated in quarters; and 
should a case in “quarters” he subsequently taken into “hos- 
pital,” or vice versa, the date of the change should he given. 
When there is more than one cause, and the disability associ- 
ated with any of them is cured before final disposition of the 
patient, the date of the said cure should he given. The diag- 
nosis reported on transfer slips received with patients, or on 
field registers when used for this purpose, should also he re- 
corded. In reporting data pertaining to this column, space 
may he utilized, if deemed advisable, by spreading the infor- 
mation across the face of the columns on the left, beginning 
in the proper space and continuing so that the statement can 
readily be followed. 
142. In recording the causes of admission medical officers 
will make use of such terms as will briefly and accurately 
describe the disease or injury, governing themselves so far as 
possible by the official nomenclature, paragraph 159. In this 
connection the following points should be held in view : 
(a) Pathological lesions should be recorded rather than their 
symptoms. 
(5) In all cases in which the cause of admission is a local 
manifestation of a general affection, the character and locality 
of the one and the nature of the other should be stated. 
(c) Diseases due to venereal contagion, the abuse of stimu- 
lants or narcotics, or to immoral practices, should be so re- 
corded. 
(d) Distinction should be made between the venereal ulcer 
known as chancroid and the hard chancre of primary syphilis. 
(e) Distinction should also be made between inflammations 
of venereal and nonvenereal origin, as in cases of balanitis, 
orchitis, bubo, etc., specifying the nature of the venereal cause 
and the causation in the nonvenereal cases. 
(/) Inflammations should be reported as acute or chronic. 
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(h) In pulmonary affections the lobe or lobes involved should 
be stated, as also whether the disease is confined to the right 
or left or extends to both lungs; the complications of pleurisy 
should be particularly noted. 
(i) Deviations from the normal in cases of impairment of 
vision or hearing should be ascertained and noted. 
(j) The exact location, variety, and cause of hernia should 
be given, and when strangulated the condition and the means 
employed for relief. 
(k) Wounds should be designated as slighter severe; ingun- 
shot wounds, the points of entrance and exit of missile and 
the parts implicated should be recorded. 
(Z) Fractures should be designated as simple, comminuted, 
compound, or complicated, the character of the complications 
being stated. 
(m) When erysipelas, gangrene, pyemia, tetanus, etc., com- 
plicate cases of injury, the lesions associated with the compli- 
cation should be carefully described. 
(n) When an injury is accidental, homicidal, suicidal, or 
judicial, it should be stated, with particulars in each instance. 
(o) In cases of old injury constituting a cause of admission, 
the condition of the injured part at the date of current admis- 
sion should be stated. If there is no record of the original 
injury in the register, the date, place, cause, and attendant 
circumstances, with the authority for the statements, should 
be entered; but if the original case is already recorded a note 
of its register number in column XII or XIV will suffice to 
connect the history. 
(p) Special notes should be made of cases of malingering or 
feigned diseases, and of the means employed for their detection. 
(q) When no diagnosis can be reached the fact should be 
stated, together with the conditions which prevent the recog- 
nition of the disease or injury. 
143. In column XIII the opinion of the medical officer, based 
on a full consideration of all the facts as to whether the disease 
or injury occurred in the line of duty, should be explicitly 
stated as yes or no. In forming and recording this opinion 
medical officers will be guided by the following instructions: 
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may be assumed to have occurred in the line of duty, unless 
the surgeon knows, first, that the disease or injury existed 
before entering the service; second, that it was contracted 
while absent from duty on furlough or without permission; 
or, third, that it occurred in consequence of willful neglect or 
immoral conduct of the man himself. 
(5) When a soldier is disabled while on pass, or in confine- 
ment, the question of line of duty must be determined by the 
circumstances attending the incurrence of the disability, but 
the fact of being on pass or in confinement should be stated. 
(c) When a medical officer expresses the opinion that an 
injury occurring during athletic sports, properly indulged in, 
was received in the line of duty, the opinion is accepted by 
the Surgeon General as satisfactory and final. 
(d) In all cases in which the opinion is expressed by no, the 
circumstances attending the incidence of the disability, and 
on which the negative opinion is based, should be stated in 
Column XII, or across the face of the columns on its left, if 
space can be economized in that way. 
144. In column XIY, surgical operations, unusual treatment, 
complications, intercurrent diseases, and change of diagnosis, 
with date of change, will be noted. If an intercurrent disease 
is in no way dependent on the primary affection the date of its 
occurrence should be given, and an opinion should be recorded 
as to its origination in the line of duty; but if the complicating 
disease coexisted on admission it should be recorded in column 
XII as one of the causes of admission, and an appropriate entry 
regarding it should be made in column XIII. 
145. Column XV provides space for the record of the dis- 
position made of the completed cases, and column XVI for 
the date, day, month, and year of the final disposition. In 
column XV should also be entered the date of departure and 
return in cases of leave of absence or furlough. When a pa- 
tient leaves his station on furlough or leave of absence on 
account of sickness, his case remains incompleted on the reg- 
ister until his return, when he resumes his status of present 
sick; but if during his absence he is admitted for treatment 
to some other hospital or command, or the organization to 
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his case should he completed by formal transfer. On the 
other hand, if during his absence his status becomes changed 
to absent on ordinary leave or furlough, his case should be 
completed as returned to duty. 
(a) When a patient is returned to duty the entry duty will 
suffice, the cure being assumed to be complete unless a state- 
ment to the contrary is entered. 
(5) In cases of retirement or discharge by expiration of term, 
by order, sentence, or operation of law, the fact should be 
specified; and a statement should be made of the degree of 
disability due to the complaint for which the individual was 
under treatment at the time of his removal from service, unless 
it was unquestionably not received in the line of duty. 
(c) In retirements or discharge on account of wounds or dis- 
ease, the cause and the degree of disability should be recorded, 
and if the cause be some other disability than that for which 
the patient was admitted, it should be stated whether it orig- 
inated in the line of duty; and in this instance, also, when the 
opinion expressed is no, the circumstances attending the inci- 
dence of the disability and on which the negative opinion is 
based, should be recorded. In all cases of discharge on cer- 
tificate of disability the date of discharge as given in the 
letter of notification from the adjutant should be recorded. 
(d) In the cases of those not upon sick report found incapac- 
itated for active service, and of those retired or discharged 
for disability, the nature of the disability, whether it origi- 
nated in the line of duty, and other facts of interest obtainable, 
together with the date of departure from post, will be entered. 
(e) The causes of deaths, and whether they originated in the 
line of duty, as also the results of autopsies, should be recorded 
in this column. 
(/) Deaths of officers and soldiers not on sick report, and of 
retired officers, ex-officers and ex-soldiers with the command, 
should also be entered with appropriate details and a state- 
ment as to whether the cause of death originated in the service 
and in the line of duty. 
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should be entered. In cases of suicide the cause or causes 
which led to the act should be stated. 
(h) When the disease or injury causing death or discharge 
lias been aggravated by the willful and persistent refusal of 
the patient to submit to such reasonable restrictions, methods 
of treatment, or surgical operations as would, in the opinion 
of the medical officer, conduce to the cure or to the lessening 
of the disability, the fact should be noted. 
(i) In case of transfer to another hospital or command the 
specific destination of the patient, and whether for “benefit 
of climate,” “observation of the chief surgeon,” “change of 
station of comxiany,” etc., with the authority for the transfer, 
should be stated. 
(j) In cases of desertion the name, rank, company, and regi- 
ment or corps of the individual should be repeated in column 
XV in connection with the entry completing his case. 
Should the individual return from desertion and his former 
status on sick report be resumed, his case will be entered on 
the current page of the register, but should the disease or 
injury for which he is taken on sick report on his return be 
different from that for which he was formerly under treat- 
ment, he will be reported as a new case admitted from the 
command. 
146. Entries in the register will bo given sufficient space to 
prevent crowding or misconstruction (see paragraph 141), and 
be plainly written. No writing will be permitted to encroach 
on the margins of the register. Corrections should be authen- 
ticated by the initials of the surgeon, who will place his official 
signature at the foot of each page. 
FIELD REGISTER. 
147. For detached commands temporarily in the field on 
scouting expeditions, practice marches, or in summer camps, 
the blank form of “Report of Completed Cases,” sheet 3, Form 
No. 25, will be used as the “Field Register,” the headings of 
the sheets being made to correspond to their extemporized 
use. From the entries on this Field Register the report of 
sick and wounded will be made; and when all the cases have 
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of the field command are ultimately assigned, and have been 
so reported on the final report of sick and wounded from the 
said field command, the Field Register will he forwarded to 
the Surgeon General—by the surgeon of the command, if he 
has transferred his cases by slips, or by the surgeon of the 
receiving station if the Field Register has been turned over to 
him to effect the transfer of the uncompleted cases to the per- 
manent register of his post. 
148. In time of war, medical officers on duty with such 
organizations as battalions, regiments, batteries, etc., will 
enter their cases in a register, and will make up their report 
of sick and wounded in accordance with regulations. Sep 
arate registers should be kept and reports of sick and wounded 
made out for regular and for volunteer troops. Transfer for 
treatment or better accommodation to the division, brigade, 
or other field hospital of the command will be regarded as 
completing a case on the battalion or regimental register; 
but the sending a man for transportation merely will not be 
considered in the light of a transfer. In formal transfers to 
the field hospital slips need not be used, as the transfer should 
be made personally by a medical officer or noncommissioned 
officer, who should see that the executive officer of the hos- 
pital is furnished with all needful information for his record 
of the case. 
149. When those who are unable to march are to be sent 
from the command to some hospital other than the division, 
brigade, or other field hospital, the surgeon of the command 
will enter on his register the names, etc., of those who are 
to be sent away; and when he has furnished a copy of this list 
to the officer who is to take charge of the sick on their journey, 
he will complete their cases on his register by transfer en route 
to the hospital which is understood to be their destination. 
150. To prepare a list of wounded (see A. R. 1466), the 
medical officer will enter on his register the names of all those 
of the command who are officially known to him as having 
been killed or wounded. As a member of the battalion or 
regimental staff the medical officer cooperates with company 
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to the Adjutant General as the official record of the losses. 
The information gathered for this purpose at the dressing 
stations in the field, and subsequently by inspection of the 
wards and registers of the field hospitals, will enable him to 
perfect his own register by completing thereon by transfer to 
the division, brigade, or other field hospital all those cases that 
have already been taken up on the register of the latter, and 
retaining as uncompleted only those that remain under his 
personal care with the regiment or detachment. From this 
register thus perfected the list of wounded above mentioned 
will be prepared. 
151. The officer in charge of the records of a division, bri- 
gade, or other field hospital, will enter in a permanent register 
the cases that are received by transfer from the medical officers 
of the command; and from the entries thereon the report of 
sick and wounded will be made out in accordance with regula- 
tions. Cases will be considered completed, so far as the reg- 
isters of these hospitals are concerned, when the patients are 
transferred to any other hospital. 
152. In all cases of transfer the medical officer in charge of 
the train of sick and wounded should, if possible, be provided 
with a nominal list of the patients intrusted to his care. He 
should verify this list personally, or, if the train be large, by 
his subordinates; and when arrived at his destination should 
turn it over to the medical officer of the receiving hospital. 
Should any of his cases be lost en route by death, capture,etc., 
he will note the facts on the list of transfers against each case 
so lost and report these facts and names to the Surgeon 
General. 
153. If the military conditions are such that it is impossible 
for the officer in charge of the records of the division, brigade, 
or other field hospital to furnish a list of the sick and wounded 
that are to be transferred, the medical officer in charge of the 
train should verify the number of men turned over to him, 
and have the nominal list made out while en route. Should 
he be unable to accomplish this, the names of those who seem 
to be in danger of death should be taken so as to be able, if 
the events should require it, to make report to the Surgeon 
General. 
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154. The senior surgeon in charge of men sent direct from 
military commands in the field (see paragraph 149), will report 
the losses that occur during the period of his responsibility; 
so, also, when patients are left behind by the advance or 
retreat of a division, brigade, or other field hospital the senior 
surgeon left with them will take measures, if he has not been 
furnished with a nominal list, for the identification of his 
patients, for their subsequent transfer, and for the notification 
of losses by death or other causes. 
155. The report of sick and wounded will be made on Form 
No. 25, sheets 1 and 2. If a hospital is opened or closed dur- 
ing the month the orders to this effect should be stated on the 
report. 
REPORT OF SICK AND WOUNDED. 
(a) In time of war only one copy of this report, see para- 
graph 118 (b), is required to be made out. It should be 
forwarded from general hospitals direct to the Surgeon Gen- 
eral, and from organizations and hospitals in the field to the 
Surgeon General through the chief surgeon. 
156. If there has been no cass on sick report, either remain- 
ing from last report or admitted during the month, the report 
of sick and wounded will nevertheless be forwarded. It will 
give the name and strength of the command, etc., with such 
remarks as the circumstances may suggest as of interest to 
the chief surgeon or the Surgeon General. 
157. In case of the occurrence of smallpox, and the vac- 
cination of the command, the results of the vaccination will 
be given in a special report on the measures taken for the 
suppression of the disease; or they may be entered in the col- 
umn of remarks on the left of the first page of the report of 
sick and wounded in connection with the cases of vaccinia 
that have been treated. 
158. Medical officers will keep in the Medical History of the 
Post a record of births and marriages, and of those deaths the 
record of which has not been provided for elsewhere, and will 
report concerning them in the column on the right of the 
first page of the report of sick and wounded. In cases of 
birth, there should be entered the date, the sex, and name of 
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of the mother, and whether this child is the first or second, 
etc., resulting from the marriage. In cases of marriage, the 
date and names should he recorded with the rank or occupa- 
tion of the man and the age and birthplace of the woman. In 
cases of death, the date and cause, together with the name, 
sex, and age of the individual. 
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NOMENCLATURE OF DISEASES. 
159. Diseases and injuries reported by medical officers on 
their report of sick and wounded will hereafter be classified 
in accordance with the arrangement in the following list: 
Classified List of Causes of Admission to Sick Report, 
I.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES, GENERAL AND LOCAL. 
Scarlet fever. 
Measles. 
Malarial fever, pernicious. 
Malarial cachexia. 
Rdtheln. 
Variola. 
Varioloid. 
Vaccinia. 
Varicella. 
Fevers of undetermined causation. 
Anthrax. 
Glanders. 
Erysipelas. 
Septicemia. 
Rheumatic fever.* 
Tetanus. 
Typhus fever. 
Influenza. 
Dengue. 
Mumps. 
Whooping cough. 
Diphtheria. 
Typhoid fever. 
Cholera. 
Tuberculosis of the lungs. 
Tuberculosis of other organs. 
Carcinoma.* 
Sarcoma.* 
Trichinosis. 
Syphilis. 
Yellow fever. 
Gonorrhea. 
Cerebrospinal meningitis. 
Malarial fever, intermittent. 
Malarial fever, remittent or continued. 
Gonorrheal epididymitis and orchitis. 
Chancroid and results. 
Other diseases of this class. 
Local infections which are also entered under “Structural and functional 
DISEASES OF ORGANS.” 
Scabies. 
iJennatophyti. 
Tonsillitis. 
Pericarditis. 
Endocarditis. 
Phlebitis. 
Meningitis. 
Appendicitis. 
Pyelitis and Pyelonephritis. 
Cystitis. 
Lymphnngeitis. 
A den His, non venereal. 
Abscess. 
Bronchitis, acute. 
Pneumonia, croupous. 
Pleurisy, acute. 
Dysentery, acute. 
Peritonitis, acute. 
Furuncle. 
Carbuncle. 
Hospital gangrene. 
Whitlow. 
lI.—DISEASES OF NUTRITION, GENERAL. 
Anemia. 
Leucocythemia. 
Glycosuria. 
Gout. 
Scurvy. 
Other diseases of this class. 
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lII.—STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL DISEASES OP ORGANS. 
A. Diseases of the Nervous System. 
Alcoholism, acute. 
Alcoholism, chronic. 
Delirium tremens. 
Apoplexy. 
Myelitis. 
Narcotic poisoning, acute. 
Narcotic poisoning, chronic or drug habit, 
Neuritis. 
Cerebral congestion. 
Chorea. 
Neuralgia. 
Neurasthenia. 
Nostalgia. 
Epilepsy. 
Insanity. 
Locomotor ataxia. 
Meningitis. 
Paralysis. 
Other diseases of this class. 
B. Diseases of the Digestive System. 
Corrosive and irritant poisons, effects of. 
Diseases of the salivary glands and ducts. 
Diarrhea, acute. 
Diarrhea, chronic. 
Diseases of the teeth, gums, and alveoli 
Diseases of the mouth and tongue. 
Tonsillitis. 
Enteritis. 
Appendicitis. 
Dysentery, acute. 
Dysentery, chronic. 
Hemorrhage, intestinal. 
Fistula inano. 
Pharyngitis. 
Peritonitis, acute. 
Dyspepsia. 
Gastritis. 
Gastric ulcer and hemorrhage. 
Colic. 
Hemorrhoids. 
Biliary colic and calculi. 
Jaundice, catarrhal. 
Hepatitis. 
Hepatic cirrhosis. 
Other diseases of this class. 
Constipation. 
Tenia or other intestinal parasites. 
Cholera morbus. 
C. Diseases op the Circulatory System. 
Angina pectoris. 
Cardiac irritability. 
Cardiac degeneration. 
Pericarditis. 
Thrombosis and embolism. 
Aneurism. 
Varicose veins. 
Phlebitis. 
Endocarditis. 
Other diseases of this class. 
Valvular disease and results. 
D. Diseases of the Respiratory Organs. 
Larynx, diseases of. 
Coryza. 
Bronchitis, acute. 
Bronchitis, chronic. 
Bronchitis, capillary. 
Emphysema. 
Asthma. 
Pulmonary congestion. 
Pulmonary hemorrhage. 
Pneumonia, catarrhal. 
Pneumonia, croupous. 
Pleurisy. 
Other diseases of this class. 
Pyelitis and pyelonephritis. 
Nephritis, acute parenchymatous. 
Nephritis, chronic parenchymatous. 
E. Diseases of the Genito-iieinary System. 
Prostatitis. 
Prostatic hypertrophy. 
Urethral stricture. 
Renal cirrhosis. 
Calculus, renal. 
Calculus, vesical. 
Cystitis. 
Enuresis. 
Retention of urine. 
Hematuria. 
Balanitis, nongonorrheal. 
Paraphimosis. 
Phimosis. 
Varicocele. 
Hematocele. 
Hydrocele. 
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F. Diseases of the Lymphatic System and Ductless Glands. 
Adenitis. 
Lymphangeitis. 
Splenic hypertrophy. 
Other diseases of this class. 
G. Diseases op the Muscles, Bones, and Joints. 
Muscular contraction. 
Muscular rheumatism and myalgia. 
Whitlow. 
Arthritis. 
Arthritis, chronic rheumatic. 
Bunion. 
Osteitis and results. 
Periostitis. 
Synovitis. 
Other diseases of this class. 
H. Diseases op the Integument and Subcutaneous Connective Tissue, 
Corns and warts. 
Ingrowing nail. 
Chilblain. 
Erythemata. 
Psoriasis. 
Abscess. 
Furuncle. 
Carbuncle. 
Ulcer. 
Prurigo and lichen. 
Herpes. 
Eczema and pemphigus. 
Impetigo and acne. 
Scabies. 
Hospital gangrene. 
Dermatitis from poisonous plants. 
Dermatophyti. 
Other diseases of this class. 
I. Diseases op Organs oy Special Sense. 
(a) Diseases of the eye. 
Lids, diseases of. 
Lachrymal apparatus, diseases of. 
Conjunctivitis, acute. 
Conjunctivitis, chronic. 
Corueitis. 
Retinitis. 
Snow-blindness. 
Asthenopia. 
Cataract. 
Glaucoma. 
Amaurosis. 
Sclerotitis. 
Choroid, diseases of. 
Iritis. 
Night blindness. 
Other diseases of the eye. 
(h) Diseases of the ear. 
Diseases of external ear. 
Diseases of the tvmpanum. 
Diseases of middle and internal ear. 
Earache. 
Deafness. 
(c) Diseases of the nose. 
Nasal catarrh, chronic. 
Nasal hemorrhage. 
Nasal polyjms. 
IV.—ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. 
A. General Injuries. 
Burns and scalds, general. 
Crushing. 
Drowning. 
Exhaustion from fatigue or exposure. 
Explosion. 
Freezing. 
Hanging. 
Insolation. 
Lightning. 
Starvation, exclusive of disease. 
Suffocation, exclusive of disease. 
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B. Injuries to Special Parts. 
Abrasions and blisters, mechanical. 
Burns and scalds, local. 
Compression of the brain. 
Concussion of the brain. 
Concussion of the spine. 
Contusions and sprains. 
Dislocations. 
Hernia, other. 
Orchitis, from injury. 
Strain, muscular. 
Wounds, contused. 
Wounds, incised. 
Wounds, lacerated. 
Wounds, punctured. 
Wounds, gunshot. 
Foreign bodies, presence of. 
Fracture, exclusive of gunshot. 
Frostbite. 
Hernia, inguinal. 
Secondary results of local injury. 
Other local injuries. 
V.—UNCLASSIFIED. 
Malingering. 
Under observation, not diagnosed, or 
Suicide. 
Self-maiming. 
Homicide. 
unknown. 
Judicial execution. 
160. Medical officers in recording the causes of admission 
to sick report will make use of this nomenclature in all cases 
for which a specific title is provided. Experience has shown 
that it includes most of the causes of disability likely to occur 
in army practice. In recording cases for which a title is not 
specially provided, as, for instance, those which, in a consoli- 
dation of the statistics, would be tabulated under “Diseases 
of the mouth and tongue,” “Diseases of the external ear,” 
etc., or thrown among “Other diseases of this class,” such 
terms will be used as will briefly and accurately describe the 
disease or injury, while conforming as far as possible to the 
nomenclature generally accepted by the profession. Medical 
officers will report in this way also when the cases are to be 
consolidated on the classified list under a generic term, as in 
certain of the diseases of the skin. 
(a) The organ or part affected should be specified when the 
name of the morbid condition fails to indicate it, as in paraly- 
sis, aneurism, ulcer, herpes, etc., as also in inflammations, as 
adenitis, osteitis, arthritis, synovitis, etc., and in local injuries, 
as abrasions, burns, contusions, dislocations, etc. 
(b) The surgical characteristics of wounds, fractures, herniae, 
etc., should be stated; and in cases of poisoning the name of 
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OPERATIONS FOR HERNIA. 
161. Cases of hernia suitable for an operation should receive 
surgical treatment. Operations for the radical cure of hernia 
will be performed by medical officers specially designated by 
the Surgeon General. Medical officers will report cases of 
hernia considered favorable for operation to the Surgeon 
General. If the case is considered unsuitable for operation, 
the fact will be noted upon the certificate of disability. 
CERTIFICATES OF DISABILITY. 
(See A. R. 140, 141, 154-157, 174, 844, 847.) 
162. In cases of discharge of enlisted men on surgeon’s cer- 
tificate of disability, the certificate of the surgeon will be filled 
out in his own handwriting 
EXAMINATION OF RECRUITS. 
(See A. 11. 841-848.) 
163. The minimum height of a recruit is at present fixed at 
five feet four inches for all branches of the service, although 
recruiting officers are allowed to exercise their discretion as to 
the enlistment of desirable recruits (such as band musicians, 
school-teachers, tailors, etc.), who may fall not more than 
one-fourth of an inch below the minimum standard of height; 
the maximum height for the cavalry service is five feet ten 
inches; that for infantry and artillery is governed by the 
maximum of weight, to which should be applied the rule for 
proportion in height (see par. 179). 
164, The minimum weight for all recruits is one hundred 
and twenty-five pounds, except for the cavalry, in which enlist- 
ments may be made without regard to a minimum weight, 
provided the chest measurement and chest mobility are satis- 
factory. The maximum for infantry and artillery is one hun- 
dred and ninety pounds; for cavalry and light artillery, one 
hundred and sixty-five pounds. 
165. The chest mobility, i. e., the difference between the 
measurement at inspiration and expiration, should be at least 
two inches in men below five feet seven inches in height, and 
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REENLISTMENTS. 
166. When authorized by the War Department under A. R. 
888, clause 5, and A. R. 889, recruiting officers may reenlist 
discharged soldiers who present themselves within the pre- 
scribed limit of time, notwithstanding they may have some 
physical disqualification which would cause their rejection as 
recruits: Provided, they have no serious defect which would 
probably prevent the discharge of their duties as soldiers. In 
all such cases the defects and the fact that they existed prior 
to reenlistment will be noted on the soldier’s reenlistment 
papers and examination form. 
Note.—In modifying the requirements for reenlistment, it is the intention of the 
War Department to provide for the continuance in service of such faithful soldiers 
as have incurred disabilities during prior enlistments which probably will not unfit 
them for duty in the future; as, for example, hernia, which is kept in place by 
wearing a truss; piles; varicose veins; certain defects of vision, as near or far sight; 
the loss of certain fingers or toes; mutilations by gunshot or other wounds, etc. 
MODE OF EXAMINING A RECRUIT. 
167. In passing a recruit, the examining officer is to exam- 
ine him stripped; to see that he has the free use of his limbs; 
that his chest is ample; that his hearing, vision, and speech 
are perfect; that he has no tumors or ulcerated or extensively 
cicatrixed legs; no rupture or chronic cutaneous affection; 
that he has not received any contusion or wound of the head 
that may impair his faculties; that he is not a drunkard; is not 
subject to convulsions, and has no infectious or other disorder 
that may unfit him for military service. The recruit must 
be effective, able-bodied, sober, free from disease, and of good 
character and habits. 
Note.—The leading characteristics of a good constitution are thus enumerated 
by Tripler: “A tolerably just proportion between the different parts of the trunk 
and members; a well-shaped head, thick hair, a countenance expressive of health, 
with a lively eye; skin not too white, lips red, teeth white and in good condition ; 
voice strong, skin firm, chest well formed, belly lank, parts of generation well 
developed, limbs muscular, feet arched and of a moderate length ; hands large. The 
gait should be sprightly and springy, speech prompt arid clear, and manner cheer- 
ful. All lank, slight, puny men, with contracted figures, whose development is, as 
it were, arrested, should be set aside. The reverse of the characteristics of a good 
constitution will indicate infirm health or a weakly habit of body ; loose, flabby, 
white skin ; long, cylindrical neck; long, flat feet; very fair complexion ; fine hair ; 
wan, sallow countenance,” etc. MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
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168. The room in which the examination is conducted should 
he well lighted and large enough for the men to exercise in 
walking, running, and jumping, as every organ directly 
concerned in locomotion should he subjected to inspection. 
Only those persons who are absolutely required should he 
present at the examination. 
169. The person of the recruit should be washed with soap 
and water before he is presented for inspection. It is not, 
however, believed to be good policy to enlist men who, though 
able-bodied and intelligent, appear at recruiting stations in 
ragged or filthy dress, as the chances are such men are tramps 
and vagabonds and will not make good soldiers. Men who, 
though attired in clean and respectable clothing, are found to 
be filthy in their persons, should be promptly rejected for like 
reason. 
170. Thoroughness in the preliminary examination is as- 
sured by a methodical inquiry into the family and personal 
history of the applicant, whose replies should be recorded at 
the time. For this purpose a printed form is furnished by 
the Adjutant General (form for the physical examination of 
a recruit). The form also serves as evidence, should the 
recruit allege unfitness from a defect that is feigned, or be 
subsequently found unfitted for duty on account of one which 
has been concealed. 
171. The questions prescribed in this form are intended 
simply as the guide to a careful and searching examination 
into the physical history of the applicant for enlistment. If 
his replies suggest the existence of any infirmity or defect, 
special inquiry should be made concerning it, in order that 
the most complete information may be elicited. The ques- 
tions, and any others necessary to develop his fitness for the 
duties of a soldier, should be asked and the man’s replies 
recorded, by the recruiting officer, before he is stripped, after 
which the examination is proceeded with. 
172. In the absence of a commissioned medical officer ox- 
contract surgeon, recruiting officers are authorized to employ 
a civilian physician to make the physical examination of re- 
cruits preceding enlistment required by Army Regulations, 
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173. If there is a medical officer, contract surgeon or 
civilian physician, he will make and record the physical ex- 
amination. Otherwise, the recruiting officer will perform 
this duty. In the latter event the form will remain with or 
follow the recruit until he has undergone examination by a 
physician, who will note the same upon the front fold. It 
will then he forwarded without delay to the Surgeon General, 
except as provided in paragraphs 844 and 847, A. R. 
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174. Each peculiarity or deviation from the normal standard 
is to he noted on the form for the physical examination of a 
recruit. 
175. If a careful inspection is made and a defect is noted, 
which is not considered hy the officer making the examina- 
tion to he disqualifying, he is relieved from responsibility; 
hut if ho passes a recruit who has a serious defect, which is 
discernible hy an ordinary layman, and enlists the man with- 
out noting the defect upon the examination form and the 
enlistment paper, it evidences neglect in the examination. 
176. Before recruits leave the station for the rendezvous or 
post they should he carefully reexamined and a statement to 
that effect made on the form, with a note descriptive of any 
defect which may have been discovered or contracted since 
the enlistment. 
177. A completed examination form is required for file in 
the office of the Surgeon General in the case of every soldier 
who completes enlistment or reenlistment hy taking the oath 
(including scouts and Indians). In the case of applicants who 
do not take the oath it may be destroyed after it has served its 
purpose in the conduct of the examination. 
178. As Indian scouts are now enlisted for three years they 
will undergo the same physical examination as other enlisted 
men. The examination form will he used for this purpose, 
and, when filled up and completed, will he forwarded to the 
Surgeon General. MANUAL FOE THE MEDICAL DEPAKTMENT. 
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179. The following table is given for convenience of refer- 
ence: 
Table of Physical Proportions for Height, Weight, and Chest Measurement. 
Height. 
Weight. 
CHEST MEASUREMENT. 
At expiration. 
Mobility. 
Feet. 
Inches. 
Pounds. 
Inches. 
Inches. 
515 
64 
128 
32 
2 
°I5 
65 
130 
32 
2 
515 
66 
132 
32% 
2 
°T5 
67 
134 
33 
2 
5-jjj 
68 
141 
33% 
2% 
69 
148 
33% 
2% 
5}g 
70 
155 
34 
2^ 
5>4 
71 
162 
34% 
2% 
6 
72 
169 
34% 
3 
GI5 
78 
176 
35% 
3 
180. It is not necessary that the applicant should conform 
exactly to the figures indicated above, a variation of a few 
pounds from either side of the standard in the minimum and 
maximum weights and of a fraction of an inch in chest meas 
urements being permissible if the applicant is otherwise in 
good health and desirable as a recruit. The table is given to 
show what is regarded as a fair proportion, but the weight 
must be at least 125 pounds, except for cavalry, or when less 
is especially authorized by the Adjutant General. 
EXAMINATION OF CADETS AND CADET CANDIDATES. 
181. A deviation from the table of jihysical proportions 
may be made in the examination of candidates for admission 
to the United States Military Academy, and for members of 
the graduating class, whenever this is deemed necessary by 
the Medical Examining Board. 
182. Medical officers will be guided by the following instruc- 
tions in examining candidates for admission to the United 
States Military Academy : 
(a) Hearing must be normal in both ears. 68 
(6) Vision, as determined by the official test types, must 
not fall below in either eye, and not below |{J, unless it 
can be made normal by proper glasses. 
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(c) Color-blindness is not a cause for rejection, but must 
be noted upon the form for physical examination, and the 
applicant so informed. 
{d) Accepted candidates, if between seventeen and eighteen 
years of age, should not fall below five feet three inches in 
height and one hundred pounds in weight; if between eight- 
een and nineteen years, five feet three and one-half inches in 
height and one hundred and five pounds in weight; if over 
nineteen, five feet four inches in height and one hundred and 
ten pounds in weight. 
(e) The weight, and chest measurement at expiration, 
should not fall materially below the following standard, 
which, however, is not to be considered as absolute, and 
should not be strictly adhered to in the case of active boys 
who are less than 18 years of age: 
Pounds. 
Chest meas- 
urement 
at 
expiration. 
5 foet 4 inches 
118 
120 
30 inches 
30% indies 
31 indies 
31% inches 
31% inches 
5 feet 6 inches 
122 
124 
128 
132 
136 
32% inches 
32% inches 
33 inches 
142 
148 
(/) Candidates will be carefully examined, while stripped, 
by the methods prescribed in the authorized manual for the 
examination of recruits, and will be rejected for any mental 
or physical defect which would constitute a cause of rejection 
in the case of a recruit, or for any apparent feebleness of 
constitution, or cachexia. 
(g) The result of the physical examination in each case, 
whether accepted or rejected, will be recorded on the blank 
form furnished by the Adjutant General for this purpose and 
forwarded to the Surgeon General. MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 
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OUTLINE-FIGURE CARD. 
183. A record of the marts upon the person of the accepted 
recruit will he made upon an outline-figure card. The blanks 
will he furnished by the Adjutant General. 
184. A card is required for every soldier of the Regular 
Army who completes enlistment by taking the oath, except 
scouts and Indians, whether enlisting for the first time or 
not, and whether for the line or one of the staff departments. 
The card should not he forwarded until the recruit is sworn 
in, and should then immediately, upon completion, be sent 
direct to the Surgeon General. No letter of transmittal is 
required. 
185. The outline-figure card will be prepared and forwarded 
for enlistments made at military posts, by the medical officer 
or the civilian physician making the medical examination; 
for enlistments made at other recruiting stations, by the 
medical officer or the civilian physician, if there is one; 
otherwise, as follows: (1) When the recruit is sent direct to 
regiment, rendezvous, or post, by the medical officer who ex- 
amines the recruit upon his arrival there; (2) tvhen, before 
joining the regiment, rendezvous, or post, the recruit is dis- 
charged, is allowed a furlough, or is assigned to duty at the 
recruiting station, by the enlisting officer. 
186. All indelible or permanent marks of whatsoever 
character upon the person of the recruit, whether peculiar 
in themselves or not, should be recorded on the cards, viz; 
Scars (including vaccination marks), moles, birthmarks and 
pigmentations, circumcisions, amputations or other losses of 
joints of fingers or toes, tattoo marks, the absence of teeth 
(designating those that are absent), and malformations or 
deviations from the normal standard of any part of the per- 
son. It is not, however, desired that the cards shall be 
encumbered with the record of trifling and valueless marks 
minute in size, when better marks are found insufficient 
number. 
187. A careful and systematic search of the body should be 
made, front and rear, on each side of the median line, sepa- 
rately, commencing at the scalp and ending at the foot. The 70 
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marks found will be recorded and described as indicated in 
paragraphs 207, 208, and 209. 
188, Cards showing less than five marks (in addition to vac- 
cination scars, tattooings, loss of teeth, and deformities) can 
not be relied upon in the effort to discover identity or to estab- 
lish it in suspected cases. Experience shows that as many as 
ten to fifteen marks may usually be found. 
189. If no marks be found upon the recruit, the fact should 
be stated upon both the front and back of the card; likewise, 
if marks are found upon the front and none upon the rear or 
vice versa, the entry “no marks” should be made upon the 
appropriate side of the card. 
190. The location of the mark and its characteristics, such 
as form and direction, upon the person of the recruit, should 
be indicated on the corresponding part of the figure, and a solid 
line should be drawn therefrom to the description in terms 
upon the fly leaf opposite. When this description is common 
to a number of marks it need not be repeated for each one, 
but the lines may converge to it. Care should be taken, how- 
ever, in grouping the descriptions on the card, that its legi- 
bility and clearness are not impaired; lines, for instance, should 
not cross each other when it can conveniently be avoided. 
191. The following details are called for in the description 
of marks and scars, etc., on the person of the recruit; 
(a) In the case of scars: (1) Their form or shape—rectilin- 
ear, curvilinear, undulating, oval, circular, oblong, square, 
V-shaped, L-shaped, T-shaped, etc.; (2) their inclination— 
horizontal, oblique, vertical; if curved, the direction of the 
concavity; (3) their approximate size in inches; (4) their char- 
acter—recent, faint, conspicuous, purple, puckered, or any 
other noteworthy feature; (5) their cause, if known—cuts, 
boils, burns, etc. 
(6) When scars are small and numerous, a description of 
one may be given, followed by the words “and many others;” 
or the record may stand “numerous small scars.” 
(c) In the case of moles, their approximate size in fractional 
parts of an inch, and whether raised, flat, hairy, or hairless. 
When too small for ordinary measurement, however, the entry 
P. m. for pinhead mole will be sufficient. MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
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(d) In the case of birthmarks, their approximate size, shape, 
color, and other noteworthy features should be recorded. 
(e) Tattoo marks should invariably be noted, and in their 
description words should be designated as such, and letters 
and numerals should be legibly recorded. Appropriate de- 
tails of costume, posture, relationship to other devices, etc., 
should be given in the case of tattooed representations of men 
and women—e.g., Irishman in Tcnee breeches, srvallow-tail coat 
and high hat, pipe in hatband, dancing, twirling shillalah in 
right hand,. Boy astride of spread eagle, U. S. flag in uplifted 
left hand, words “ Young America” below. In the case of 
devices composed of two or more figures the component figures 
should be fully described. 
(/) When the tattooed design is indecent or obscene it is a 
cause for rejection, but the applicant should be given an oppor- 
tunity to alter the design, in which event he may, if other- 
wise qualified, be accepted. 
(g) Amputations and losses of parts of fingers and toes 
should be noted, specifying with care the particular member 
injured and how much of it is gone. 
192. The following abbreviations are authorized, and will 
be understood in the sense indicated, viz: 
R. h. in. 34 for raised hairy molo 34 inch in diameter. 
R. s. m. 3k for raised smooth (hairless) mole 34 inch in diameter. 
F. h. m. 34 for flat hairy mole 34 inch in diameter. 
F. s. m. 34 for flat smooth mole 34 inch in diameter. 
P. m. for all moles Tlg inch in diameter or less. 
L s. 1" for linear scar 1 inch long. 
O. d. s. 2" x for oval depressed scar 2 hy % inch. 
0. p. s. 34" d. for circular pitted scar 34 inch in diameter. 
V 1" x 34" for vaccination scar 1 hy 34 inch. 
Var. for varicocele or varicose veins. 
193. (a) When the record of marks is completed, the color 
of hair and eyes should be recorded. Between the extremes 
of flax-colored and black hair all shades of brown are found. 
The scale may be given as follows: 
Flax-color. 
Light brown. 
Dark hrown. 
Black. 
Of rod hair, as follows; 
Brick rod. 
Sandy red. 
Of gray hair, as follows: 
Dark gray. 
Auburn (reddish hrown). 
Light gray, approaching white. 
Iron gray (mixed). MANUAL, FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
(b) In determining the color of the eyes, medical and 
recruiting officers will make use of the standard eye colors 
issued by the Surgeon General. The number of the standard 
eye color which most nearly corresponds with the eyes under 
examination will be recorded, as—brown, Ist, 2d, etc.; blue, 
7th, Bth, etc. Note should also be made if the color is not 
the same in both eyes; if there is any peculiarity of pigmen- 
tation, as the presence of black or red spots in the general 
color; and also if there is any deviation from the normal cir- 
cular form of the pupils. 
194. As the height is relied upon as a basis in comparing 
the cards of recruits with the classified descriptions of former 
soldiers, and as this measurement may to a considerable 
degree be affected by deception, on the part of the subject, 
great care in ascertaining it is specially enjoined. 
195. In the lower left-hand corner of the card will be noted 
the station where it is prepared and the date of preparation. 
196. The entries on the cards will be made with durable 
black ink, and not with copying ink. 
197. Outline-figure cards are required also for soldiers dis- 
charged dishonorably or without honor. This record will be 
made from an examination of the man immediately prior to 
discharge (unless the discharge is followed by a period of con- 
finement at a military post); it will show the date and place 
of enlistment as in the case of recruit cards, and will cite the 
order for the discharge and the date upon which it is to take 
effect. When the dishonorable discharge is followed by a 
period of confinement at a military post, the card should be 
prepared about two weeks prior to the release of the prisoner; 
and in addition to the data above required, note should be made 
of the probable date of release. The card in these cases will 
immediately, upon completion, be forwarded to the Surgeon 
General. No letter of transmittal is required. 
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS. 
198. Application for an artificial limb or for its commuted 
value should be made by the claimant direct to the Surgeon 
General, War Department, Washington, D. C. MANUAL, FOB THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
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BLANK FORMS. 
(See A. R. 1552.) 
199. The following blank forms are issued for the use of 
the Medical Department. Requisitions will always be made 
for one year’s supply, and the required number of each blank 
will be stated; 
Form 
No. 
Title. 
1 
Invoice of funds. 
2 
Receipt for funds. 
3 
Account of funds received. 
4 
Voucher to abstract of disbursements, articles purchased, or services 
performed. 
5 
Voucher for property received by purchase. 
fi 
Voucher pay roll of persons employed. 
7 
Abstract of disbursements. 
8 
Account current. 
» 
Account of sales at public auction of medical supplies. 
10 
Invoice of medical property sold at public auction. 
11 
Abstract of medical property received by purchase. 
12 
Abstract of medical property issued, sold, etc. 
Issued to medical 
13 
Abstract of medical property received from officers. 
supply depots 
14 
Return of medical property received, issued, and 
remaining on hand at medical supply depot. 
only. 
15 
Requisition for medical supplies. 
10 
Special requisition for medical supplies. 
17 
Packer’s list of medical supplies. 
18 
Invoice of medical supplies, large and small. 
10 
Receipt for medical supplies, large and small. 
20 
Return of medical property, with additional loaves. 
21 
Voucher to abstract of disbursements (bill for medical attendance). 
22 
Voucher to abstract of disbursements (medicines furnished on prescrip- 
tion). 
23 
Contract for medical supplies. 
24 
Bond for fulfillment of contract. 
25 
Report of sick and wounded, sheet 1 and sheet 2. 
26 
Transfer book. 
27 
List of patients suffering from epidemic diseases. 
28 
Special diet table. 
29 
Meteorological register. 
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Form 
No. 
Title 
30 
Monthly report of physical examination of recruits. 
31 
Return of medical officers. 
32 
Return of the hospital corps. 
33 
Record of variations of temperature 
34 
Statement of the ice fund. 
35 
Statement of the hospital fund and return of durable property. 
36 
Requisition for blank forms. 
37 
Report of record books. 
38 
Application for transfer to the hospital corps. 
39 
Report of payments made on account of purchases and services. 
40 
Diagram of areas of physical signs. 
41 
Monthly sanitary report. 
42 
List of wounded 
RECORD BOOKS, ETC. 
Deaths and interments. 
Information-slip book. 
Information-slip book of deserters. 
Letter-press book. 
Medical history of post (with printed headings), No. 1. 
Medical history of post, No. 2. 
Morning-report book. 
Meteorological register. 
Order and letter book. 
Register of patients. 
Register of the hospital fund and return of durable property. 
Register of physical examination of recruits. 
Register of the hospital corps. 
Mailing tubes. 
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GENEVA CONVENTION. 
200-—The convention between the United States, Baden, 
Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Hesse, Italy, 
Netherlands, Portugal, Prussia, Wurtemberg, Sweden, Greece, 
Great Britain, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Turkey, Bavaria, Aus- 
tria, Russia, Persia, Roumania, Salvador, Montenegro, Servia, MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
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Bolivia, Chili, Argentine Republic, Pern, and Japan; with addi 
tional articles: For the amelioration of the wounded in armies 
in the field; concluded August 23, 1864; acceded to by the 
President March 1, 1883; accession concurred in by the Senate 
March 16, 1883; proclaimed as to the original convention, hut 
with reserve as to the additional articles, July 26, 1883; com- 
monly known as the Geneva Convention, is as follows ; 
ORIGINAL CONVENTION. 
Article I. Ambulances and military hospitals shall he ac- 
knowledged to be neuter, and as such, shall be protected and 
respected by belligerents so long as any sick or wounded may 
be therein. 
Such neutrality shall cease if the ambulances or hospitals 
should be held by a military force. 
Art. 11. Persons employed in hospitals and ambulances, com- 
prising the staff for superintendence, medical service, adminis- 
tration, transport of wounded, as well as chaplains, shall par- 
ticipate in the benefit of neutrality, whilst so employed, and so 
long as there remain any wounded to bring in or to succor. 
Art. 111. The persons designated in the preceding article 
may, even after occupation by the enemy, continue to fulfill 
their duties in the hospital or ambulance which they serve, or 
may withdraw in order to re join the corps to which they belong. 
Under such circumstances, when these persons shall cease 
from their functions, they shall be delivered by the occupying 
army to the outposts of the enemy. 
Art. IV. As the equipment of military hospitals remains 
subject to the laws of war, persons attached to such hospitals 
can not, in withdrawing, carry away any articles but such as 
are their private property. 
Under the same circumstances an ambulance shall, on the 
contrary, retain its equipment. 
Art. V. Inhabitants of the country who may bring help to 
the wounded shall be respected, and shall remain free. The 
generals of the belligerent powers shall make it their care to 
inform the inhabitants of the appeal addressed to their human- 
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Any wounded man entertained and taken care of in a house 
shall he considered as a protection thereto. Any inhabitant 
who shall have entertained wounded men in his house shall he 
exempted from the quartering of troops, as well as from a part 
of the contributions of war which may he imposed. 
Art. VI. Wounded or sick soldiers shall be entertained and 
taken care of, to whatever nation they may belong. 
Commanders in chief shall have the power to deliver imme- 
diately to the outposts of the enemy soldiers who have been 
wounded in an engagement, when circumstances permit this 
to he done, and with the consent of both parties. 
Those who are recognized, after their wounds are healed, as 
incapable of serving, shall he sent hack to their country. 
The others may also be sent hack, on condition of not again 
hearing arms during the continuance of the war. 
Evacuations, together with the persons under whose direc- 
tions they take place, shall be protected by an absolute neu- 
trality. 
Art. VII. A distinctive and uniform flag shall be adopted 
for hospitals, ambulances, and evacuations. It must, on every 
occasion, he accompanied by the national flag. An arm badge 
(brassard) shall also be allowed for individuals neutralized, 
but the delivery thereof shall be left to military authority. 
The flag and the arm badge shall bear a red cross on a white 
ground. 
Art. VIII. The details of execution of the present conven- 
tion shall be regulated by the commanders in chief of belliger- 
ent armies, according to the instructions of their respective 
governments, and in conformity with the general principles 
laid down in this convention. 
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES. 
Article I. The persons designated in Article II of the Con- 
vention shall, after the occupation by the enemy, continue to 
fulfill their duties, according to their wants, to the sick and 
wounded in the ambulance or the hospital which they serve. 
When they request to withdraw, the commander of the occu- 
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only be allowed to delay for a short time in case of military 
necessity. 
Art. 11. Arrangements will have to be made by the bellig- 
erent powers to insure to the neutralized person, fallen into 
the hands of the army of the enemy, the entire enjoyment of 
his salary. 
Art. 111. Under the conditions provided for in Articles I 
and IY of the Convention, the name ambulance” applies to 
field hospitals and other temporary establishments, which fol- 
low the troops on the field of battle to receive the sick and 
wounded. 
Art. IV. In conformity with the spirit of Article V of the 
Convention, and to the reservations contained in the protocol 
of 1864, it is explained that for the appointment of the charges 
relative to the quartering of troops, and of the contributions 
of war, account only shall be taken in an equitable manner of 
the charitable zeal displayed by the inhabitants. 
Art. Y. In addition to Article YI of the Convention, it is 
stipulated that, with the reservation of officers whose detention 
might be important to the fate of arms and within the limits 
fixed by the second paragraph of that article, the wounded 
fallen into the hands of the enemy shall be sent back to their 
country, after they are cured, or sooner if possible, on condi- 
tion, nevertheless, of not again bearing arms during the con- 
tinuance of the war. 
[Articles concerning the Marine.] 
Art. VI. The boats which, at their own risk and peril, dur- 
ing and after an engagement pick up the shipwrecked or 
wounded, or which having picked them up, convey them on 
board a neutral or hospital ship, shall enjoy, until the accom- 
plishment of their mission, the character of neutrality, as far 
as the circumstances of the engagement and the position of 
the ships engaged will permit. 
The appreciation of these circumstances is intrusted to the 
humanity of all the combatants. The wrecked and wounded 
thus picked up and saved must not serve again during the 
continuance of the war. 78 
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Art. YII. The religious, medical, and hospital staff of any 
captured vessel are declared neutral, and, on leaving the ship, 
may remove the articles and surgical instruments which are 
their private property. 
Art. YIII. The staff designated in the preceding article must 
continue to fulfill their functions in the captured ship, assist- 
ing in the removal of the wounded made by the victorious 
party; they will then be at liberty to return to their country, 
in conformity with the second paragraph of the first addi- 
tional artic 8. 
The stiprdations of the second additional article are appli- 
cable to the pay and allowance of the staff. 
Art. IX. The military hospital ships remain under martial 
law in all that concerns their stores; they become the property 
of the captor, but the latter must not divert them from their 
special appropriation during the continuance of the war. 
Art. X. Any merchant ship, to whatever nation she may 
belong, charged exclusively with removal of sick and wounded, 
is protected by neutrality; but the mere fact, noted on the ship’s 
books, of the vessel having been visited by an enemy’s cruiser, 
renders the sick and wounded incapable of serving during the 
continuance of the war. The cruiser shall even have the right 
of putting on board an officer in order to accompany the con- 
voy, and thus verify the good faith of the operation. 
If the merchant ship also carries a cargo, her neutrality will 
still protect it, provided that such cargo is not of a nature to 
be confiscated by the belligerents. 
The belligerents retain the right to interdict neutralized ves- 
sels from all communication, and from any course which they 
may deem prejudicial to the secrecy of their operations. In 
urgent cases special conventions may be entered into between 
commanders in chief, in order to neutralize temporarily and in 
a special manner the vessels intended for the removal of the 
sick and wounded. 
Art. XI. Wounded or sick sailors and soldiers, when em- 
barked, to whatever nation they may belong, shall be protected 
and taken care of by their captors. MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
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Tlieir return totlieir own country is subject to the provisions 
of Article VI of the Convention, and of the additional Article Y. 
Art. XII. The distinctive flag to be used with the national 
flag, in order to indicate any vessel or boat which may claim 
the benefits of neutrality, in virtue of the principles of this 
Convention, is a white flag with a red cross. The belligerents 
may exercise in this respect any mode of verification which 
they may deem necessary. 
Military hospital ships shall be distinguished by being painted 
white outside, with green strake. 
Art. XIII. The hospital ships which are equipped at the 
expense of the aid societies, recognized by the governments 
signing this Convention, and which are furnished with a com- 
mission emanating from the sovereign, who shall have given 
express authority for their being fitted out, and with a certifi- 
cate from the proper naval authority that they have been placed 
under his control during their fitting out and on their final 
departure, and that they were then appropriated solely to the 
purpose of their mission, shall be considered neutral, as well 
as the whole of their staff. They shall be recognized and pro- 
tected by the belligerents. 
They shall make themselves known by hoisting, together 
with their national flag, the white flag with a red cross. The 
distinctive mark of their staff, while performing their duties, 
shall be an armlet of the same colors. The outer painting of 
these hospital ships shall be white, with red strake. 
These ships shall bear aid and assistance to the wounded 
and wrecked belligerents, without distinction of nationality. 
They must take care not to interfere in any way with the 
movements of the combatants. During and after the battle 
they must do their duty at their own risk and peril. 
The belligerents shall have the right of controlling and visit- 
ing them; they will be at liberty to refuse their assistance, to 
order them to depart, and to detain them if the exigencies of 
the case require such a step. 
The wounded and wrecked picked up by these ships can not 
be reclaimed by either of the combatants, and they will be 
required not to serve during the continuance of the war. 80 
Art. XIY. In naval wars any strong presumption that 
either belligerent takes advantage of the benefits of neutrality, 
with any other view than the interest of the sick and wounded, 
gives to the other belligerent, until proof to the contrary, the 
right of suspending the Convention, as regards such belligerent. 
MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
Should this presumption become a certainty, notice may be 
given to such belligerent that the Convention is suspended 
with regard to him during the whole continuance of the war. 
Art. XY. The present Act shall be drawn up in a single 
original copy, which shall be deposited in the archives of the 
Swiss Confederation. 
The additional articles have been acceded-to by the United 
States, and signed on behalf of Great Britain, Austria, Baden, 
Bavaria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, North Ger- 
many, Sweden and Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, and Wur- 
temberg, but will not acquire full force and effect as an inter- 
national treaty until the exchange of the ratifications thereof 
between the several contracting states shall have been effected. 
201. 
SUPPLY TABLE. 
Fractions of more than 50 will he considered as an additional hundred in com 
puting the population of a post, and supplies may be required for accordingly. 
Allowance for posts having 
Articles. 
official population of— 
100 
200 
400 
GOO 
800 
1,000 
Medicines. 
Acacia (pulvis), in 500-gm. bottles 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
6 
Acetanilidum, in 125-gm. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Acidum aceticum, in 250-c. c. bottles _ 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Acidum arsenosum, 1-mgm. tablets (125 in bott.), 
for field ttso only _ 
botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Acidum boricum (pulvis), in 250-gm. bottles 
_ botts_ 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Acidum boricum, 321-mgm. tablets*(125 in bott.), 
for field use only 
botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Acidum carbolicum, in 250-gm. bottles _ 
botts 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Acidum citricum, in 250-gm. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Acidum gallicum, in 25-gin. bottles 
.botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Acidum bydrochlorioum, in 250-c. c. g. s. bottles_botts_ 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Acidum hydrocyanicum dilutum, in g. s. 
bottles - — 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Acidum lacticum, in 25-c. c. g. s. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Acidum nitricum, in 250-c. c. g. s. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Acidum phosphoricum dilutum, in 250-c. c. g. s 
bottles 
.botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
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81 
SUPPLY TABLE—Continued 
Allowance for posts having 
Articles. 
official population of— 
100 
200 
400 
GOO 
800 
1,000 
Medicines—Continued. 
Acidum salicyllcum, in 250-gm. bottles- 
.botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
4 
4 
Acidum sulphuricum, in 250-c. c. g. s. bottles 
bolts 
1 
1 
2 
9. 
3 
3 
Acidum sulphuricum aromaticum, in 250-c. c 
g. s. bottles _ 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Acidum tannicum, in 25-gm. bottles 
botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Acidum tartaricum, in 250-gm. bottles 
-botts 
2 
2 
4 
4 
6 
6 
Aconiti tinctura, in 50-c. c. bottles 
botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Acouiti tinctura, 0.1-c. c. tablets (200 in bottle)- 
-botts. 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
iEther, in 100-gm. tins 
20 
20 
30 
30 
40 
40 
JEtheris spiritus compositus, in 250-c. c. bottles. 
-botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
JEtheris gpiritus nitrosi, in 600-c.c. bottles 
botts 
2 
3 
4 
G 
8 
10 
Alcohol, in I liter bottles 
botts 
10 
16 
24 
30 
36 
36 
Aloe (pulvis), in 25-gm. bottles 
-botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Aloini pilulffi comp. (200 in bottle) 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
A lumen, in 250-gm. bottles. _ 
-botts 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
6 
Alumen, 324-mgm. tablets (150 in bottle), for 
field use only 
-botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Ammoniso aqua, 10 p. c., in 500-c. c. g. s. bottles.botts 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
8 
Ammonite spiritus aromaticus, in 250-c. c. bot 
ties _ 
-botts 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Ammonii bromidum, in 250 gm. bottles. 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Ammonii carbonas, in 250-gm. bottles. 
botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Ammonii chloridi trochisci (100 in bottle) 
botts 
2 
3 
4 
6 
8 
10 
Ammonii chloridum, in 250-«»-in. bottles 
botts 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
8 
Amyl nitris (5-drop pearls), 12 in box 
boxes. 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Antimonii et potassii tartras, in 25 gm. bottles 
-botts 
i 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Antipyrinum, in 125-gm. bottles 
botts 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
6 
Antitoxin of diphtheria* 
Apomorphinee hydrochloras, 6-mgm. hypoder 
mic tablets _ 
tubes 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Argenti nitras, in crystals, in 25-gm. bottles 
-botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Argenti nitras fusus, in 25-gm. bottles 
.botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Asafoetida, in 25-gm. bottles 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Aspidii oleoresina, in 50-c. c. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Atropinse sulpiias, 0.65-mgm. hypodermic tab 
lets _ _ 
tubes 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Atropines sulphas, 0.13-mgm. ophthalmic discs 
(50 inbox) 
boxes 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
• 2 
Belladonse emplastrum, in 2-meter tins 
tins 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Belladonse foliorum extractum alcoholicum 
in 25-gm. bottles 
-botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Bismuth! subgallis, in 250-gm. bottles 
-botts 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Bismuth! subhitras, in 500-gm. bottles.. _ _ 
botts 
1 
1 
9 
2 
3 
3 
Buchu extractum fluidnm, in 500-c. c. bottles. 
botts 
I 
1 
2 
2 
2 
3 
Caffeines citrata, in 25-gm. bottles 
.botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Camphora, in 500-gm. bottles - 
botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Cannabis indicee tinctura, 0.06-c. c. tablets (100 
in bottle) _ _ _ 
.botts 
i 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Cantharidis emplastrum, in 1-meter tins 
tins 
i 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Cantharidis tinctura, in 100-c. c. bottles 
-botts 
i 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Capsici tinctura, in 100-c. c. bottles. 
.botts- 
i 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
*To be purchased by the surgeon in amount sufficient for immediate use, if 
obtainable in vicinity. If not, telegraphic request to chief surgeon should be made. 
Special report of necessity to be made at once by mail. 
21205 11 82 
MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
SUPPLY TABLE—Continued 
Allowance for posts having 
Articles. 
official population of— 
100 
200 
400 
600 
800 
1,000 
Medicines—Continued. 
Capsicum, 32-mgm. tablets (150 in bottle), for 
field use only _ _ _ 
botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Cera flava, in 250-gm. cakes. 
cakes. 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Ceratum resin®, in 250-gm. jars 
jars 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Cerii oxalas, in 25-gm. bottles 
-botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Chloral, in 50-gm. g. s. bottles 
-botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Chloroformura, in 100-gm. g. s. bottles 
-botts 
12 
12 
24 
24 
36 
36 
Chrysarobinum, in 25-gin. bottles . 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Cinch on® tinctura coniposita, in 500-c. c. bottles.botts. 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
12 
Cocainm hydrochloras, in 5-gm. bottles 
-botts 
2 
2 
4 
4 
6 
6 
Cocaime hydrochloras, in 10-mgm. hypoder 
mio tablets _ 
tubes. 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Codeina, in 50-gm. bottles __ 
-botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Colchiui seminis extractum fluidum, in 50-c. c 
bottles _ 
botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Collodium, in 25-c. c. bottles 
.botts 
2 
4 
6 
8 
10 
10 
Coniinse bromohydras, 0.65-mgm. hypodermic 
tablets — ... . . - .. 
tubes. 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Copaiba, in 600-gm. bottles 
.botts 
2 
3 
4 
5 
5 
6 
Copaiba; piluhe comp, or tablets (100 in bottle)_botts_ 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
14 
Creosotum, in 50-gm. g. s. bottles 
-bolts 
2 
2 
4 
4 
6 
6 
Greta praeparata, in 250-gm. bottles _ 
botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Cupri arsenis, 0.325-mgm. tablets (200 in bottle)_botts_ 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Cupri sulphas, in 50-gm. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Digitalinum, 1-mgm, hypodermic tablets 
tubes 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Digitalis tinctura, in 125-c. c. bottles 
botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Digitalis tinctura, 0.3-c. c. tablets (200 in bottle).botts_ 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
8 
Emplastrum (ferri) porous, in boxes of 24 
boxes. 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Ergotse extractum fluidum, in 250-c. c. bottles. 
-botts. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Ergotinum, 130-mgm. tablets (2u0 in bottle)— 
-botts. 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Eucalyptol, in 50-c. c. bottles 
.botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Ferri chloridi tinctura, in 500-c. c. g. s. bottles. 
-botts. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Ferri et potassii tartras, in 250-gm. bottles 
-botts 
1 
i 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Ferri ot quinines citras solubilis, in 100-gm 
bottles _ 
-botts 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Ferri iodidi syrupus, in 200 c. c. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Ferri pilulne composite (200 in bottle) 
-botts 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Ferri pyrophosphas solubilis, in 100-gm. bottles.botts. 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Ferri sulphas exsiccatus, in 100-gm. bottles 
-botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Ferrum reductum, In 25-gm. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Gentiaua; tinctura coniposita, in 500-c. c. bottles.botts. 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
Givcerinum, in 500-c, c. bottles 
-botts 
C 
8 
10 
12 
14 
16 
Glycyrrhizse extractum purum (pulvis), in 250- 
gm. bottles 
-botts 
2 
3 
4: 
6 
8 
10 
Glycyrrhizse mistura coniposita, tablets (400 in 
bottle) 
botts 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
Glycyrrhiz® pulvis compositus, in 250-gm. bot- 
ties ... _ 
-botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Guaiacolis carbonas, in 250-gm. bottles 
-botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Hamamelidis extractum fluidum, in 250-c. c. 
bottles 
botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Hydrargyri chloridum corrosivum, in 100-gm 
bottles _ _ 
-botts 
1 
i 
1 
1 
X 
1 
Hydrargyri chloridum mite, ia lOQ.gm. bottles.botts. 
1 
i 
2 
2 
3 
3 MANUAL, FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
SUPPLY TABLE—i 
-Continued, 
Allowance for posts having 
Articles. 
official population of— 
100 
200 
400 
600 
800 
1,000 
Medicines—Continued. 
Hydrargyri chloridum mite cum sodii bicarb., 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
8 
Hydrargyri iodidum flavum, 10-mgm. tablets 
(200 in bottle) . ... . 
botts 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
8 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Hydrargyri massa, 324-mgm. tablets (125 in 
bottle) for field use only) _ 
hotts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Hydrargyri nitratis unguentum, in 50-gm.jars 
—jars. 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Hydrargyri oleatum, 10 per cent, in 500-gm. 
w. m. bottles _ .. 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Hydrargyri oxidum flavum, in 25-gm. bottles. 
botts. 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Hydrargyrum cum creta, in 100-gm. bottles— 
-botts. 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Hydrastisextractumfluidum, in250-c. c. bottles .botts 
1 
1 
i 
9 
2 
2 
Hydrogenii dioxidi aqua* _ 
boxes. 
1 
1 
i 
2 
2 
2 
Hyoscinge hydrobromas, 0.65-mgm. hypodermic 
tablets 
tubes 
1 
1 
i 
1 
i 
1 
Hyoscyami extractum alcoholicum, in 25-gm 
w. m. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
i 
2 
2 
2 
Hyoscyami pilules composite (200 in bottle)— 
.botts. 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Ichthyolum, in 25-gm. bottles 
botts 
1 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
2 
3 
4 
6 
8 
10 
lodum, in 50-gm. g. s. bottles 
.botts. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Ipecacuanha, 65 mgm. tablets (200 in bottle), 
for field use only 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Ipecacuanhas et opii pulvis, in 250-gm. bottles. 
.botts. 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Ipecacuanbae et opii pulvis, 324-mgm. tablets 
(200 in bcrttle) 
botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Ipecacuanbae extractum fluidum, in 250-c. c. 
bottles . 
botts. 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Linimentura rubefaciens, tablets (50 in bottle) 
for field use only _ 
-botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Tiinum, in 2-kilo, tins _ _ 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Linum (pulvis), in 4-kilo, tins _ 
tins 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
14 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Magnesii carbonas, in 100-gm. papers papers. 
4 
C 
8 
10 
12 
12 
1 
2 
3 
2 
4 
5 
6 
botts 
1 
1 
2 
3 
3 
Ulorphinae sulphas, in 10-gm. bottles _ 
-botts 
2 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
Morphines sulphas, 8-mgm. hypodermic tablets.tubes. 
5 
10 
15 
20 
25 
30 
-Morphines sulphas, 8-mgm. tablets (100 in hot- 
tie). 
botts 
2 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
Myrrhas tinctura, in 250-c. c. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Nitroglycerinum, 0.65-mgm. hypodermic tab 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Nucis vomicae extractum, in 25-gm. bottles 
botts. 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
12 
1 
24 
36 
48 
60 
72 
Oleum menthas piperitae, in 100-c. c. bottles. 
botts 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
*Each box contains all materials necessary to make three 
liters of a three per 
cent or teu volumes solution. 84 
MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
SUPPLY TABLE—Continued. 
Articles. 
Allowance for posts having 
official population of— 
100 200 
400 
600 
800 
1,000 
Medicines—Continued. 
Oleum morrhiiflfi, in 500-c. c. bottles hnt.tR 
6 
8 
10 
12 
14 
1G 
Oleum ricini, in 1-liter bottles _botts 
5 
10 
15 
20 
25 
30 
Oleum santali, in 100-c. c. bottles - botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Oleum terebinthinaa, in 1-liter bottles botts 
2 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
3 
Oleum theobromatis, in 250-gm. tins ... tins 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
Oleum tiglii, in 26-c. c. bottles botts 
1 
1 
i 
1 
1 
1 
Oleum tiglii, 0.006-c. c. tablets (100 in bottle), 
for field use only _ „ botts 
1 
1 
1 
i 
2 
2 
2 
Opii pilulsB (or tablets), 65-mgrn. (200inbottle)_botts_ 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Opii tinctura, in 500-c. c. bottles _ . . botts 
Opii tinctura camphorata, in 500-c. c. bottles botts 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
4 
8 
12 
16 
20 
24 
Opii tinctura camphorata, 0.4-c. c. tablets (200 
in bottle) ________ _ _ botts 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Opium (pulvis), in 100-gm. bottles _ _ botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Pepsinum, in 50-gm. bottles _ botts 
2 
3 
4 
6 
8 
10 
Petrolatum liquidum, in 500-gm. bottles botts 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Petrolatum spissum, 48.8 C., in 500-gm. tins tins_ 
4 
G 
8 
12 
16 
20 
Phenacetinum, in 125-gm. bottles botts 
Physostigmatis tinctura, 0.06-c. c. tablets (100 
in bottle) _ botts 
2 
2 
4 
4 
6 
6 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Physostigminaa sulphas, 1-mgm. hypodermic 
tablets __ _ . _ .... tubes 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Physostigminae sulphas, 0.0325-mgm. ophthalmic 
discs (50 in box) _ _ box 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Pilocarpi extractum fluidum, in 250-c. c. bottles botts_ 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Pi lube camphor® et opii (or tablets), (200 in 
bottle) _ botts 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
PiluliB carminativw (200 in bottle) _ botts 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Pilulse cathartic® composite (or tablets), (200 
in bottle) . _ _ .botts 
3 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
Plumb! acetas, in 250-gm. bottles _ botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Plumbi acetas, 130-mgm. tablets (100 in bottle), 
for field use only _ .botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Podophylli resina, in 25.gm. bottles .. .... ... botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Podophylli resina, 16-mgm. tablets (100 in bot- 
tle), for field use only _ botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Potassa, in 25-gm. bottles _ botts 
2 
2 
2 
4 
4 
4 
Potassii acetas.in 500-gm. bottles botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Potassii arsenitis liquor, in 250-c. c. bottles botts. 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
Potassii bicarbonas, in 500-gm. bottles botts 
1 
1 
9. 
2 
3 
Potassii bromidum, in 500-gm. bottles botts 
1 
2 
3 
4 
6 
Potassii chloras, in 500-gm. bottles botts 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
Potassii chloras, 324-mgm. tablets(200 in bottle), 
for field use only _ botts 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
Potassii et sodii tartras (pulvis), in 500-gm. 
bottles __ __ botts_ 
4 
G 
8 
10 
12 
14 
Potassii iodidum, in 500-gm. bottles botts 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Potassii iodidnm, 324-mgm. tablets (200 in bot- 
tle>, for field vise only botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Potassii permanganas, in 50-gm.hot.tlfts botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Pruni Virginian® extractum fluidum, in 600-c. 
c. bottles _ _ botts 
1 
1 
i 
2 
2 
2 
Quinin® hydrociiloras, 32-mgm. hypodermic 
tablets . _ tubes.. 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 MANUAL FOB THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 
85 
SUPPLY TABLE-Continued. 
Allowance for posts having 
Articles. 
official population of— 
100 
200 
400 
000 
800 
1,000 
Medicines—Continued. 
Quinin® sulphas, in 25-gm. bottles . ’ 
botts 
12 
18 
24 
32 
48 
60 
Quinin® sulphas, 200-mgm. tablets (500 in 
bottle) 
botts 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
14 
Khamni pursbian® extractum fluidum, in 500- 
c. c. bottles 
.botts_ 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Rhei extractum fluidum, in 250-c. c. bottles 
.botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Eheum (pulvis), in 50-gm. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Saccharum lactis (pulvis), in 100-gm. bottles - 
.botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Salol, 324-mgm. tablets (125 in bottle.) 
.botts 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
6 
Salophen, in 50-gm. bottles 
.botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Santoninum, 32-mgm. tablets (50 in bottle) 
-botts_ 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Scillae svnipus, in 500-c. c. bottles 
botts 
4 
8 
12 
10 
20 
24 
Sinapis emplastrum, in 4-meter tins 
tins 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Sinapis nigra (pulvis), in 500-gm. tins 
tins 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
14 
Sodii bicarbonas, in 500-gm. bottles 
-botts 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
14 
Sodii bicarbonas, 324-mgm. tablets (200 in bot 
tie), for field use only 
.botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Sodii bicarb, et menthee pip. (tablets), (250 in 
bottle) _ _ _ 
-botts. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Sodii boras (pulvis), in 500-gm. bottles. 
botts 
1 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Sodii bromidum, in 250-gm. bottles 
botts.- 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Sodii hyposulphis, in 250-gm. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Sodii phosphas, in 100-gm. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Sodii salicylas, in 500 gin. bottles _ 
.botts.. 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
Sodii salicylas, 324-mgm. tablets (200 in bottle) botts. 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
8 
Strophanthi tinctura, in 100-c. c. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Strychnin® sulphas, 1-mgm. tablets (500 in 
bottle) 
.botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Sulphonal, 324-mgm. tablets (200 in bottle). - 
. botts- 
2 
2 
4 
4 
6 
6 
Sulphur lotum, in 250-gm. bottles 
.botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Terebenum, in 250-c. c. bottles 
.botts 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Thymol, in 25-gm. bottles 
-botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Tolutanum balsamnm, in 250-gm. tins 
tins 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Valerian® extractum fluidum, in 250-c.o. bottles botts„ 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Veratri viridis tinctura, in 100-c. c. bottles 
botts. 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Zinci oxidum, in 260-gm. bottles _ 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Zmci sulphas, in 500-gm. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Zinci sulphas, 324-mgm. tablets (100 in bottle), 
for field use only 
hotts. 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Zingiberis extractum fluidum, in 250-c.c.bottles_botts_ 
2 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
202. Antiseptics and Disinfectants. 
Acid, carbolic, crude, in 1-kilo, bottles _ 
botts 
10 
15 
20 
25 
30 
35 
Antiseptic tablets (200 in bottle) 
botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Iron sulphate, commercial, in 10-kilo, boxes— 
>o xes 
5 
10 
20 
30 
40 
50 
Lime, chloride, in 500-gm. w. m. bottles 
botts 
10 
15 
20 
25 
30 
35 
Mercury, corrosive chloride, in 500-gm. bottles. 
botts. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
6 
6 
Soda, chlorinated solution (6 per cent available 
chlorine), in l-liter bottles _ _ _ 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Sulphur, in roll 
.kilos 
10 
15 
20 
25 
30 
35 
Tricresol,* in 1-kilo bottles 
botts 
2 
3 
5 
6 
7 
8 
* Tricresol will be issued in lieu of crude carbolic acid if desired 86 
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SUPPLY 
TABLE—Continued, 
Articles. 
Allowance for posts having 
official population of— 
100 
200 
400 
600 
800 
1,000 
203. Hospital Stores. 
Beef extract, in 100-gm. tins or jars l 
tins 
10 
15 
20 
25 
30 
35 
Brandy, in X-liter bottles 
_botts 
2 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
Soap, castile or its equivalent. 
kilos 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
Soap, common 
.kilos. 
5 
8 
10 
12 
14 
16 
Sugar, white, in 6-kilo tins 
tins 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Whisky, in 1-liter bottles _ _ 
6 
8 
12 
16 
20 
24 
204. Microscopical Accessories. 
Agar-agar, in 500-gm. packages 
—pkgs. 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Alcohol, absolute, in 250-c. c. g. s. bottles 
bolts 
2 
2 
2 
4 
4 
4 
Aniline oil, in 125-c. c. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Balsam bottle 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Bismarck brown, in 4-gm. bottles 
.botts 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Canada balsam, in 30-c. c. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Carmine, in 15-g. m. bottles _ _ _ 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Eosin, in 15-gm. bottles _ 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Enchain, in 15-gm. bottles.. 
botts 
I 
1 
1 
I 
1 
1 
Gelatin, in 60-gm. packages 
Gentian violet, in 15-gm. bottles 
pkgs 
10 
10 
10 
20 
20 
20 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Glass covers, 16 or 19 mm. square 
gms 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
Glass slides, 25 x 75 mm 
_ doz 
4 
4 
4 
8 
8 
8 
Htematoxylon, in 8-gra. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Methylene blue, in 15-gm. bottles. 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Oil of cedar, in 30-c. c. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Peptone, in 250-gm. w. m. bottles 
botts 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Paraffin, in 250-gm. cakes 
cakes 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Xvlenum, in 250-c. c. bottles 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
205. Stationery. 
Baskets, letter 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Baskets, waste-paper _ _ 
Blank books, cap, 4-quire 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
no 
4 
4 
4 
6 
6 
6 
Blank books, 8-mo., 4-quire 
no 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Blotters, hand 
.no 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Cups, sponge 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Elastic bands, assorted 
Envelopes, official, large 
_ gross 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
no 
100 
100 
100 
150 
150 
150 
Envelopes, official, letter 
no 
400 
400 
500 
500 
600 
606 
Envelopes, official, note 
100 
100 
100 
150 
200 
200 
Erasers, steel 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
India rubber 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Ink, writing, in 1-liter bottles _ 
botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Ink, carmine, in 30-c. c. bottles 
botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Inkstands 
3 
3 
3 
4 
4 
4 
Mucilage 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
Pads, prescription 
18 
24 
36 
36 
48 
48 
Pads, letter 
6 
8 
10 
12 
14 
16 
Paper, blotting 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Paper cutlers _ 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Paper fasteners 
1 
I 
1 
1 
1 
I 
Pager weights 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Paper, writing, legal cap 
6 
6 
8 
8 
10 
10 
Paper, writing, letter _. 
16 
16 
18 
18 
24 
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87 
SUPPLY TABLE—Continued, 
Allowance for posts having 
Articles. 
official population of— 
100 
200 
400 
600 
800 
1,000 
Stationery—Continued. 
Paper, writing;, letter, typewriter 
12 
16 
18 
20 
24 
24 
Paper, writing, note 
qrs_ 
6 
6 
6 
12 
12 
12 
Pencils, lead 
18 
18 
24 
24 
36 
36 
Penholders _ 
8 
8 
10 
10 
12 
12 
Penracks _ _ _ _ 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
Pens, steel* 
96 
96 
144 
144 
192 
192 
Ribbons, copying, for typewriter, as required f 
Ribbons, record, for typewriter, as required f _ 
Hillers 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Stamp, penalty, rubber 
_ no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1. 
1 
Typewriter 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
206. Surgical Instruments, Appliances, 
and 
Dressings. 
Apparatus, compressed air _ _ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Apparatus, electric % _ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Apparatus, restraint _ _ _ 
— no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Apparatus, steam sterilizing _ _ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Atomizers, hand, 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Bags, rubber, hot-water 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Bags, rubber, ice, for head 
_ no 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Bandages, roller, assorted, in boxes of 8 dozen 
boxes 
3 
4 
5 
7 
9 
12 
Bandages, rubber (Martin’s), 4 meters by 63 mm.no. 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Bandages, suspensory 
no 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
16 
Bandage winder 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Boxes, fracture, folding 
no 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Brush holders for larynx 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Case, aspirating 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
i 
Case, capital operating_ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
i 
Case, dental, small 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
i 
Case, emergency 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Case, eye and ear 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Case, Held operating 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Case, forceps, haemostatic, 12 in set 
_ no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Case, genito-urethral 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Case, genito-urinary 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Case, minor operating 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Case, obstetrical and gynecological 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Case, pocket 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
3 
Case, post-mortem _ 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Case, stomach pump 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Case, tooth-extracting 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Case, trial lenses _ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Catheter box 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Catheters, flexible, as required 
Cotton, absorbent 
.kilos 
1 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Cotton, styptic, in 30-gm. packages .. _ 
pkgs 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Cotton bats 
.kilos. 
2 
3 
4 
6 
8 
9 
* Falcon, stub, large fine, and small fine will be issued as required. 
f Issued on request to Surgeon General by information slip. 
$ Sulphuric acid, sulphate of copper, and bichromate of 
$ Sulphuric acid, sulphate of copper, and bichromate of potash in 500-gram 
bottles, and metallic mercury in 125-gram bottles, will be issued as required for 
battery use. 88 
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SUPPLY TABLE—Continued. 
Allowance for posts having 
official population of— 
Articles* 
100 
200 
400 
600 
800 
1,000 
Surgical Instruments, Appliances, and 
Dressings—Continued. 
12 
18 
24 
36 
48 
60 
Forceps, needle - _ 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Gauze, plain _ — 
meters 
40 
60 
80 
120 
160 
200 
Inflator, Politzer's 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Inhaler, ether 
no_ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Lavaqe tubes 
X 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Ligatures, catgut, sterilized, in alcohol, 3 sizes, 
1 meter each, in bottles — _ 
botts 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
5 
Ligature silk — — _ 
gins 
15 
15 
30 
30 
45 
45 
Ligature, silkworm gut 
coils 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
5 
5 
10 
10 
15 
15 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
sets 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
5 
8 
10 
12 
16 
20 
Paper, dressing, oiled, in 24-meter rolls 
rolls 
1 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
Pins, assorted 
papers 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
15 
3 
3 
6 
6 
8 
10 
Plaster, adhesive, 30cm. wide, in 6-meter rolls.meters. 
20 
25 
30 
40 
50 
60 
2 
2 
4 
4 
6 
6 
Plaster of pans, in 2-kilo tins 
kilos 
4 
4 
6 
10 
12 
14 
1 
.110 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Probangs 
no 
4 
4 
6 
6 
10 
10 
meters 
4 
4 
6 
6 
8 
8 
Scarificator _... 
i 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
meters. 
34 
5 
H 
5 
K 
10 
1 
1 
10 
15 
15 
Speculum, rectal 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Splints, felt for 
pieces 
4 
6 
8 
8 
10 
10 
Sponge holders for throat _ 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Sponges, chloroform 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Sponges, small, in strings of 50 
Sprinklers, iodoform, h. r _ _ 
__ no 
50 
50 
60 
100 
100 
100 
_ _ no 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Surgical pump 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Syringes, hypodermic 
no 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
Syringes, rubber, self-injebling, bulb _ _ 
no 
4 
4 
4 
6 
6 
6 
no 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
5 
Tents, laminaria or tupelo 
no 
6 
6 
12 
12 
18 
18 
Thermo-cautery (Poquelin's) * 
_no 
1 
I 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Thermometers, clinical _ 
no 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
Thread, cotton, assorted ... _ _ 
.. spools. 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
gms 
30 
30 
30 
60 
60 
GO 
~no 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Tourniquet and bandage, rubber 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Tourniquets, field 
no 
4 
8 
16 
24 
32 
40 
Trusses, single _ _ _ 
no. 
2 
3 
4 
6 
6 
8 
Trusses, double.-. _ 
no 
1 
1 
i 
2 
2 
2 
Tubes, drainage, Nos. 1, 2, and 3, of each. 
Wire, suture, silver, in loops 
meters. 
1 
1 
i 
1 
1 
1 
_ loops 
1 
1 
i 
2 
2 
2 
* Benzine, of a specific gravity not greater than 0.724, in 1-liter bottles, will be 
issued as required for use with this cautery. MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 
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SUPPLY TABLE—Continued. 
Allowance for posts having 
Articles. 
official population of— 
100 
200 
400 
600 
800 
1,000 
207. Furniture, Bedding, and Clothing. 
Basin, wash, delf, for office. 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Basins, wash hand, agate ware 
no 
6 
6 
6 
10 
10 
10 
Bath tubs _ _ 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Beds, invalid 
1 
1 
i 
1 
2 
2 
Bedsteads with woven-mire mattresses 
no 
12 
12 
18 
18 
30 
30 
1 
1 
i 
Blankets, white 
40 
50 
70 
100 
100 
100 
Bookcases 
no 
i 
i 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Cabinet for blanks _ 
no 
i 
i 
1 
1 
1 
1 
('hairs, arm 
10 
12 
15 
20 
25 
30 
Chairs, common _ - _ 
no 
10 
12 
15 
20 
25 
30 
Chairs, invalid, rolling 
no.. 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Chairs, office, revolving _ 
..no 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Chairs, rocking _ 
no.. 
3 
3 
4 
5 
6 
6 
T'ZocAsf _ _ _ 
no 
3 
3 
3 
4 
4 
4 
Close stools 
no 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
4 
Commodes, earth closet 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Cuspidors 
no 
6 
6 
10 
10 
15 
15 
Desks, office _ 
no 
1 
1 
i 
S 
2 
2 
Desks, office, cloth or rubber duck top for, as required_no_ 
Dish, soap, with cover, /or office _ 
no_ 
1 
1 
i 
1 
1 
1 
Lamps, hand 
no 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
Lamps, stand, . _ 
no 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
Looking-glasses _ 
no 
4 
4 
6 
6 
8 
8 
Mats, door, manila 
..no 
4 
4 
6 
6 
8 
8 
Mats, door, woven wire 
no 
3 
3 
4 
4 
5 
8 
Mattress covers 
no 
6 
6 
10 
10 
15 
15 
Mattresses, hair 
. _. _ no 
10 
12 
18 
24 
30 
40 
Oilcloth for table 
meters 
6 
6 
6 
12 
12 
12 
Pillows, feather 
6 
6 
6 
12 
12 
12 
Pillows, hair 
15 
24 
30 
40 
50 
60 
Pillowcases, cotton. 
_ no 
40 
40 
60 
80 
100 
130 
Pitcher, delf, for office. 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Pitcher, ice, silver-plated 
_no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Quilts, colored _ _ 
no. 
12 
12 
18 
24 
30 
36 
Quilts, white_ _ 
12 
12 
18 
24 
30 
36 
Refrigerators _ _ 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Sa/e, mm _ 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Screens, bed, folding, frames for — — 
no 
2 
2 
2 
4 
4 
4 
Screens, window, mire, as required 
♦lssued in the proportion of one case to ten gray blankets. 
•" issued in xue proportion ox one case xo ten gray oianivets. 
f Clocks will be issued on the basis of one for each ward, one for kitchen, and one 
for dispensary. 
21205 12 90 
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SUPPLY 
TABLE—Continued, 
Allowance for posts having 
Articles. 
official population of— 
100 
200 
400 
600 
800 
1,000 
Furniture, Bedding, and Clothing 
—Continued. 
40 
50 
75 
100 
125 
150 
Shirts, cotton 
no- 
20 
20 
40 
40 
50 
60 
Slippers _ 
pairs 
12 
12 
18 
18 
24 
36 
15 
15 
20 
25 
30 
35 
Tables, bedside 
no 
12 
12 
18 
18 
30 
30 
1 
1, 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Towels, hand _ 
_ _doz 
4 
8 
12 
15 
18 
20 
Towels, roller 
doz. 
1 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
no 
.sets 
208. Miscellaneous. 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
4 
4 
G 
6 
Bedpans, delf or agate ware. 
no 
2 
3 
4 
5 
5 
6 
Bell, call _ _ 
1 
1 
1 
i 
1 
1 
Blowers, for insect powder 
no 
1 
1 
1 
i 
2 
2 
Boiler, tin 
no 
1 
1 
1 
i 
1 
1 
Boilers, double, for cooking . 
no 
1 
1 
1 
i 
2 
2 
Bowl, chopping 
1 
1 
1 
i 
1 
1 
Bowls, soup, delf 
no_ 
18 
24 
30 
48 
60 
72 
Bowls, sugar, with lid 
no 
2 
2 
4 
4 
6 
6 
Boxes, ointment, impervious 
_doz 
12 
15 
20 
25 
30 
35 
Boxes, pill .. 
doz 
20 
25 
30 
40 
50 
60 
Boxes, powder. 
doz 
18 
18 
24 
30 
36 
48 
lirooms _ _ 
.no 
12 
18 
24 
36 
48 
48 
Brooms, whisk _ _ 
no 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Brushes, dust 
no 
2 
2 
4 
4 
6 
6 
Brushes, flesh, rubber _ 
no 
1 
i 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Brushes, nail _ _ 
no_ 
1 
i 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Brushes, nail, holder for_ 
no 
1 
i 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Brushes, scrubbing 
no 
12 
12 
18 
18 
24 
24 
Brushes, stove-blacking .. 
;i 
3 
3 
4 
4 
4 
Buckets, covered, 7-liter _ 
no 
2 
2 
4 
4 
5 
G 
Buckets, fiber or wood 
_ no 
4 
0 
8 
10 
12 
15 
Buckets, fire, galvanized iron _ 
12 
12 
18 
18 
24 
24 
Burner, Bunsen's * 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Can openers 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Candlesticks ..... 
2-' 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Cans, milk, 9-liter _ 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
3 
Capsules, gelatin, 100 in box, 4 sizes 
boxes. 
10 
12 
10 
20 
24 
30 
Casters _ _ _ * 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Chamois skins 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Charts, anatomical, in case 
1 
1 
i 
i 
i 
i 
Chemical set, as per list 
i 
i 
i 
i 
Chest, commode, as required 
Chest, food, as required 
Chest, medical, as required _ 
Chest, surgical, as required _ 
* Will not be issued to posts that have no gas supply. MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
91 
SUPPLY TABLE—Continued. 
Allowance for posts having 
Articles. 
official population of— 
100 
200 
400 
600 
800 
1,000 
Miscellaneous—Continued. 
Cleaver _ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Clothes boskets or hags 
no 
2 
2 
2 
3 
4 
4 
Clothesline, manila 
00 
GO 
60 
90 
90 
1 
1 
1 
2 
Cork barers, set of d 
1 
i 
i 
i 
i 
1 
Cork extractor 
1 
i 
i 
i 
i 
1 
Cork presser _ _ 
1 
i 
i 
i 
4 
1 
Corks, assorted, in bags of 94 dozen 
doz 
48 
48 
96 
96 
144 
144 
Corks, large (No. 10) 
doz 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Corkscrews 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
4 
4 
6 
6 
8 
8 
Crutches, rubber tips for 
no 
8 
8 
12 
12 
16 
16 
Cups 
no_ 
18 
24 
36 
48 
60 
72 
Cups, feeding _ _ _ _ 
no 
2 
4 
0 
8 
10 
12 
Cups, spit _ _ _ 
no 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
15 
Cushions, rubber, small _ _ 
no 
2 
2 
2 
a 
3 
3 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Cutting pliers, for fixed bandages 
no 
1 
1 
1 
i 
i 
i 
Dippers 
no 
3 
3 
4 
4 
5 
5 
T)ish covers, wire netting, assorted 
no 
6 
6 
9 
9 
12 
12 
Dishes, meat, assorted 
no 
C 
6 
8 
8 
12 
12 
Dishes, vegetable, with covers 
4 
4 
G 
8 
10 
12 
Dispensing set 
set 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Dispensing set, labels for, glass 
set 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Dusters, feather, long handle 
no 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Dusters, feather, short handle 
no 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Egg-beater _ .. 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Envelopes for tablets, 5x6 cm 
doz 
20 
25 
30 
35 
40 
50 
Eye shades 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Fans 
12 
12 
18 
18 
24 
24 
Fire extinguishers (force pump) 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Flasks, 500-c. c 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Flasks, 1,000-c. c 
no 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Forks, carving_ _ _ 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
Forks, flesh 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Forks, table, silver-plated 
24 
36 
48 
56 
72 
72 
Funnels, glass, 250 c. c., 500 c. c., and 1 liter. 
no 
3 
3 
3 
6 
6 
6 
Glue, liquid, in 250-c. c. cans 
cans 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Grater, large 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Graters, small 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Gravy boats 
2 
2 
4 
4 
5 
6 
Gridirons 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Grindstone, complete, 25-cm., kitchen _ 
_ no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Hand grenades 
12 
18 
24 
36 
48 
48 
Hatchets _ _ _ _ 
1 
1 
Hone 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Hose, canvas, 2.5-cm., in 15-meter lengths 
meters. 
30 
30 
30 
60 
60 
60 
Hose, nozzles, plain and. spray 
no 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Hose, reel cart for 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Insect powder, in500-gm. fins 
tins 
2 
2 
4 
4 
6 
6 
Kettles, tea 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 92 
MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, 
SUPPLY TABLE—Continued, 
Allowance for posts having 
Articles. 
official population of— 
100 
200 
400 
600 
800 
1,000 
Miscellaneous—Conti n 
ued. 
Knives, bread 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Knives, butcher's 
no 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Knives, carving 
“ 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
Knives, chopping _ _ _ 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Knives, table, silver-plated* 
no 
21 
36 
48 
56 
72 
72 
Labels for vials _ 
gross 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
Ladder, step 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Ladles 
no 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
Lamps, spirit, glass 
no_ 
i 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
1 
Lanterns 
no 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
Lawn mower 
no 
i 
1 
i 
1 
1 
1 
Litters .. 
no 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
5 
__ 
Litter slings _ 
no 
3 
4 
5 
6 
8 
10 
Lye, concentrated, in fiOO-gm. tins _ 
tins. 
0 
8 
10 
12 
14 
16 
Measures, 500 c. c. to U liter _ 
set 
1 
i 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Measures, graduated, glass, lOU-c. c 
no. 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
Measures, graduated, glass, 250-c. c 
no. 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
Measures, graduated, glass, 600-c. c 
DO- 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
Meat cutter 
no 
i 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Medicine droppers 
12 
12 
24 
24 
36 
48 
2 
9 
3 
4 
() 
Microscope .... 
1 
i 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Mills, coffee. 
1 
i 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Mop handles 
_ _ _ no 
1 
0 
8 
8 
10 
10 
Mortar and. pestle, glass, 10-cm. 
no 
1 
i 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Mortar and pestle, Wedg wood, 8-cm 
no 
1 
i 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Mortars and pestles, Wedgwood, SO-cm 
_ no 
1 
i 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Mortars and pestles, Wedgwood, SO-cm 
no_ 
1 
i 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Mouse traps 
no 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
Naptithalin, in 5-kilo, boxes 
kilos 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
Needle, sad maker’s 
_ no 
1 
i 
i 
1 
i 
i 
Needle, upholsterer's 
_ _ no 
1 
i 
i 
1 
i 
i 
Oil can, with pump, SS-Uter 
. no 
1 
i 
i 
1 
i 
i 
Ophthalmoscope 
1 
i 
i 
1 
i 
i 
Pails, milk, with strainer .. 
_ _ no 
1 
i 
i 
2 
2 
2 
Pans, dish ... 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
Pans, dust, 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Pans, frying. 
1 
1 
2 
2 
» 
3 
Pans, milk 
6 
6 
8 
8 
10 
10 
* Knives, forks, and spoons, silver-plated, when so much worn as to he unfit for 
table use, will be dropped as “silver-plated ” and taken up as “common.” 
f State kind of lamp for which chimneys and wicks are desired. MANUAL FOE THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
93 
SUPPLY TABLE—Continued. 
Articles. 
Allowance for posts having 
official population of— 
100 
200 
400 
600 
800 
1,000 
!» Miscellaneous—Continued. 
Pans, muffin 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
2 
2 
Paper, filtering, round, 25-cm _ 
—pkgs 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
5 
Paper, litmus, blue and red, of each 
.sheets 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Paper, tarred, in 30-meter rolls 
_ rolls 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Paper, toilet — _ 
20 
30 
40 
60 
80 
100 
Paper, urinary test, assorted 
—pkgs- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Paper, wrapping, blue and white, of each 
qrs 
2 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
Paper, wrapping, brown 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Pencils, hair, 1 dozen in vial 
2 
3 
4 
4 
5 
6 
Percolators, glass 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Pickle dishes _ 
no 
2 
2 
4 
4 
6 
6 
Pill machine 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Pill tile, 12 to 25 cm- 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Pipettes, graduated, 5-c. c _ 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
Pitchers, delf, 500-c. c 
_ no 
2 
4 
4 
6 
8 
10 
Pitchers, delf, 1-liter _ — _ 
2 
4 
4 
6 
6 
8 
Pitchers, sirup, glass — 
_ no 
■2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
18 
24 
36 
48 
1 
00 
1 
72 
1 
Potato masher ___ __ 
no 
1 
i 
i 
Pols, chamber _ _ 
— no 
2 
2 
4 
4 
6 
6 
Pots, coffee, agate ware or tin 
no 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
Pots, tea, agate ware or tin 
no 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
Pots, wcitering 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Prescription jile 
- no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Pus basins _ _ _ 
no 
1 
1 
i 
2 
2 
2 
Razor _ _ 
— no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Razor strop _ _ _ _ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Retort stand _ _ _ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Rolling-pin _ _ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
I 
8 
8 
10 
10 
12 
15 
Sapolio . 
3 
4 
5 
7 
10 
12 
Saucers _ _ 
18 
24 
36 
48 
60 
72 
Saw, butcher's _ _ 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Scales and weights, apothecary's _ _ _ 
_ no 
I 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Scales and weights, balance, in glass case 
no_ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Scales and ‘weights, grocer's _ _ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Scales and weights, platform 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Scoops . _ 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Settees for porch or hall _ 
i 
i 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Shaving brush _ _ 
i 
i 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Shears 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Sickle _ _ 
1 
1 
1' 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Sieves, flour 
no 
1 
1 
9 
2 
2 
Skeleton, in cabinet. 
1 
1 
1 
i 
1 
1 
Skimmers 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Spatulas, 15-cm _ 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Spatulas, 7-cm 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Sponges, hath, large _ 
no 
2 
2 
2 
3 
4 
4 
Spoons, basting, agate ware or tinned iron 
no 
2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Spoons, table, silver-plated „ _ 
18 
24 
36 
48 
56 
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SUPPLY TABLE—Continued. 
Articles. 
Allowance for posts having 
official population of— 
100 
200 
400 
600 
800 
1,000 
Miscellaneous—Continued. 
Spoons, tea, silver-plated 
—no 
18 
24 
36 
48 
56 
72 
Stamp, with outfit, for marking hospital clothing 
_ no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Stethoscope 
1 
1 
1 
1 
i 
i 
Stethoscope, double 
1 
1 
1 
1 
i 
i 
Stove, coal oil, if required - _ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
i 
i 
Stove blacking 
papers 
6 
10 
10 
20 
20 
25 
Suppository mold 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Syringes, penis, glass, in case 
__no 
30 
42 
GO 
72 
96 
96 
Tablet machine, with 200 and SS4 mgm. dies 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Talcum (French chalk), 1-kilo, packages 
kilos. 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Tape measures, linen, 1-meter — 
Test tubes _ _ _ — 
no 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
12 
12 
18 
18 
24 
24 
Test tubes, stand for _ 
_ _no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Thermometers — _ - — - — 
no 
2 
2 
2 
1 
3 
1 
3 
1 
3 
1 
Trays, antiseptic_ — 
Trays, butler's _ — _ _ 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
2 
4 
4 
6 
8 
Trays, bed, with legs _ _ 
no 
2 
2 
4 
6 
8 
8 
Trimmer, lamp — - 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Trowel, garden_ — _ 
no 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Tubing, glass, assorted _ 
kilos 
% 
K 
K 
1 
1 
1 
Tubing, rubber 
m eters 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
Tumblers, glass _ _ — 
no 
24 
36 
36 
50 
60 
84 
Twine, line and coarse 
kilos 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
Twine boxes 
.. no 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Urinals, delf or agate ware _ 
4 
4 
6 
6 
8 
8 
Urinometers • 
Vials, 50 in box, two 180-c. c., twelve 120-c. c 
I 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
eighteen 60-c. c., twelve 30-c. c., six 15-c. c_ 
-boxes. 
10 
15 
20 
25 
30 
35 
Vials, 4-c. c _ 
2 
3 
4 
0 
6 
7 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Water coolers 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
209. 
FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES FOR OPER- 
The following articles will be furnished, on requisition, to 
those posts at which the surgeon reports that a room is avail- 
able for use as an operating room: 
ATING ROOM. 
1 operating table. 1 table for instruments. 
*1 case for instruments. *1 case for dressings, etc. 
6 scalpels, metal handles. 
8 operating gowns for surgeons and assistants. 
* Note.—Authority will be given for the purchase or manufacture of these cases 
»t the post if they can be so obtained at a reasonable price. MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
95 
1 surgical cushion, Kelly’s. 
8 tubes, catgut, assorted sizes, in Fowler’s tubes. 
1 dozen spools, Halstead’s, for silk ligature. 
1 coil silkworm gut. 
1 dozen brushes for cleansing. 
1 kilo green soap. 
ENAMELED WARE. 
1 instrument boiler. 2 pitchers. 
2 wash basins. 2 pails. 
4 basins for sponges, etc. 2 trays for instruments. 
GLASSWARE. 
2 Petri’s dishes for needles, etc. 
2 small jars, covered, for ligatures, etc. 
4 larger jars, covered, for dressings, etc. 
6 flasks for flushing solutions. 
6 4-liter bottles, g. s., for antiseptic solutions. 
210. 
COMPOSITION OF TABLETS. 
The words pills, tablets, and trochisci are used synonymously throughout the Sup- 
ply Table. Compound tablets which are not official and are referred to by these 
names have the following composition : 
Aloini Pilulae Compositae. 
Copaibae Pilulae Compositae. 
Almnnr 
Copaiba mgms 
100 
F dophjlli resini 
Kesina guaiaci mgms 
24 
8 
24 
Oleoresina cubebae mgms 
0. 8 
40 
2.7 
Ferri Pilulae Compositae. 
Eerri pyrophosphas mgms 
Ammonii Chloridi Trochisci. 
65 
Quiniuae sulphas mgms 
32 
Ammonii chloridi _ mgms 
130 
Strychnin to sulphas mgm 
i 
Extraotum glycyrrhizas 
Hydrarg. Chi. Mite Cum Sodii 
518 
Bicarb. 
Hydrargyri chi. mite mgms_ 
3 
32 
Antiseptic. 
Sodii bicarb mgms 
Hyoscyami Pilulae Compositae. 
65 
Hydrargyri chloridum cor_mgms_ 
500 
Extractum hyoscyami mgms. 
65 
475 
65 
3 
water makes a l-to-1000 solution. 
Morphiute acetas mgms 
3 MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
COMPOSITION OF 
TABLETS-Continued 
Linimentum Rubefaciens. 
Pilulae Camphorae ef Opii. 
500 
130 
500 
66 
Ext. belladonna! fol. ale mgms. 
Dissolve one tablet on 30 c. c. 
of alcohol. 
500 
Pilulae Carminativae. 
Mistura Glycyrrhizae Com- 
Morphines sulphas mgm 
0.8 
16 
posita. 
32 
Extractum glycyrrhizae mgms. 
6 
Sodii carbonas exsic __ mgms 
Oleoresina capsici mgms 
100 
2.7 
Acidum benzoicum .mgms 
2.5 
2.5 
Oleum nientha; piperita: .mgms. 
5 
Antiinonil et pot. tartras mgm_ 
1 
2.5 
Sodii Bicarb, et Mentha pip. 
Each tablet is the practical 
equivalent of 4 c. c. of brown 
mixture. 
Sodii bicarbonas _ mgms 
Ammonii carbonas . .mgms 
Oleum mentha: piperita: .mgms. 
258 
16 
5 
211. 
BOTTLES AND JARS CONTAINED IN 
DISPENSING SET. 
Tincture Bottles. 
Salt-mouth Bottles. 
1 -liter _ _ _ _ _ 
_no_ 
11 
500-gm 
no_ 
9 
500-c. c 
.no 
9 
250-gm _ _ — _ _ 
no 
28 
250-c. c 
.no 
21 
125-gm_ 
22 
1'25-c. c _ 
no 
6 
60-gm_ 
no. 
23 
60-c. c 
.no_ 
18 
Salt-mouth Bottles, Blue. 
Tincture Bottles, Blue. 
60-gm 
no. 
4 
125-c. c 
.no 
2 
Total. 
Steeple-top Jars. 
153 
250-gm 
_no_ 
10 
Jars 
no 
10 
212. 
CONTENTS IN DETAIL OF THE CASES, ETC. 
(To which reference is made in the Supply Table.) 
Air rim.ta.iner, with gauge nn 
1 
Davidson’s sprays, in set, viz: 
Force pump- - no_ 
1 
Atomizer tub*s, h. r _ no 
3 
Tubing, thick rubber, silk- 
Rattles, with h. r. caps no 
3 
covered, connecting con- 
Cut-off, metal _ _ no 
1 
2.4 
1 
Tubing, thick rubber, con- 
Tube connector, h. r no 
1 
necting container with 
Tube, wires for cleaning „no. 
2 
force pump meters 
1.2 
COMPRESSED-AIR APPARATUS. MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
97 
213. 
RESTRAINT APPARATUS. 
AnMets _ 
1 
Strap, bed, as per circular no 
1 
Kei/s to lock buckles 
5 
Strap, waist no 
1 
Muff, leather 
1 
1 
(In wooden box, with handle and lock.) 
214. 
SPRAY-PRODUCING APPARATUS. 
(Eumbold’s, for Petrolatum.) 
Air bulb, soft rubber _ 
no 
Spray producers, metal, 
Mirror, hinged, 3 glasses 
no 
i 
(Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5) no 
4 
Speculum, nasal, adjustable 
Tongue depressor, 3 blades no_ 
1 
blades 
i 
215. 
CONTENTS OF ASPIRATING CASE. 
Needles, aspirating 
110 
3 
Tube, metallic, ?/?//// extra wires-no. 
1 
Obturator, blunt, for cannula_ 
no_ 
I 
Tubing attachments Tin 
4 
Pump 
no 
1 
Tubing, rubber _ pieces 
3 
Tube, double current, metal, 
with rubber stopper 
no 
1 
Trocar and cannula, with 
stopcock _ _ _ _ _ no 
1 
(In morocco case.) 
216. 
CONTENTS OF CAPITAL OPERATING CASES. 
Two patterns of cases under this name have been issued, and will be referred to 
hereafter as Nos. 1 and 2, in accordance with the dates of issue. The contents are 
essentially the same, but they may be readily distinguished by No. 1 being a nar- 
row, thick case, containing a leaden mallet, while No. 2, which was a part of most 
of the late personal sets, is a wide, flat case, and does not contain a mallet. 
(In mahogany case, with leather pouch.) 
CASE NO. 1. 
Gatlin, long no 
1 
Needle, aneurism, handle 
Gatlin, small _ _ no 
Ghi»el - no 
I 
and 3 tips 
.no 
i 
1 
Needle, key, artery 
no 
i 
Drills, with one han(Ue. no 
4 
Needles, surgeon’s 
no 
12 
Elevator and raspatory, com- 
Retractors 
2 
hined _ no 
I 
1 
Forceps, artery, fenestrated, 
Saw, chain _ 
1 
spring catch no 
1 
Saw, Meg's 
1 
Forceps, bone, gouge no 
Forceps, bone, tong, slightly bent.no_ 
1 
Saw, metacarpal 
1 
1 
Scalpels 
3 
Forceps, bone, long, angled no_ 
1 
Scissors, straight 
no 
1 
Forceps, sequestrum no 
1 
Tanaculum 
1 
Gouge_ _ .. no 
1 
Tourniquet, screw 
no 
1 
Hook, double no 
1 
Trephine, brush, for 
no 
1 
Knife, amputating, long . . no. 
1 
Trephine, conical 
no 
1 
Knife, amputating, medium no_ 
1 
Trephine, crown 
no 
1 
Knife, cartilage _ no 
1 
Trephine, handle for 
no 
1 
5 
Wax 
piece 
! 
Mallet, leaden _ _ no 
1 
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MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
CASE NO. 2 
1 
V“ 
1 
Gatlin, long - no. 
1 
Needles, surgeon’s _ 
no 
12 
Gatlin, small no_ 
1 
Faspatorg 
_ no 
1 
Chisel _ _no. 
t 
Razor 
no 
1 
Drills, with one handle no 
4 
Retractors 
no 
2 
1 
1 
Forceps, artery, bulbous, slide 
Saw, chain 
no 
1 
X 
1 
Forceps, hone, gouge, curved no_ 
1 
Saw, movable bach 
no 
1 
Forceps, hone, gouge, straight no_ 
1 
Scalpels 
no 
3 
Forceps, hone, long _ no 
1 
Scissors, straight 
no 
1 
1 
2 
Forceps, sequestrum_ no 
1 
Tourniquet, screw, with pad no_ 
x 
Gouge no 
1 
Trephine, brush for 
no_ 
i 
Knife, amputating, long no 
Trephine, conical 
2 
1 
I 
Knife, cartilage - no 
1 
Trocar and cannula, straight no_ 
1 
Ligature, silk gms 
5 
Wax 
piece 
1 
Needle, aneurism, handle and 
3 lips no 
1 
(In mahogany case, with leather pouch.) 
217. 
CONTENTS OF DENTAL CASE. 
3 
30 
Chisels (No's. 77, 135)' ' no. 
2 
Handles for instruments 
no 
6 
Explorer (No. 5)- _ no 
1 
Hone 
1 
Excavators (Nos. 10, lh, 16, 
Mirror 
no 
1 
21, hi, 82,86, Ihl, US, U6) —no_ 
10 
Paper, bibulous _ _ 
sheets 
G 
Files (% each of Nos. 00, 0y 1) no_ 
6 
Scaler (No. 3) 
no 
1 
Forceps, college _ _no 
1 
Spatula (No. 1) 
no 
1 
(In small morocco case.) 
218. 
CONTENTS OF EMERGENCY CASE. 
Tablets in 15-c. c. Bottles. 
Hypodermic Tablets, 
n Tubes. 
200 
324 
ra.s* 
G 
Aconiti tinctura 
c. c 
0.1 
Atropinse sulphas* 
Cocainai hydrochloras 
mgm 
0. 05 
10 
324 
1 
8 
Bismuthi subnitras 
_mgms 
324 
Nitroglycerinum 
Quininae hydrochloras 
mgm 
—rngnis. 
0.05 
32 
1 
324 
0.3 
Instruments. 
130 
Hydrargyrum chl. mite cum sodii 
Bistoury, curvea ana straight, 01 
each _ - - _ _ no 
i 
forceps, nsemostauc 
Ligature, silk 
Needles, surgical 
no 
1 
Morphines sulphas _ 
Opii’tinctura camphorata 
mgms 
c. c_ 
8 
0.4 
gm_ 
1 
0 
1 
Phenacetinum _ _ 
Potassii bromidum 
mgms 
_mgms 
324 
324 
200 
Scissors, straight 
i 
324 
Syringe, hypodermic _ 
Thermometer, clinical 
i 
i 
* Tablets marked thus are in the hypodermic syringe case. MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
99 
219. 
CONTENTS OF EYE AND EAR CASE. 
(In mahogany case, with leather pouch.) 
Bottles, g. s., U-c. c 
2 
1 
Catheter, eustachian, h, r 
no 
1 
Needle, stop, curved, 
no 
i 
Curette _ 
1 
Needle, stop, straight 
no 
i 
Cystotome and scoop 
1 
1 
Director, lachrymal 
1 
Forceps, angular, /or ear 
no 
1 
Ophthalmoscope _ 
no 
i 
Forceps, cilia 
1 
Optometer (Thompson’'s) 
no 
i 
Forceps, fi.rat i on 
1 
Probes, lachrymal, double, 
Forceps, iridectomy, angular 
_no_ 
1 
silver 
no 
4 
Forceps, iridectomy, curved 
_no_ 
1 
Scalpels. 
no 
1 
Forceps, iridectomy, straight 
_no_ 
1 
Scissors, curved on the fiat 
_no_ 
1 
Hook, blunt 
1 
Scissors, iris {Noyes's) on handle 
no 
1 
Hook, blunt, curved shank, 
no 
1 
I 
TTook, double 
1 
1 
Hook, strabismus _ 
no 
2 
Scoop and hook, metal handle 
no 
1 
Kerafome, angular 
no 
2 
Silk, fine 
gm 
1 
1 
Knife (Graefe's), linear 
no 
1 
Specidum, eye, stop 
no 
1 
Knife, iris 
no 
1 
Speculum, eye, stop (Graefe's) 
_no_ 
1 
Knife, iris, double-edge _ 
no 
1 
Spoon, lens, h. r 
.no 
1 
Lid holder, large and small 
_no_ 
2 
Spoon, lens, fenestrated, 
no 
1 
Lid holder, hard rubber 
no 
1 
Spud, Fix's 
no_ 
1 
Mirror, laryngeal 
no 
2 
Styles, lachrymal, silver 
no 
2 
Mirror, laryngoscopic, with 
Syringe (Anel's), with S tips 
_no_ 
1 
head band 
no 
1 
Wax — _ _ piece. 
1 
This list does not correspond to the contents of all eye and ear cases; discrepancies 
should be noted. 
220. 
CONTENTS OF FIELD CASE.* 
Bistoury, curved _ 
no 
'i 
Tjlgatnro, silk 
gms 
3 
Catheter, silver, jointed .. 
i 
12 
Director and aneurism needle 
Forceps, artery and needle, com 
no. 
i 
Probe {Nedaton?s) 
Saw blade, movable back 
no 
— no 
i 
i 
bined 
.no.. 
i 
Saw blade, handle _ _ 
no 
i 
Forceps, from? 
no 
i 
Scalpel 
Scissors, straight 
no. 
i 
Forceps, bullet 
no 
i 
no 
i 
Forceps, dressiny 
no 
i 
Serrefines (Lanoenheck's) 
no 
4 
Knife, amputating, Made _ 
no 
i 
Tenaculum 
1 
Knife, amputating, handle 
no 
i 
Wax 
1 
(In wooden case, with leather pouch and sling strap with buckle and snap hooks.) 
* This is the case recently issued as “surgeon’s field case.” 
221. 
CONTENTS OF FIELD OPERATING CASE. 
This list does not correspond to the contents of all field operating cases; dis- 
crepancies should be noted. 
(In mahogany case, with leather pouch.) 
1 
i 
Bistoury, curved,probe-pointed no_ 
1 
Director 
no 
i 
2 
1 
Catheters, silver, Nos. 3, G, and 9_no_ 
Catlin, long co_ 
3 
Elevator and raspatory, combined no_ 
i 
1 
Forcepsx artery, spring 
no 
i 100 
CONTENTS OF FIELD OPERATING CASE—Continued. 
MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
i 
1 
Forceps, bullet 
no. 
i 
Saw, chain _ no 
1 
Forceps, dissecting 
no 
i 
Saw, Meg's no 
1 
Forceps, dressing 
no 
i 
Saw, metacarpal no 
1 
i 
1 
i 
1 
Knife, amputating, medium 
no_ 
i 
Scissors, straight no 
1 
Knife, hernia _ 
no 
i 
Sounds, steeZ, silvered, double 
Ligature, silk 
gms 
5 
curve, Nos. 1-2,3-U, 5-6, 7- 
Needle, aneurism, handle a)id S 
8, 9-10, 11-12. no 
G 
1 
1 
Needle, hey, artery 
Needles, surgeon’s 
no 
1 
Tourniquet, screw, with pad no_ 
Trephine, brush for no 
1 
no. 
12 
1 
Probe, bullet, long 
no 
1 
Trephine, conical, and handle.wo. 
1 
Probe (Ntlaton’’f) 
.no 
1 
Trocar and cannula, curved no. 
1 
Razor _ _ — - 
no 
1 
Wax _ _ piece 
1 
Retractors 
no 
2 
222. 
CONTENTS OF HAEMOSTATIC FORCEPS CASE. 
i 
i 
Halstead's curved 
no 
i 
Tail's short qrvj) 
no 
X 
X 
1 
Jones's straight 
no 
1 
Wood's (PCan's) larqe 
no 
2 
1 
2 
(In morocco case.) 
223. 
CONTENTS OF HAEMOSTATIC FORCEPS CASE. 
6 
Halstead's curved, heavy 
_ no 
2 
Semi's long-jaw, mouse-toothed-noJ 1 
Jones's straight 
no 
2 
(Surgical chest.) 
224. 
CONTENTS OF GENITO-URETHRAL CASE. 
(In rosewood case.) 
Bougies dboule (Otis's), metal, 
nickel-plated, Nos. 11, 1U, 17, 
Gauge, steel (American and 
French) - - no 
1 
SI, 26, SO .. no 
Catheter, double current, silver no 
0 
Gauges, ‘pasteboard (American 
1 
and French) _ no 
2 
Catheter, grooved and tunneled 
Guides, whalebone (Gouley’s) no 
(Gordey's), with stylet no 
1 
Guides, whalebone (Otis's) _ no 
2 
Catheter and staff, grooved and 
Knife, beaked (Goulet/'s) no 
1 
tunneled (Goulet/' s), with sty let _no. 
1 
Sounds, set of U, filling one 
Or in de Florence- no 
1 
handle _ set 
1 
Dilator (Thompson's), modified 
Sounds, tunneled (Goulet/s) no_ 
3 
by Gordey no_ 
1 
Tenaculum (Gouley's) _ no 
1 
Director, silver (Gou ley's) no_ 
Forceps, urethral (Thompson's) „no_ 
1 
Urethrotome, dilating(Gouley's), 
1 
with two tunnel tips _ _ no 
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101 
225. 
CONTENTS OF GENITO-URINARY CASE. 
(In mahogany case.) 
Bistoury for meatus (Otis's) no_ 
Bouqies d boule {Otis’’s), metal, 
i 
Vrethrometer {Otis’s), lunged no. 
Uretbrometer, rubber covers 
i 
nickel-plated, Nos. 8 to UO, 
for no 
12 
inclusive . no. 
Endoscopes [{Otis's, h. r.), Nos. 
33 
Urethrotome, Maisonneuve's, 
No. 8, Otis's gauge, with two 
22, 26, and 82 rm 
3 
blades, two filiform bougies 
Gauge {Otis's), steel no 
1 
and one extra tunneled lip for 
Guides (Otis’s), whalebone. no 
Sounds (Otis' s),short-beaked, steel, 
nickel-plated, Nos. 20 to UO, 
2 
whalebone guide no 
Urethrotome, dilating {Otis's), 
1 
straight, with two blades no_ 
1 
inclusive no 
21 
226. 
CONTENTS OF URETHRAL CASE. 
(In rosewood case, with lock.) 
But few of these have been issued. It is essentially the same as the genito-urinary 
case, but the arrangement and contents are somewhat different. 
Bougies d boule {Otis's), metal, 
Urelhrometer {Otis's), spring no_ 
i 
nickel-plated, Nos, S to UO, in- 
TJrethrometer, rubber covers 
elusive .. no 
39 
for no 
12 
Catheter syringe, prostatic n o 
1 
Urethrotome, dilating {Otis's), 
Gauge, steel no 
1 
straight, with two blades no_ 
X 
Sounds ( Otis' s),short-bealced, steel, 
nickel-plated, Nos. 21 to U6, hi- 
elusive ... . no 
26 
227. 
CONTENTS OF MINOR OPERATING CASE. 
Bistoury, curved no 
1 
Pliers, wire-cutting, small 
.no 
1 
Bistoury, curved, probe-jointed _no_ 
1 
Probang, oesophageal 
-110 
1 
Bistouries, straight 710 
2 
Probe {Nelaton’s) 
no 
x 
Cannula 1 Bellocq's) no 
1 
Probe {Sayre's), vertebrated 
_no_ 
i 
1 
2 
Catheters, silver, Nos. 3,6, rtii(Z9_no_ 
3 
Scissors, angular _____ 
no 
1 
Director no 
1 
Scissors, curved 
no 
i 
1 
1 
Forceps, artery, fenestrated, slide 
Serrefines 
no 
G 
1 
1 
Forceps, bullet no 
1 
Sounds, steel, silvered, double- 
Forceps, dissecting no 
1 
curve, Nos. 1-2,3-5, 5-0, 7-8 
Forceps, dressing ... no 
1 
9-10, 11-12.. 
_no 
0 
Forceps, oesophageal no 
1 
Staff, grooved, large 
no 
1 
Forceps, tracheotomy (Trous- 
Staff, grooved, medium _ 
no 
1 
seau's) L _ no 
1 
Staff (Syme's) 
no 
1 
1 
_no 
X 
Knife, hernia no 
X 
Tonsillotome 
no 
1 
Ligature, silk gms 
5 
Th-ocar and cannula, curved — 
_no_ 
1 
Needle, artery, with four tips no_ 
1 
Tubes, tracheotomy, double 
_no_ 
2 
Needle, hey, artery _ _ _no 
1 
Wax . .. piece 
1 
Needles, surgeon’s _ no 
12 
(In brass-bound mahogany case, with leather pouch.) 102 
MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
228. CONTENTS OF OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL CASE. 
(In leather trunk case, with handles and lock.) 
Blunt hook and crotchet, guarded-no_ 
Bottle, g. s. and g. c.,for Little's 
saline mixture no 
I 
Probe, uterine, silver, with silver 
applicator, set-screw handle, 
and sponge lent expeller no 
1 
1 
Bottle, g. s. and g. c.,for styptic-no_ 
Bottle, g. s. and g. c.,for ergot no_ 
1 
Scarifier (Bullies's) _ no 
1 
1 
Scissors, uterine, curved on the 
Catheter (Sims's) sigmoid, metal-no_ 
1 
flat - - _ no 
1 
Cephalotribe(craniotomy forceps) no - 
1 
Sound,folding (Simpson's) no_ 
1 
Dilators (Barnes’s), with stop- 
cocks, etc 110_ 
;i 
Speculum, vaginal and anal, 
combined 1 .. no 
1 
Dilator, uterine, small _ no 
i 
Suppository tube, intra-uterine, 
Elevator, uterine (Sims's), with 
h. r _ no 
1 
two points no 
i 
Syringe, rubber, self-injecting .. no_ 
1 
i 
1 
Forceps,placenta (Loomis's) no_ 
l 
Tenaculum (Nott's) no_ 
1 
Forceps, short (BrickelVs) no 
i 
Transfusion set (Fryer's)* _ no 
1 
i 
1 
Perforator ('Thomas's) no 
l 
* With directions for use, and consisting of a rubber tube with two bulbs, a glass 
receiver, and giver’s and receiver’s cannulas. 
229. 
CONTENTS OF POCKET CASE, ASEPTIC. 
(In leather case, with metal clips and chamois coyer.) 
Bistoury, curved _ _ no 
1 
Needle, aneurism, and 
grooved 
Bistoury, curved, •probe-pointed-no_ 
1 
director 
no 
i 
Bistoury, straight no 
1 
Needle, exploring _ _ 
— no 
i 
Catheter, jo luted, male and female 
Needles, surgeon’s 
no 
12 
tips - no 
1 
Probe (Nelatun's) 
__ _ no 
1 
Caustic holder _ no 
1 
Probe, silver __ _ 
_no 
1 
Forceps, needle and fenestrated, 
Scalpel 
no 
1 
artery no 
1 
Scissors 
no 
1 
Forceps, long-jawed _ _ _no 
1 
Tenaculum 
no 
1 
1 
1 
Ligature, silk. _ gm 
1 
Wax 
piece 
1 
Needle, aneurism no 
1 
230. 
CONTENTS OF POCKET CASE, PERSONAL. 
(In leather case, with leather or gutta-percha cover.) 
This case was formerly part of the “personal set.” 
1 
1 
Bistoury, curved,probe-pointed no. 
1 
Needle, aneurism _ 
i 
1 
i 
Catheter,jointed, male and female 
Needles, surgeon's . 
9 
tips no. 
1 
Probes 
2 
Caustic holder uo_ 
1 
Probe (Nelaton's) _ 
1 
Director, grooved no 
1 
Scnpel 
no 
1 
Forceps, artery, fenestrated no. 
1 
Scissors - - 
_no 
1 
1 
1 
Forceps, dressing no 
1 
Tenotome _ 
no 
1 
Lancet, thumb no. 
1 
Wax . _ 
piece 
1 MANUAL, FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
231. 
CONTENTS OF POCKET CASE, POST. 
This name will be used when reference is made to the red morocco pocket case 
with chamois cover issued during the past few years for post use. 
The list of contents is the same as that of the aseptic pocket case, but the aneurism 
and exploring needles, knives, and tenaculum are detachable from the two hard- 
rubber or ivory handles. Some cases contain a combined needle and fenestrated 
artery forceps and a haemostatic forceps; others a plain artery and a dressing forceps. 
232. 
CONTENTS OF POST-MORTEM CASE. 
(Handles of saw and of all knives are of ebony; those of costotome, hammer, and 
tenaculum are of steel. In mahogany box.) 
Most of the post-mortem cases now in use are in accordance with the following list. 
Blowpipe 
i 
i 
i 
i 
Knife, amputating, small 
no 
no 
i 
1 
2 
1 
Chisel 
no 
Needles (and thread) 
uo_ 
i 
3 
i 
1 
i 
1 
Knife, amputating, large 
no 
i 
233. 
CONTENTS OF DISSECTING CASE. 
(In wooden case.) 
This case is dropped from the regular list of the Supply Table, as it is practically 
duplicated by the post-mortem case. Those now on hand will be issued to the 
smaller posts in lien of the larger post-mortem case. Its contents are as follows : 
1 
T 
Chain and hooks 
no 
1 
Needles (and thread) 
110 
2 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
234. 
CONTENTS OF STOMACH-PUMP CASE. 
Foot, metal - no 
1 
Pipes, injecting, ivory, straight-no_ 
2 
1 
1 
Gag, screw no 
1 
Pump, brass, with lever no 
1 
Hose, filling and ejecting no_ 
1 
Tube, rectal (O'Beirne's) uo_ 
1 
I 
1 
(In mahogany case, with lock and key.) 
235. 
CONTENTS OF TOOTH-EXTRACTING CASE. 
(In leather-covered case, with lock and double handle.) 
Elevators (Nos. 6 and 7) no 
2 
Forceps, upper bicuspid and ca- 
Forceps, cowhorn [No. 23) no 
1 
nine (No. 11) no 
i 
Forceps, lower bicuspid and ca- 
Forceps, upper front root (No. 1) no_ 
i 
nine (No, 21) — _ _ no 
1 
Forceps, upper incisor and ca- 
Forceps, lower incisor and bicus- 
nine (No. 13) no_ 
i 
pid (No. Ik) no 
1 
Forceps, upper molar (No. 18)-HO- 
i 
Forceps, lower molar (No. 15) no_ 
1 
Forceps, upper wisdom. (No. 10)-UO- 
i 
Forceps, universal root (No. 7) no_ 
1 
Lancet, gum _ no. 
i 104 
236. 
MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
CONTENTS OF CASE OF TRIAL LENSES. 
(In mahogany case, with lock and two keys.) 
Twenty pairs spherical convex, lenses. 
RAUSCH & LOME. 
Twenty pairs spherical concave lenses, both from 2 to 160 English inches focus. (D. 20-0.25.) 
Eleven cylindrical convex lenses. 
Eleven cylindrical concave lenses, both from 8.88 to 160 English inches focus. (D. /,■ 
50-0.25.) 
Six prisms, 2°, 3°, U°, s°, B°, 12°. 
Five discs, one white and one ground glass, one plain metal, one metal with hole in center, 
and one metal with stenopaic slit. 
Four colored glasses—-red, blue, green, and brown. 
One graduated trial frame, No. 3, double cell. 
One graduated trial frame, No. 2, double cell, adjustable. 
(In mahogany case, with lock and key.) 
Twenty pairs spherical convex lenses. 
Twenty pairs spherical concave lenses, both from 2 to U8 inches focus. 
Eight cylindrical convex lenses. 
Eight cylindrical concave lenses, both from 9 to 12 inches focus. 
Five prisms, 2°, 3°, hc, s°, B°. 
Three metal discs, one plain, one with hole in center, and one with stenopaic slit. 
Four colored glasses—red, blue, green, and brown. 
One single lens holder. 
One trial frame. 
QUEEN. 
237. 
This consists of a nickel-plated stand, with boiler, spirit lamp, and detachable 
handle. There are two attachments, a long inhaler and short deodorizer; both 
have a reservoir holding sponge saturated with the preparation to be vaporized. 
INHALER AND VAPORIZER. 
238. 
MICROSCOPES 
The names of, the manufacturer and of the microscope will bo noted on all 
invoices, receipts, and property returns. 
THE “ UNIVERSAL ” MICROSCOPE. 
Made by the Bausch & Bomb Optical Company. In two cases, the contents of 
which are as follows; 
Microscope Case. 
Glass covers .. 
no 
C 
6 
(In upright cherry-wood case, 
Case of Microscopical Acces- 
with handle, lock, and extra 
sones. 
hook and post fastenings.) 
(In cherry-wood case. 
with 
Stand, “ Universal ” 
i 
handle, lock, and extra hook 
Glass stage and slide carrier 
11 o_ 
i 
and post fastenings.) 
Eyepieces, A and G 
no 
2 
Microtome 
I 
Eyepiece micrometer 
1 
Knife for same, one side flat, 
1 
1 
Objective., 2-inch 
no 
1 
Syringe, brass, with four pipes 
Objective, %-inch 
no 
1 
and stopcock, in case 
no 
1 
Objective, l-tneh 
no 
1 
Turntable, self-centering 
-110 
1 
Objective, jfe-inch 
1 
Glass slides 
4 
Abbe condenser with iris dia- 
Glass covers _ 
30 
phragm 
no 
1 
Carmine 
-gms_ 
15 
Double nosepiece 
1 
30 
Iris diaphragm, with substage 
Balsam bottle 
no 
1 
adapter arranged to take dia- 
Dropping bottle, for oil of cedar-UO- 
1 
phraqm or objective 
no 
1 
Gentian violet 
gms_ 
4 
Revolving diaphragm . 
no 
1 
Bismarck brown 
„gms_ 
4 
Bull's-eye condenser _ 
110- 
1 
Methvl blue 
gms 
4 
Stage forceps _ 
no 
1 
Fuchsin _ _ _ 
gms 
4 
Camera lucida 
no 
1 
GO 
Forceps _ 
no 
1 
Paraffin 
kilo 
H MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
105 
NOTES. 
Eyepiece A, 2-inch objective gives about 
25 diam. 
Eyepiece A, %-inch objective gives about 
50 diam. 
Eyepiece A, J-inch objective gives about 
210 diam. 
Eyepiece A, jVinch objective gives about 
570 diam. 
Eyepiece C, 2-iuch objective gives about 
50 diam. 
Eyepiece 0, |-inch objective gives about 
100 diam. 
Eyepiece C, J-inch objective gives about 
420 diam. 
Eyepiece C, -,’,-inch objective gives about 
1140 diam. 
THE “INVESTIGATOR” MICROSCOPE. 
Made by the Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, and of which many have been 
issued, consists of the following : 
Microscope Case. 
Case of Microscopical Acces- 
The contents of this case are the same 
series. 
as those of the Universal microscope, the 
stand alone being of a slightly different 
Section cutter, with freezing ap- 
paralus no 
i 
pattern. 
Razor, large, one side flat, with 
handle, in case no_ 
Syringe, 15-c. c., brass, with 
four pipes and stopcock, in 
i 
case _ no 
i 
Turntable, self-centering no 
i 
Glass covers gms 
30 
Glass elides _ _ doz 
4 
Carmine gms 
15 
Canada balsam gms 
30 
In cases, etc., as above. 
Balsam bottle ________ no 
I 
Dropping bottle, for cedar oil no_ 
1 
THE “CONTINENTAL” MICROSCOPE. 
Made by the Bausch & Lomb Optical Company. In one case (upright cherry 
wood, with handle, lock, and extra hook and post fastenings—no separate case of 
accessories accompanies this microscope), the contents of which are as follows : 
i 
1 
Eyepieces no 
2 
Objective, _ _ no 
1 
y\bhe condenser, with iris did- 
Objective, oii immersion uo_ 
1 
phragm no 
1 
239. 
SURGICAL PUMP. 
(In leather bag, with lock and key, and directions for use. Those heretofore issued 
are of two or three different patterns, and do not exactly correspond to this list.) 
Allen’s Surgical Pump, No. 12, will in future he supplied, and consists of the fol' 
lowing outfit: 
Bottles, g. s 
_ no 
2 
Dilator, uterine, silk covers 
Bottles {vials) 
2 
for 
4 
Catheter and connector 
no 
1 
Needles, aspirating 
DO- 
4 
Glamp attachment 
no 
1 
Pipe, breast, nipple (glass) 
.no. 
1 
Cock, two-way, rubber, for inject- 
Pipes, syringe year, postnasal, 
ing - _ _ 
1 
vaginal, rectal, uterine)_ 
_no_ 
5 
1 
i 
Connectors with cut-offs 
Couplings, “ Universal” 
no 
3 
Pump, extra tube for 
_no 
i 
_ no 
2 
Tampons 
Tampons, extra bags for— 
.no 
2 
Capper, uterine, metal 
no 
1 
_no_ 
4 
Cupper glasses _ 
5 
Trocar, dome _ _ 
.no 
1 
Dilator, uterine, Zmv/e 
no 
i 
Tube, stomach and connector. 
.110- 
1 
Dilator, uterine, small 
no 
i 
21205 14 106 
MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
240. 
HYPODERMIC SYRINGE. 
These syringes as now issued have as accessories, besides two needles and extra 
wires (the needles and wires are expendable), one tube of each of the following 
hypodermic tablets : 
Apomorphlnse hydrochlo- 
TMgitalirmm 
_ mgm 
i 
6 
8 
Atropinfe sulphas _ mgm_ 
0. 05 
241. 
THERMO CAUTERY, PAQUELIN’S. 
An improved pattern has recently been adopted. The contents are the same 
except that the combustion chamber or liflnp is omitted, the modified reservoir for 
hydrocarbon rendering it unnecessary. 
(In morocco case.) 
Apparatus, double bulb, for sup- 
Handle, cumulated, ebony no_ 
1 
plying air _ no_ 
1 
Reservoir for hydrocarbon, 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Combustion chamber {lamp), 
Tube, rubber _ no 
1 
nickel-plated _ no 
1 
242. 
TYPEWRITER. 
The typewriting machine, as issued, has the following outfit, with printed circular 
of instructions : 
Impression strips (extra) no_ 
2 
Screw-driver 
110 
i 
1 
2 
Oil can no 
1 
Type wheel * large and small 
Oil . bott 
1 
capitals 
no 
1 
llibbon, copying, indeliblef no_ 
1 
Type wheel, large Homan 
no 
1 
1 
Type wheel, small Homan 
1 
llibbon shield (extra) no 
1 
* The new pattern or remodeled machine has the key for mainspring attached, and 
a type shuttle is used instead of a type wheel. 
f Medical officers to whom typewriting machines have been issued will be partic- 
ular, by timely requisition, to keep a supply of freshly-inked typewriting ribbons, and 
to see that the “hammer-spring adjusting nut” on the back of the machine is so set 
as to secure a forcible impression when each key is struck. 
243. 
This set contains— 
% 
1. A set of three test cards for use at distances of 13, 16%, and 20 feet, respectively 
hearing the test characters. 
2. A simple optometer consisting of two lenses, one of 4-inch and the other of 10. 
inch focal length ; a brass holder with graduated bar and sliding test-type holder ; six 
test-type cards, numbered 1, for the measurement of defects of refraction and accom- 
modation, and six type-tost cards, numbered 2, for the measurement of astigmatism. 
VISION-TEST SET. MANUAL, FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
107 
3. A set of test wools for the detection of color-blindness, consisting of three 
larger skeins of “test colors” (one pale green, one rose color, called purple, and 
one bright red); and one hundred and forty-four small skeins of “confusion colors,” 
as follows : 
Of pure gray, four shades, two skeins of each. 
Of the colors named below, eight shades, one skein of each, all wrapped in a piece 
of muslin 1 meter square. 
Hair-hrown. Orange. Blue, No. 1. 
Lion-brown. Yellow. Blue, No. 2. 
Olive-brown. Yellow-green. Yiolet. 
Wood-brown. Olive-green. Purple, No. 1 (Rose Victoria). 
Pearl-gray. Green. Purple, No. 2. 
Scarlet. Blue-green. 
4. A small paper box in which to keep the extra lens and the twelve test-type cards. 
5. A pamphlet of directions for using the vision-test set. 
6. A painted tin box containing all the foregoing. 
The cases named in the following list, viz, amputating, exsecting, general operat- 
ing, and trephining, formed the “personal set” issued to medical officers prior to 
1868. Upon the adoption in the latter year of the personal set until recently issued 
individually to medical officers the former cases were transferred to hospitals as post 
cases of instruments, and a considerable number are still in use. 
244. 
CONTENTS OF AMPUTATING CASE. 
(In mahogany case.) 
Catlin, long 
i 
i 
Ccilliiij swa.il 
i 
12 
Forceps, artery, spring-catch 
n 0_ 
i 
Saw, how, two blades 
no 
i 
Forceps, hone (nippers) 
i 
i 
Knife, amputating, long 
no 
i 
Scalpel 
no 
i 
Knife, amputating, medium _ 
no_ 
i 
Tenaculum _ 
no 
i 
Knife, amputating, small 
no 
i 
Tourniquet, screw, 
no. 
i 
Ligature, silk _ _ 
gms 
2 
Wax _ _ _ . 
piece 
i 
245. 
CONTENTS OF EXSECTING CASE. 
Chisel _ _ 
i 
Gouge 
i 
Ecraseur, chain- 
i 
i 
Forceps, hone, gouge 
Forceps, hone, long 
Forceps, sequestrum _ 
no 
2 
Retractors 
no 
2 
1 
Saw, chain 
no 
1 
1 
Trephine _ _ 
no 
1 
(In mahogany case, with gutta-percha cover.) 108 
246. 
MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
CONTENTS OF GENERAL OPERATING CASE. 
This set consists of two mahogany boxes with locks and keys, carried in a leather 
or heavy gutta-percha pouch, and containing the following : 
Box No. I. 
Needle, cataract _ _ 
_no 
Needle, keg, artery 
Needles, surgeon’s 
_no 
i 
Bistoury, curved _ __ _ __ 
.no 
i 
_no 
Bistoury, curved, probe-pointed 
no. 
i 
Saw, movable back 
_no_ 
i 
Bis'oarg, straight 
.no 
i 
Scissors, curved 
.no 
i 
Catlin 
no 
i 
Scissors, straight 
.no 
i 
Forceps, bullet 
no 
i 
Scalpels 
.110 
3 
i 
1 
Forceps, dressing, curved _ 
.no 
i 
Tourniquet, field 
.no 
1 
Forceps, oesophageal _ 
no 
i 
Trocar and cannula, straight_ 
_no_ 
1 
Hook, double 
no 
i 
Knife, amputating, small 
.no 
i 
Box No. 2. 
Knife, hernia _ 
.no 
i 
3 
four tips - 
no 
i 
Sounds, metallic, double-curve 
_no_ 
6 
247. 
CONTENTS OF TREPHINING CASE. 
Elevator 
no 
1 Trephine, brushes for 
no 
2 
1 
Scalpel and raspatory 
no 
1 I Trephine, handle for _ 
no 
1 
(In small mahogany box.) 
248. 
BACTERIOLOGICAL SET. 
Apparatus, filling, and stand no. 
1 
Platinum wire, medium, 
4 
6 
Bath, tripod for no 
1 
Regulator, gas (Reichert's) no_ 
i 
Dishes, double (Petri’s) _ no. 
Filters {Pasteur's), mounted in 
12 
Sterilizer, hot-air, cm. 38 x 28 
x25.5_ _ no_ 
i 
flask _ _ no 
1 
Syringe, slerilizahle (Koch's), 
Flasks (Erlenrnei/er's<,236-c. c._no_ 
12 
1-c. o no 
i 
Incubator, lead-lined, cm, U0.5 
Test measure, footed, 10-c. c no. 
Test tube, hath for, copper uo_ 
i 
x 21.5 x 30.5* _ no 
1 
i 
Micro-burner, 1 flame no_ 
1 
Test tubes, thin glass, 15-cm. 
Paper, filtering (Swedish) qrs_ 
2 
x 18 mm. bore no 
300 
Pipettes, 1-c. c _ _no 
2 
Thermometers, 0-50° C no 
2 
Platinum wire, heavy, 
10-cm _ _ pieces 
3 
Thermometer, 0-200° C no_ 
1 
* At stations where there is no gas an incubator, to he heated by petroleum flame, 
may be obtained upon application. 
249. 
CHEMICAL SET. 
Chemicals. 
Ammonium molybdate 
(NH4)2Mo04 . grams 
50 
Acid, arsenous As203 __ grams 
50 
Anilin C6H5NH2 grams 
50 
Acid, oxalic, H202042H20_grams_ 
100 
Barium chi or id, BaCl2- 
Alcohol, ethyiic, abs. C2H5- 
2II20 — grams 
50 
OH . grants - 
100 
Calcium carbonate, CaOo3_grms_ 
50 MANUAL, FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
109 
CHEMICAL SET—Continued. 
Chemicals—Continued. 
Corks, india rubber, perfo- 
rated _ _ _doz 
1 
Calcium chlorid, CaCl2 grams. 
50 
Crucibles, porcelain, conical no 
4 
Ferrous sulfid FeS grams 
100 
Filters, cut, white (in 
Potassium dichromate, 
packs of 100) pkgs. 
3 
K2Cr207 .grams 
100 
Flasks, flat-bottomed, with lip no_ 
6 
Potassium cyanid, KCN grams. 
50 
Flasks, round-bottomed, long 
Potassium ferricyanid, K6_ 
neck no 
2 
Fe(CN)]2 _ _ grams 
25 
Flasks, Schuster's, stoppered no. 
0 
Potassium ferrocyanid, K4- 
Forceps, small no 
1 
25 
2 
Potassium hydrate, KOH.grams. 
200 
Funnels, glass _ _ no 
2 
Potassium sulphocyanate, 
Glasses, Nessler, 60-c. c no 
G 
KSCN grams 
50 
Pipe, block tin, 9-mm., for 
Sodium phosphate, dry, 
condensing distilled ivater, mctcrs_ 
6 
Na>HP04 grams 
50 
Pipettes, 10-c. c _ no 
2 
Sodium hydrate, NaOII grams. 
200 
Pipette, 25-c. c _no 
1 
Sodium thiosulphate. Na2- 
Pipette, 10-c. c., graduated no. 
1 
S2035H20 . grams 
100 
Platinum, crucible, SO-c. c no. 
I 
Stannous chlorid, SuCl2- 
Retorts, 1-liter, stoppered _ no 
2 
2H20 grams 
50 
Hods, glass. no 
12 
Uranic nitrate, U02(N03)2- 
Spatulas or spoons, porcelain no. 
2 
50 
1 
Methyl orange, NH4C14- 
Stopcocks for rubber t ubing no. 
2 
10 
12 
Naphthyl amine, C10H7- 
Tubes, Ga Gl _ no 
2 
NH2 _ grams 
5 
Tubes, V no 
3 
Pheuolph t h al ein , C20- 
Wash bottle „ no 
1 
10 
Watch glasses no 
6 
Water bath for drying no 
1 
Apparatus. 
Miscellaneous. 
6 
15 
Bottles, g.s.n. m. 50,100, 200 c.c_uo_ 
24 
Copper foil grams. 
25 
Burettes _ .no 
2 
Glass, blue sq. cm 
9 
4 
50 
Capsules, porcelain, nest of 
Platinum foil _ sq.cm 
20 
six _ . _ nest 
1 
Wire gauze _ . _ sq. cm 
50 
Capsules,porcelain, 100-c. c no. 
6 
Zinc foil _ sq. cm 
20 
Capsules, porcelain, 250-c. c no. 
3 
Zinc, granulated grams 
100 
250. LIST OF BOOKS CONTAINED IN WOOD S LIBRARY OF 
STANDARD MEDICAL AUTHORS. 
years, 1879 to 1887, inclusive. 
1879. 
Diseases of Children . Ellis. 
Diseases of the Intestines and Peritoneum 
[Various authors.l 
Diseases of the Liver, 3 vols Ererichs. 
Diseases of the Nervous System, 3 vols. 
Rosenthal. 
Diseases of Women Tait. 
Infant Feeding Routli. 
Manual of Surgery Clarke. 
MateriaMedicaand Therapeutics-V\\\\\\\is. 
Best and Pain Hilton, 
1880. 
Diagnosis and Treatment of Ear Diseases. 
Buck. 
Female Pelvic Organs Savage. 
Foreign Bodies in Surgery, 3 vols I'oulet. 
Functional Nervous Diseases Putzel. 
Handbook of Physical Diagnosis-Gw ttm an. 
Minor Surgi ca I Gynaecology Munde. 
Pharynx, Larynx,and Trachea- Mackenzie. 
Treatise on Therapeutics, 3 rols_Trousseau. 
Venereal Diseases ................Keyes. MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
LIST OF BOOKS CONTAINED IN WOOD’S LIBRARY OF STANDARD 
1881. 
Hooper's Physician's Vade Mecum, 2 rols. 
A Medical Formulary _ Johnson. 
A rtificial Anxslhesia and Anxsthetics. 
Malaria and Malarial Diseases_ Sternberg. 
Lyman. 
A Treatise on Albuminuria _ Dickinson 
Diseases of the Bladder Coulson. 
(Esophagus, Nose, and Naso-Pharynx. 
Diseases of the Eye Noyes. 
Pathology and Treatment of Gonorrhoea. 
Milton. 
Diseases of Old Aye Charcot and Loomis. 
Food and Dietetics _ _ Pavy. 
General Medical Chemistry Witthaus. 
Handbook of Uterine Therapeutics Tilt. 
Therapeutics of the Respiratory Passages. 
Materia Medica and Therapeutics of the Sh u. 
Piffard. 
1885. 
The Continued Fevers — -Wilson. 
Asiatic Cholera_ Wendt. 
1882. 
Climatology and Mineral Waters Bell. 
Diseases of the Brain and Spinal Cord. 
Asthma _ Salter. 
Diseases of the Rectum and Anus -Kelsey. 
Gowers. 
Diseases of the Lungs _ See. 
Epilepsy Gowers. 
Ellis and Ford. 
Human Osteology : Holden. 
Legal Aledicine, 2 vols _ Tidy. 
Poisons: Their Effects and Antidotes, 2 vols. 
Blyth. 
Phillips. 
Mental Pathology and Therapeutics. 
Renal and Urinary Affections Dickinson. 
Wasting Diseases of Infants and Children. 
Griesinger. 
Practical Medical Anatomy Ranney. 
1886. 
Longscreth. 
Blood, Nutrition, and Infectious Diseases. 
Eichhorst. 
1883. 
Diseases of the Circulatory and Respiratory 
A Text-book of Pathological Anatomy, vol. 1. 
Apparatus Eichhorst. 
Diseases of the Digestive, Urinary, and Sexual 
Diseases and Injuries of the Horse Kirby. 
Apparatus _ Eichhorst. 
Diseases of Women _ _ Fritsch. 
Handbook of Electro-Therapeutics Erb. 
Diseases of the Lungs and Pleurx Powell. 
Diseases of the Nerves, Muscles, and Skin. 
Hereditary Syphilis Diday and Sturgis. 
Eichhorst. 
Diseases of the Spinal Cord Bramwell. 
Diseases of the Stomach, Intestines, etc. 
Manual of Practical Hygiene, 2 vols Parkes. 
D uj ardin-Beaumetz. 
Electrolysis Amory. 
Carpenter. 
Hippocrates, Works of, 2 vols. Adams. 
Treatment of Wounds Pilcher. 
Insanity- - Blantord. 
1884. 
1887. 
A Text-book of Pathological Anatomy, vol 2. 
A Text-hook of Pathological Anatomy, vol. 3. 
Ziegler. 
Ziegler. 
Diseases of the Heart _ _ Paul. 
This volume was published in 1887 to 
Diseases of Urinary and Male Sexual 
complete the work, and is the last volume 
of the “ Library.” 
Organs — — _ Belfield. 
MEDICAL AUTHORS-Contmued. MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
251. 
CONTENTS OF TOOL CHEST. 
(In chest with hasp hinges, corners with angle irons, handle on each end, lock 
1 awl, brad, and handle, 1 by jfe inch wide. 
1 nail puller, large. 
1 awl, brad, and handle, 1% hi/ inch wide. 
1 nail sety square, polished, solid cast steely 
1 awl, brad, and handle, 2 by Tae inch wide. 
U-inch. 
1 awl, scratchy cast steely 8-inch. 
1 nails, box of, steel wire, assorted (“Sol- 
i auger, cast steel, %-inch. 
onion Gundy”). 
1 bit, auger, cast steel, %-inch. 
1 nippers, plier and cutting, combined, 6-inch. 
1 bit, augery cast steely 1-inch. 
1 bit, gimlety double cut, No. 1, cast steel. 
1 oilen', zinc, No. 2. 
1 oilstone ( Washita), 1% lbs. 
1 bit, gimlet, double cut. No. 2, cast steel. 
1 pincherSy carpenter''s, steel jaWy 10-inch.. 
1 bit, gimlet, double cut, No. 3, cast steel. 
1 plane, fore, doub le iron. 
1 bit, screw-driver, extra cast steel, polished. 
1 brace, Spofford's nickel, improved, 7-inch 
1 plane, j ack, doub le iron. 
1 plane, rabbet, double iron. 
sweep. 
1 plane, smoothing, double iron. 
1 chalk line, softy with reel and awl, complete. 
1 plane, hollow, No. 10. 
1 chisel, firmer, cast-steel socket, %-inch. 
1 plane, rounding, No. 10. 
1 chisel, firmer, cast-steel socket1-inch. 
1 rasp, wood, oval, with handle, 10 inches 
1 chisely firmery cast-steel sockety 1%-inch. 
long. 
1 dividery with set screwy solid cast steely 8-inch. 
1 rule, boxwood, square joints, Sths and iGths, 
1 drawing knife, carpenter's, oval blade, 
1 inch wide, 2-foot. 
10-inch. 
1 saw, hand, 26-inch. 
1 file, handsaw, with handle, 3 inches long. 
1 saw, panel, 16-inch. 
1 file, handsaw, with handlCy U inches long. 
1 saw, rip. 
1 file, handsaw, with handle, inches long. 
1 screw-driver, solid cast steel, 3-inch. 
1 file, bastard, flat, with handle, 10 inches long. 
1 screw-driver, solid cast steel, 5-inch. 
1 gimlet, double cut, wooden handle, No. 1. 
1 screw, hand, 8-inch. 
1 gimlet, double cut, wooden handle. No. 2. 
1 screw wrench, wrought bar, 10-inch. 
1 gimlet, double cut, wooden handle, No. 3. 
1 spirit level, pocket, iron top plate, japanned. 
1 gauge, marking, beechwond, with set screw. 
1 spoke shave, ivood, 2-inch. 
1 hammery nail, adz-eyey cast steel. 
1 try square, rosewood, graduated, steel blade, 
1 hatchety shingling. 
9-inch. 
1 mallet, carpenter's, mortised handle, 5 inches 
long. 
1 vise, bench, and iron. 
and key.) 
252. 
CONTENTS OF HOSPITAL-CORPS POUCH. 
Ammonias spiritus aromaticus, 
i First-aid packets no 
G 
in flask with cup c. c . 
GO 
Jackknife and saw blade _ no 
1 
Bandages, gauze, sterilized _ _no_ 
Case, containing pins, common 
G 
] Rubber bandage no. 
1 Splints, wire gauze for, in 
1 
and safety, scissors and dress- 
roll yd 
1 
■big forceps _ no 
1 
Surgical plaster spool 
1 
253. 
CONTENTS OF ORDERLY POUCH. 
Ammonias spiritus aromaticus, 
Ligatures, catgut, assorted_bott_ 
1 
in flask with oup c. c 
60 
Mist, chloroform! et opii, in 
Antiseptic tablets _ bott 
1 
case c. c 
30 
Bandages, roller no 
6 
Pins, common and safety, of 
Case, pocket _no_ 
1 
each paper 
1 
Chloroformum, in case fins 
100 
Rubber tourniquet _ no 
1 
Catheters, Eng., rubber, in box_no_ 
1 
Scissors no 
1 
Diagnosis tagsand ponciL_book- 
1 
Splints, wire gauze for, in rolLyd 
1 
4 
1 
Gauze, plain, 1-yd. pieces no_ 
4 
Syringe, hypodermic no 
1 
Jackknife, with saw blade no 
1 
Tray no 
1 
Note.—Syringe, hypodermic, contains tablets of morphias sulph., strychnina, apo- 
morphia, and digitalinum. 
Pocket case contains in pocket, surgeon’s needles, silver wire, silk and silkworm 
gut ligatures. 112 
254. CONTENTS OF MEDICAL CHEST, U. S. ARMY (No. I). 
MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
A list of contents is stamped on morocco pad, which is carried, reversed, under the 
cover of chest. 
Contents of Tray. 
Right of Tray. 
Tablets in GO-c. c. bottles. 
Left of That. 
324 
Tablets in 120-c. c. bottles. 
Acidum tannicum 
.mgms 
324 
200 
0.1 
324 
324 
324 
Ipecacuanha et opium 
mgms_ 
324 
Chloral. 
mgms 
324 
Liaimentum rubefaciens . 
Ilydrarg. chi. mite cum 
Magnesii sulphas, in hulk 
sodio bicarb 
324 
65 
324 
8 
Quininaa sulphas (2 botts). 
mgms- 
200 
Opium _ 
mgms 
65 
324 
324 
130 
324 
324 
Potassii iodidum _ _ 
mgms 
324 
Front of Tray. 
Salol __ _ _ _ _ . 
mgms 
324 
324 
Acidum arseuosum 
mgm 
1 
And 1 empty bottle. 
Argenti nitras fusus 
grams 
15 
Capsicum 
mgms 
32 
Cupri arsonis 
mgm 
0. 325 
Digitalis tinctura 
c. c 
0.8 
Ferri composite 
Hydrargyri iodidum iiavum, 
Hypodermic Tablets. 
Ergotinum _ 
mgms 
130 
Apomorphiuiu hydrochloras, 
0. 006 
Podophylli resina 
mgms 
16 
Atrophias sulphas 
mgm 
0. 65 
Santoninum 
mgms 
32 
Cocaina) hydrochloras 
mgms_ 
10 
Digitalinum 
mgm 
1 
Morphines sulphas 
mgms 
8 
Nitroglyceriuum 
mgm 
0. 65 
Quininas hydrochloras— 
mgms. 
32 
Alcohol 
bott 
1 
And 1 empty bottle. 
Aqua ammonias 
bott 
1 
Cliloroformum 
2 
Oleum terebinth in a> 
bott. 
1 
Atropinm suJpnas, 0.13 
Spiritus frumeuti 
1 
1 
Spiritus vini gallici. 
_botts 
2 
Physosfigminas sulphas, 
0.0324 mgm., 50 in box 
-__box_ 
1 
Miscellaneous. 
Envelopes, small, for tahlets„no_ 
100 
Caustic holder, rubber 
__ no 
1 
Graduate glass, 60-c. c _ 
__ no 
1 
Corkscrew, folding _ 
no 
1 
Labels for vials 
50 
Medicine droppers 
no 
2 
Measure, graduated, 5-c. c 
—no_ 
1 
Pencil, indelible 
no 
1 
Ointment boxes, in nests of 
Pencil, indelible, leads for no. 
0 
three 
4 
Pencils, camel’s-hair 
no 
12 
Pocket stove 
no 
1 
Syringe, hypodermic _ 
no 
1 
1 
1 
Vials, CO-c, c .... 
10 
longue depressor — 
1 MANUAL. FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
113 
CONTENTS OF MEDICAL CHEST. U. S. ARMY (No. I)—Cont’d 
Contents of Drawers- 
-Cental. 
Drawer No. 4. 
Drawer No. 2. 
Bandages, suspensory __ no 
5 
1 
Beef extract, in 100-gm. tins.tins. 
Jute, or equivalent, 100-gm. 
pkgs pkgs 
5 
6 
Jute, or equivalent, in 
100- 
4 
Drawer No. 5. 
Syringe, rubber, self-injecting no. 
Drawer No. 3. 
Book, prescription no 
i 
i 
Bandages, roller, assorted no. 
Cotton, absorbent, 100-gm. 
pkgs __ pkgs 
30 
4 
225 
Forceps, dressing, for removing 
cotton _ . _no 
Index of Medicine (Carpen- 
i 
i 
Drawer No. 6. 
4 
Blaeter, blistering.. 
meter 
i 
15 
Plaster, mustard 
.meters 
4 
1 
Corks, for setlier cans 
no 
6 
6 
_ _no 
1 
nn 
4 
Spatula no 
Spoon, tea _ .no. 
Stethoscope, h.r_ no 
Syringes, p., h. r _ no 
Syringe, p., g., in wooden 
case _ no 
Tags, diagnosis _ _ book 
Towels no_ 
1 
1 
1 
5 
3 
1 
2 
Links, split, for pack saddle 
Drawer No. 7. 
Gauze, plain, 2-meter pads 
ages .... _ 
Lint, absorbent, 100-gm 
pkgs 
_.U0. 
pkgs. 
pkgs. 
4 
4 
4 
255. CONTENTS OF SURGICAL CHEST, U. S. ARMY (No. 2). 
A list of contents is stamped on morocco pad, which is carried, reversed, under the 
cover of the chest. 
% 
i 
TABLETS IN iZU-C. C. T50TTLES. 
Acidum boricum _ mgms 
Antiseptic (2 bottles) 
324 
Razor strop _ 
Tumbler _ 
no_ 
i 
i 
65 
Drawer No. 1. 
324 
Bandages, rubber 
no 
1 
1 
IN ZdO-GM. JlJOTTLES. 
2 
Acidum carbolicnni 
Chloroformum 
bott 
1 
2 
Goggles _ 
no 
2 
1 
i 
Opii tinctura _ 
Spiritus frumenti- _ 
botts 
2 
Ligature, silkworm gut_ 
spools. 
coil- 
2 
1 
15 
jEther, in 100-gm. tins 
Bucket, folding, canvas 
tins 
5 
1 
Needles, thread, etc.,in case_case_ 
Pencil, indelible, leads for no 
1 
3 
Catheters, flexible 
6 
6 
Pins, common _ 
paper 
i 
4 
Corks, extra, for bottles 
Dressing paper _ 
no 
6 
1 
2 
Speculum, for ear and nose no- 
Tape _ piece 
1 
1 
1 
Muslin 
meters- 
3 
Tourniquet I Esmarch's) no_ 
1 
21205 15 114 
MANUAL, FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
Drawer No. 2. 
1 
Razor 
X 
X 
2 
Surgery, operative 
(Smith’s) 
Syringes, p., h. r 
Drainage tubes, rubber 
Links, split, for pack saddle 
meters. 
no. 
_ spools. 
..spool, 
bags. 
3 
4 
4 
copy. 
no 
X 
2 
X 
Plaster, adhesive, 30-mm_ 
Sponges, in bags _ . _ 
1 
2 
1 
Drawer No. 4, 
4 
1 
X 
Drawer No. 3. 
3 
Emergency case, complete. 
Drawer No. 5.* 
no. 
X 
2 
4 
Beef extract, in 100-gm. tins.tins. 
Brush, shaving _ no 
1 
1 
2 
Jute, or equivalent, XOO-gm. 
pkgs _ _ pkgs. 
6 
X 
Measure, graduated, 5-c. c 
Medicine measuring glass 
1 
225 
no_ 
1 
X 
Drawee No. 6. 
X 
G 
Needle, upholsterer’s 
_ no 
X 
X 
Haemostatic forceps, in case 
„no. 
12 
2 
Plaster, isinglass 
meters. 
9 
Trays, for instruments 
no. 
2 
CONTENTS OF SURGICAL CHEST, U. S. ARMY (No. 2)—Cont!d. 
Basin, wash, hand, agate ware _ 
_no„ 
i 
Matches, in waterproof case, boxes_ 
12 
1 
1 
Boivls, soup, agate ware 
no 
6 
Meat dishes, agate ware 
no. 
2 
Box for salt 
_no 
X 
Mill, cofee 
no 
1 
1 
2 
Brush, scrubbing — 
no 
1 
Pan, frying, steeP 
no 
i 
Can openers 
no 
2 
Pans, mess, agate ware 
no_ 
2 
Cleaver 
_no_ 
1 
Pan, sauce, steel, tinned inside. 
Cookbook, Army _ 
_no 
1 
with cover 
no 
1 
6 
C 
Cup, large, agate ware 
no 
1 
Pot, coffee, agate ware 
no 
X 
1 
] 
1 
15 
Gridiron - — _ 
no 
1 
Sickle 
i 
Hatchet 
no.. 
1 
Spoon, basting, agate ware no_ 
i 
Kettles, steel, nested, with covers 
_no_ 
3 
Spoons, table _ _ 
6 
i 
6 
Knife and fork, carving, of each 
_no_ 
1 
Steel . 
1 
Knife and saw, combined 
_no 
1 
Towels, crash 
6 
Knives and forks, of each _ 
no 
6 
Tray, metal, japanned 
_no 
1 
1 
6 
1 
Wire _ 
i 
256. CONTENTS OF MESS CHEST (No. 3). 
Beef extract or an equivalent prepara- 
tion. 
Tim for the following articles: 
Candles. 
Beans. 
Condensed milk, in original cans, 4 kilos. 
Butter. 
Soap. 
Coffee. 
Vinegar, in 1-liter wicker-covered bot- 
Sal t and pepper. 
ties, 2 bottles. 
Sugar (2 tins). 
Yeast powder, in %-kilo. original cans. 
Tea. 
257. CONTENTS OF FOOD CHEST (No. 4). MANUAL, FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
115 
258. 
CONTENTS OF COMMODE CHEST (No. 5). 
Bedpan, agate ware 
- no. 
1 
Spit cup, agate ware _ 
no 
i 
1 
i 
Paper, toilet- 
—pkgs_ 
6 
Books. 
Blanks. 
Army Regulations 
copy 
i 
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
Drill Regulations for the Hos- 
vital Corps 
copy 
i 
Examination of recruits, 
Handbookfor the Hospital Corps, 
monthly report no 
4 
Smart 
copy 
i 
Hospital-fund statement no_ 
4 
Information slip hook 
copy 
i 
Medical property, return of_no_ 
2 
Information slip book, deser- 
Medical supplies, invoice of, 
tions _ _ 
copy 
i 
single sheet _ _ no 
6 
Horning Report. Hospital 
Medical supplies, receipt for, 
i 
6 
Morning Report, sick 
and 
Medical supplies, special req- 
i 
8 
Order and letter book 
copy 
i 
Report of sick and wouuded_no_ 
12 
Register and prescription 
Report of completed cases no_ 
12 
book 
copy 
i 
Return of personnel, etc., 
Manual for the Medical Depart- 
H. 0 _ ..no 
6 
ment 
copy 
i 
Transfer book 
—copy 
i 
SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT, 
Ration returns no. 
12 
Stationery. 
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. 
Book, blank, 8 mo 
no 
■ i 
Elastic bands, assorted __ 
gross. 
% 
Invoices no 
2 
Envelopes, official, large 
no 
12 
Quarterly statements no 
2 
Envelopes, official, letter 
no 
f.0 
Receipts _ L no 
2 
Envelopes, official, note 
no 
25 
Eraser, steel 
no 
1 
adjutant-general’s depart- 
Ink, black 
botts 
2 
31 ENT. 
Ink, red 
bott 
i 
2 
2 
4 
2 
Pad, letter _ 
no 
1 
Discharges no 
2 
4 
4 
2 
Paper fasten ers 
no 
12 
Inventory of effects of de- 
1 
2 
Paper, writing, letter 
qrs 
2 
Muster rolls no 
• 8 
Paper, writing, note 
qr 
1 
Outline-figure cards no 
6 
4 
Pay rolls no 
12 
Pens, steel _ 
_ no 
12 
Physical examination of re- 
Penholders 
no 
2 
emits, form for _no 
6 
Rubber 
piece 
1 
Surgeon’s certificate of dis- 
Ruler 
no 
1 
ability for officers no 
2 
259. 
CONTENTS OF FIELD DESK (No. 6). 
In food chest (No. 4) considerable vacant space is left in order to allow latitude to 
each medical officer as to the exact character of the supplies he may wish to carry. 
The printed plan inside the cover gives the general arrangement. 
Tins labeled “cornstarcn,” “chocolate,” and “arrowroot,” are included, 
although not mentioned in the official list of contents, as it is thought that they may 
contain articles of more general use. 116 
MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
260. 
A set consists of— 
FOLDING FIELD FURNITURE. 
i 
1 
Chairs, smallholding 
no 
10 
Tables, bedside, folding 
no 
10 
Cots, adjustable, folding 
no 
10 
261. 
PACK SADDLE. 
The new pack saddle, issued for use with the medical and surgical chests, at present 
consists of— 
1 tree, with pads and latigos. 
1 breast strap. 
1 breeching harness. 
1 crupper. 
2 girths. 
2 ropes, leather-tipped. 
1 surcingle. 
1 halter and watering bridle {complete). 
2 saddle blankets. 
2 canvas covers for medical and surgical chests. 
k split links are carried in each medical and surgical chest for attaching them at 
varying heights to the pack saddle. 
262. 
OUTFIT OF SCHUEHLE ICE MACHINE AS PER LATEST 
CONTRACT. 
Ice machine, complete, Jacob Schuehle’s patent, capacity 3,000 pounds in 21 
hours, consists of— 
1 double ammonia compressor. 
1 steam engine. 
1 boiler, 20-horsepower, complete, with feed pump. 
1 ammonia condenser. 
1 fg-inch boiler-steel freezing tank, incased in 1-inch pine flooring, with the requisite 
number of ice cans. 
1 steam condenser, capacity sufficient to furnish in hours distilled water for 3,000 
pounds of ice. 
1 brine pump. 
1 patent oil eliminator. 
1 side-feed lubricator. 
300 fire brick. 
Bedplate, necessary pipes, gauges, valves, connections, etc. 
Anhydrous ammonia and lubricating oil sufficient to run the machine for two 
years. 
In most cases additional or improved parts have been purchased for these 
machines, and this list can be considered as approximate only. The ammonia drum 
or cylinder is a container of the ammonia furnished by contract, and unless purchased 
from the ice fund does not form a part of the Sohnehle machine, being returned 
when a fresh drum of ammonia is received. The Wood-Bailie machine, of which 
two are now in use, has an ammonia drum as part of the original machine. MANUAL FOB THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
117 
For convenient reference the following lists are appended, 
although the articles are not issued hy the Medical Depart- 
ment: 
263. 
ISSUED BY THE QUARTERMASTER’S DEPARTMENT. 
Ambulance. 
Hatchet. 
Shelter for meteorological 
Ambulance, harness for. 
Ladder. 
instruments. 
Ax. 
Lamps, bracket. 
Spade. 
Clothing, uniforms, etc. 
Lamps, hanging. 
Stoves, healing. 
Cooking utensils. 
Lockers. 
Tentage, etc. 
Dippers. 
Piping for ranges and stoves. 
Travois. 
Flags.* 
Range and fixtures. 
Wheelbarrow. 
Gas fixtures. 
Shovel. 
Wood saw. 
Handcart. 
264. 
*See A. R. 214. 
Canteen. 
Haversack strap. 
Shotgun, Springfield.X 
Canteen strap. 
Knife. 
Shotgun, reloading outfit.* * 
Cup, tin. 
Meat can. 
Spoon. 
Fork. 
Revolver.* 
Waist belt. 
Haversack. 
Rifle, Springfield, M. L.f 
Waist-belt plate. 
ISSUED BY THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. 
* Revolvers will be obtained from the commanding officer for service in an Indian 
country, when necessary. 
fThe issue of two Springfield muzzle-loading rifles to each military post for com- 
pany bearers’ drill is authorized. Decision Acting Secretary of War, 1888. 
| “Upon requisition of the Surgeon (through the usual military channels), duly 
approved by the Surgeon General, the Ordnance Department will issue, for use at 
posts west of the Mississippi River, a shotgun, with necessary appendages and ammu- 
nition, for the use of members of the Hospital Corps.” Decision Chief of Ordnance, 
1889. 
♦ * The reloading outfit of the shotgun consists of the following. Expendable 
articles may be replaced by annual requisition upon the Chief Ordnance Officer of 
the Department: 
Brush wiper no 1 
Canister, tin, for powder, 2-lb no 1 
Canister, tin, for powder, 5-lb no 1 
Cartridge primers no-1,000 
Cartridge shells, 20-gauge no 50 
Charger, adjustable no 1 
Cotton cloth yd 1 
Cotton waste lbs 1% 
Drift no 1 
Funnel no 1 
Gun wads, No. 18, pink edge n0_2,000 
Packing box no 1 
Powder, musket lbs 7 
Priming tool (Frankford) no 1 
Shot, No. 8 lbs 50 118 
MANUAL, FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
FIELD SUPPLY TABLE. 
OUTFIT AND ALLOWANCE FOB SIX MONTHS FOB ONE THOUSAND MEN. 
265. 
[Articles in Italics are not Expendable. 
MEDICAL CHEST (No. I). 
Top Drawer. 
Left. 
In 120-c. c. bottles. 
Ammonii chloridi troch isci-bott. 
Camphora _ _ _ bott 
Glycyrrhiz® mist. comp. 
tablets bott 
Linimentum rubefaciens, 
tablets _ bott 
Pilul® canninativ® bott_ 
Pilul® cathartic® compos- 
it® _ bott 
Potassii bromidum _ bott 
Quinin® sulphas, pills _bott 
Sodil bicarbonas, tablets bott_ 
Sodii bicarb, et month® pip. 
tablets bott 
Sodii salicylas, tablets bott 
Warburg’s tincture, pills 
(1 pill=l drachm) _ . bott 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Aloini pilul® comp botts 
Ammonii carbonas. _ bott 
Argenti nitras, in crystals bott_ 
Argenti nitras fusus _ bott 
Bismuthi subgallas bott 
Caffeina citrata, tablets bott. 
Cannabis indie® tinctura, 
tablets - - — bott 
Capsicum, tablets _ bott 
Cocain® hydrochloras, hypod. 
tablets bott. 
Codeina, tablets _ _bott 
Cupri arsenis, tablets botts 
Digitalis tinctura, tablets—.bolts. 
Ergotinum, tablets _ bott 
Guaiacolis carbonas _ .. bott- 
Hydrarg. chlor. mite cum 
sodii bicarb., tablets botts 
Hydrarg. iodidum flavum, 
tablets bott 
Hyoscyami pilulae compos- 
ite _ -bott 
Ichthyolum _ .. bott 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
X 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Bight. 
In 60-c. c. bottles. 
Acidum nitricum .. _ bott 
Acidum tannicum .. bott 
Antipyrinum, tablets bott 
Bismuth i subnitras _ bott 
Chloral bott 
1 
1 
I 
1 
1 
1 
Morphin® sulphas, tablets bott. 
Oleum tiglii, tablets bott 
Opii pilul® _ bott 
Plumbi acetas, tablets bott. 
Podophylli resina, tablets __bott. 
Quinin® hydrochloris, hypod. 
tablets . bott- 
Strychnine sulphas, tablets_bott_ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
I 
1 
Hydrargyri massa, tablets bott. 
lodum , _ .. bott 
Ipecacuanha, tablets bott 
Ipecacuanha et opium, tab- 
lets _ bott. 
Phenacetinum, tablets _ bott.. 
Pilul® camph. et opii _ bott. 
Potassii arsenitis liquor bott 
Potassii iodidum, tablets bott 
Potassii permanganas . bott. 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Rear Compartment. 
Magnesii sulphas - _tin can 
Oleum ricini _ _ _ tin can 
Potassii et sodii tartras __tin can. 
Sinapls nigra . tin can 
Bandages, gauze, 3 sizes no- 
Bandages, suspensory no 
Belladonnas emplastrum, in 
1 
1 
I 
1 
18 
4 
1 
Salol, tablets _ _ _ _ bott. 
Sodii boras bott. 
Veratri viridis tinctura bott 
Zinci sulphas, tablets bott 
Small Drawer at Right of 
Lower Drawer. 
In 15-c. c. bottles. 
Acidum arsenosum, tablets.bott. 
Aconiti tinctura, tablets bott. 
I 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Cauthaiidis emplastrum, in 
1-meter tin no. 
Gauze, sublimated pkgs 
Plaster, adhesive, 1-in spool 
Plaster, isinglass tin. 
Pocket case .. . no 
Sinapis emplastrum, in 4-meter 
tins _ tin 
Sponges, compressed cotton.box. 
Syringes, penis, glass no 
Tooth-extracting case, .... no.. 
I 
f. 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
6 
1 MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
119 
MEDICAL 
CHEST (No. I)—Continued 
Center of Drawer. 
Pencil, indelible 
..no 
i 
Pencil, indelible, leads for_ 
__box_ 
i 
Corkscrew _ no 
1 
Corks for yials doz 
2 
Lower Drawer. 
Cup - no 
1 
Envelopes for tablets gross 
1 
Left. 
Labels for vials doz 
2 
Measures, graduated glass, 100-c. c. 
In 235-c. c. bottles. 
(in case) no 
1 
1 
i 
Paper, filtering pack 
1 
Acidum sulph, aromat 
bott 
i 
Paper, litmus . book 
1 
/Ether splritus compositus. 
_bott._ 
i 
2 
i 
Spatula _ no 
1 
Alcohol .. 
bott 
i 
1 
i 
TJrinometer (in case) no 
1 
Ammonite spirit, aromat - 
bott_ 
i 
Brandy 
bott 
i 
Small Drawer at Right of 
Glycerinum 
bott 
i 
Upper Drawer. 
Oleum terebiuthinm 
bott 
i 
Squibbs mixture 
...bott 
i 
Apomorphinse hydrocbloras 
Tinctura opii camphorata. 
—bott. 
i 
Atropiiue sulphas 
Cocaina; hydrocbloras 
Right. 
Digitalinum 
i 
2 
2 
2 
Amyl nitris (5-drop pearls), 12 
Speculum, rectal 
_no 
i 
in box . box 
1 
Sponge holders for throat. 
no_ 
2 
Clinical thermometers . no 
2 
Stethoscope, double 
no 
i 
1 
c 
Medicine droppers no_ 
0 
Vials, 1 doz. 1-oz.; 1 doz. 2-oz_doz 
2 
G 
i 
266. MEDICAL CHEST (No. 2). 
Upper Drawer. 
Rear Compartment. 
Bags, rubber, hot-water _ 
no 
2 
Acidum tannicum, in 25-gra. 
T 
4 
Bougies and catheters, 6 of each 
in 
Antipyrinum, 324-mgm. tablets 
box box 
i 
(200 in bottle) botts 
2 
Pump, surgical 
no 
i 
Bismuth! subgallas, in 250-gm. 
i 
2 
Towels _ 
no 
6 
Bismuthi subnitras, in 500-gm. 
3 
6 
Capsicum, 32-mgm. tablets (ISO 
Lower Drawer. 
in bottle) _ botts 
4 
Hydrargyri chloridnm mite cum 
Blank book 
no 
1 
sodii bicarb, tablets (200 in 
Hygiene, Natter and Firth 
.no 
1 
bottle) botts 
6 
Medicine, Practice of, Osier 
no_ 
1 
Ipecacuanhas et opii pnlvis, 324- 
Surgery, operative, Xackerkandl 
_no_ 
1 
mgm. tablets (200 in bottle), 
Surgery, wounds in war, Stephenson, 
bott. 
1 
no_ 
1 
Morphinae sulphas, 8-mgm. tab- 
1 
6 
Tropical Diseases, Manson 
.no 
X 120 
MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
MEDICAL CHEST (No. 2)— Continued 
Phenacetinura, 324-mgm. tablets 
(200 in bottle) bolts 
2 
Potassii bromidum,324-mgm. tab- 
lets, in 5o0-gm. bottles botts_ 
Quininse sulphas, 200-mgm. pills 
(500 in bottle) botts 
2 
Pilulre camphoras et opii, or tab- 
lets (200 in bottle) bolts 
4 
6 
Pi hi he cathartic* composite!, or 
tablets (200 in bottle) botts_ 
6 
Strychnin* sulphas, 1-mgm. tab- 
lets (500 in bottle) botts 
2 
Podophylli resina, 16-mgm. tab- 
lets (100 in bottle) botts 
4 
Sulphonal, 324-mgm. tablets (200 
in bottle) bott 
1 
267. 
HOSPITAL CORPS POUCH. 
(One for each private of the Hospital Corps.) 
See paragraph 252. 
268. 
ORDERLY POUCH. 
(One for each Medical Officer’s Orderly.) 
See paragraph 253. 
269. 
POCKET CASE. 
Bistoury, curved, probe-pointed _no. 
1 
Needle, aneurism 
no_ 
i 
Bistoury, straight _ _ no_ 
1 
Needle, exploring 
_ no 
i 
Catheter, plated _ no 
1 
Needles, surgeon's 
12 
1 
Probe, with Nelaton's t ip 
1 
Director, qroov' d,with myrtle leaf no _ 
1 
Scalpel . _ _ 
_ no 
1 
Forceps, dissecting, mouse-tooth _no_ 
1 
Scissors, straight 
1 
Forceps, haemostatic and needle „_no_ 
1 
Silkworm gut 
.coil 
1 
1 
1 
Forceps, haemostatic, long .no 
1 
Case, leather 
__no 
1 
Horsehair coil 
X 
Pouch, leather. . 
__no 
1 
270. 
FIELD CASE. (SURGEON’S.) 
(One for each Medical Officer.) 
Bistoury, curved, probe-pointed _no_ 
1 
Knife, amputating no 
1 
Bistoury, straight, sharp-pointed-no_ 
1 
Needle, aneurism _no_ 
1 
1 
1 
Catheter, male, plated no 
1 
Pouch, leather, with sling sirap.no_ 
Probe, silver, with Nelaton's £ijp_no_ 
I 
Director, grooved, ivith myrtle 
1 
leaf no 
1 
Saw, amputating, lifting back no_ 
1 
Forceps, hone, open box joint, cor- 
Saw, metacarpal _ no 
1 
rugafed handles, scooped out no_ 
1 
Scalpel _.no. 
1 
Forceps, bullet and dressing, com- 
bined no_ 
1 
Scissors, curved on flat, with Col- 
lins' lock — - __ no 
1 
Forceps, dissecting, mouse-tooth .no_ 
1 
Scissors, light knee bent, with Col- 
Forceps, haemostatic and needle _no_ 
1 
tins' lock . _ _ no 
1 
2 
2 
Handles, hard-rubber, for knife and 
Silkworm gut (20 strands) „coil_ 
1 
2 
1 
Horse hair, black coil 
1 MANUAL, FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
271. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
1 
2 
Lanterns 
2 
A renewal of supplies can be obtained by regimental surgeons from the surgeon 
in charge of a brigade or division hospital upon a special requisition approved by 
the chief surgeon. Ifo receipt is to be given for expendable articles. 
272. 
FOR BRIGADE OR DIVISION FIELD HOSPITAL. 
Medicines. 
Capsici tinctura, in 100 c. c. bot- 
ties _ _ botts 
4 
Acidium arsenosum, 1-mgm. tab- 
Chloral, in 50-gm. g. s. bo ttles, 
lets (125 in bottle) botts 
3 
botts. 
2 
Acldum boricum, 324-mgm. tab- 
Chloroformum, in 100-gm. g. s. 
2 
48 
Acidum carbolicum, in 250-gm. 
Cocainaa hydrochloras, 10-mgm. 
bottles .. _ botts. 
10 
hypodermic tablets, in 15-c. c. 
Acidum nitricum, in 250-c. c. g. s. 
bottles botts 
5 
bottles bott 
1 
Codeina, in 32-mgm. tablets, 100 
Acidum sulphuricum aromati- 
in bottle _ botts 
2 
cum, in 250-c. c. g. s. bottles, 
Collodium, in 25-c.c.bottles.botts. 
10 
botts_ 
10 
Copaibas pilulse comp, or tablets 
Aconiti tinctura, 0.1-c. c. tablets 
(500 in bottle) _ _ -botts 
5 
(200 in bottle) _ botts 
5 
Digitalinum, in 1-mgm. hypoder- 
20 
2 
Aitheris spiritus compositus, in 
Digitalis tinctura, 0.3-c. c. tablets 
250-c. c. bottles -botts 
2 
(200 in bottle) botts 
10 
TEtheris spiritus nitrosi, in 500- 
Emplastrum ferri (porous), in 
c. c. bottles botts 
5 
boxes of 24 -boxes 
4 
Alcohol, in 1-liter bottles botts. 
24 
Ergotinum, 130-mgm. tablets 
Ammonias aqua, 10 p. c.,in 500- 
(200 in bottle) _ botts 
2 
c. c. g. s. bottles _ botts 
10 
Ferri chloridi tinctura, in 500- 
Ammonias spiritus aromaticus, 
c. c. g. s. bottles __ botts 
4 
in 250-c. c. bottles .botts 
6 
Ferri pi lube composite (200 in 
Ammonii carbonas, in 250-gm. 
bottle) _ _ botts 
10 
bottles - botts 
3 
Glycerinum, in 500-c. c. bottles, 
Ammonii chloridi trochisci (100 
botts- 
10 
in bottle) botts 
10 
Glvcyrrbizse mistura composita, 
Amyl nitris (5-drop pearls), 12 in 
tablets (400 in bottle) botts. 
10 
box _ boxes 
2 
Guaiacolis carbonas, in 250-gm. 
Antipyrinum, 324-mgm. tablets, 
bottles botts 
4 
in 125-gm. bottles „ botts 
10 
Hydrargyri chloridum mite, in 
Argenti nitras, in crystals, in 25- 
100-gm. bottles _ bott 
1 
gm. bottles _ bott 
1 
Hydrargyri iodidum flavum, 10- 
Argenti nitras fusus, in 25-gm. 
mgm. tablets (200 in bottle), 
bottles _ __ bott 
1 
botts. 
10 
Atropinse sulphas, 0.65-mgm. by- 
Hydrargyri massa, 324-mgm. tab- 
podermic tablets tubes 
2 
lets (125 in bottle) _ botts 
5 
Belladonna} emplastrum, in 2- 
Hydrargyri unguentum, in 500- 
4 
2 
Bismuthi subnitras, in 500-gm. 
Hyoscyamipilula} composita} (200 
bottles _ botts 
10 
in bottle) botts _ 
2 
Caffeina citrata, in 65-mgm. tab- 
Ichthyolum, in 25-gm. bottles, 
lets, 100 in bottle botts 
2 
botts. 
4 
Campbora, in 500-gm. bottles, 
lodoformum, in 100-gm. bottles, 
- botts. 
6 
botts. 
6 
Cantharidis emplastrum, in 1- 
lodum, in 50-gm. g. s. bottles, 
meter tins tins 
2 
botts. 
2 
21205 16 MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
FOR BRIGADE OR DIVISION FIELD HOSPlTAL—Continued. 
Ipecacuanha, 65-mgm. tablets 
Potassa, in 25-gm. bottles bott. 
1 
(200 in bottle) bolts 
5 
Potassii arsenitis liquor, in 250- 
Ipecacuanha; et opil pulvis, 324- 
c. c. bottles . botts 
2 
mgm. tablets (200 in bottle), 
botts_ 
5 
Potassii bromidum, 324-mgm. tab- 
lets, in 500-gm. bottles botts. 
6 
Ipecacuanhas extractum huidum, 
2 
Potassii et sodii tartras (pulvis), 
6 
Linimentum rubefaciens, tablets, 
10 
Potassii iodidum, H24-mgm. tab- 
Magnesii sulphas, in 4-kilo, tins, 
tins. 
4 
Potassii permanganas, in 50-gm. 
bottles .. . botts 
5 
Menthol, in 50-gm. bottles.bolts. 
2 
Quinin® hydrochloras, 32-mgm. 
Morphirue sulphas, 8-mgm. tab- 
hypodermic tablets .tubes 
10 
lots (100 in bottle) . botts 
2 
Quinin® sulphas, 200 mgm. tab- 
Morphin® sulphas, 8-mgm. hypo- 
lets or pills (500 in bottle).botts. 
48 
dermic tablets tubes 
12 
Salol, 324-mgm. tablets (125 in 
Nitroglycerinum, 0.65-rngm. by- 
bottle) . botts 
5 
podermic tablets tubes 
2 
Sinapis emplastrum, in 4-meter 
Oleum menth® piperit®, in 100- 
tins _ . tins. 
20 
c. c. bottles botts 
2 
Sinapis nigra (pulvis) in 500-gm. 
Oleum ricini, in 1-liter bottles, 
tins tins 
5 
botts. 
24 
Sodii bicarbonas, 324-mgm. tab- 
Oleum terebinthime, in 1-liter 
lets (200 in bottle) botts 
24 
bottles _ botts 
6 
Sodii bicarb, et menth® pip., tab- 
Oleum theobromatis, in 250-gm. 
lets (250 in bottle) botts 
5 
tins . tins 
2 
Sodii boras (pulvis), in 500-gm. 
Petrolatum spissum, 48.8 C., in 
bottles. . . botts 
2 
500-gm. tins tins 
2 
Sodii salicylas, 324-mgm. tablets 
Phenacetinurn, 324-mgm. tablets 
(200 in bottle) _ botts 
5 
(100 in bottle) _ botts 
5 
Teratri viridis tinctura, in 100- 
Pilul® camphor® et opii, or tab- 
c. c. bottles . .botts 
2 
lets (200 in bottle) botts 
10 
Zinci oxidum, in 250-gm. bottles, 
botts. 
Pilul® carminativ® (200 in bot- 
2 
tie) _ botts 
5 
Zinci sulphas, 324-mgm. tablets 
Pilul® cathartic® composit®, or 
(100 in bottle). botts 
5 
tablets (200 in bottle) botts. 
18 
Zingiberis extractum iluidum, in 
Plumbi acetas, 130 mgm. tablets 
(100 in bottle) . .botts 
250-c.c. bottles botts 
4 
4 
273. 
ANTISEPTICS AND DISINFECTANTS. 
Antiseptic tablets, hydrarg. 
cblor. corros. (200 in bottle) 
Mercury corrosive chlorid, in 
500-gm. bottles botts 
4 
botts. 
10 
Tricresol in 1-kilo. bottles_botts_ 
6 
Lime, chlorid, in 500-gm. w. m. 
bottles- _ _ botts 
48 
274. 
HOSPITAL STORES. 
Condensed milk _ _ _ _ cans 
48 
Sugar, white, in 6-kilo, tins.tins. 
2 
Beef extract, in 100-gm. tins or 
Tea, in tins. tins 
5 
jars tins 
48 
Whisky, in 1-liter bottles _botts_ 
Brandy in 1-liter bottles —botts_ 
12 
12 
Soap, castile or its equivalent 
kilos_ 
4 MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
123 
275. 
STATIONERY 
Blank books, cap, 4-quire no_ 
2 
Pads, prescription 
_ no 
48 
Blank books, 8vo, 4-quire uo_ 
2 
Pads, letter 
no 
0 
400 
1 
Ink, writing, in 120-c. c. bottles 
Paper, writing, letter 
- qrs 
24 
bolts 
4 
Pencils, lead! 
no 
12 
Ink, carmine, in 30-c. c. bottles 
Penholders 
no 
C 
bott_ 
1 
Pens, steel 
1 
Mucilage _ bolts 
2 
276. 
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, APPLIANCES, AND DRESSINGS. 
Bandages, gauze, sterilized, 144 
Oakum or tow 
kilos 
10 
12 
10 
Bandages, plaster _ -gross 
1 
Pins, safety, 3 sizes 
_ doz 
18 
Bandages, rubber, 4 meters by 
Plaster, adhesive, on 
spools. 
33 mm no 
2 
1-inch 
no_ 
24 
Bandages, suspensory no 
12 
Plaster, adhesive, on 
spools, 
1 
6 
Case, pocket no 
3 
Plaster, isinglass, in 
1-me ter 
Cotton, absorbent, sterilized, in 
rolls 
meters 
4 
1-oz. pkgs - kilos 
10 
Plaster of paris, in 2-kilo, tins 
First aid packets, as required_no_ 
kilos 
10 
Gauze, sublimated, in packages, 
Rubber sheetinp- 
- meters.. 
10 
1-meter each pkgs 
500 
Silk, oiled, in 5-meter rolls 
Gauze, iodoform, in packages, 5- 
meters. 
15 
75 
30 
ligatures, catgut, sterilized, in 
Sponges, compressed 
cotton, 4 
300 
30 
Ligature, silk, sterilized, in pack- 
Thermometers, clinical 
■ -110 
3 
ages, 3 sizes _ _ no 
300 
1 Tourniquet rubber, Esmarch's_no_ 
4 
1 
6 
Muslin, unbleached meters 
20 
277. 
FURNITURE. BEDDING, AND CLOTHING.* 
Basins, wash, hand, anate ware-no_ 
4 
Pillows, feather 
no 
10 
4G 
50 
100 
10'> 
1 
100 
Furniture, field, folding 
sets 
5 
Shirts, cotton 
no 
50 
Mosquito bars 
-HO 
50 
Towels, hand 
30 
* For a division hospital the allowance under this heading may be doubled 
278. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Bedpans, agate ware _ 
no 
2 
Buckets, agate, 3 in nest 
nest 
i 
6 
2 
6 
1 
Brooms 
2 
Chests, medical (Nos. 1 mid %), of 
Brushes, for cleansing 
no 
6 
each 
_ no 
1 
Buckets, fiber or wood 
4 
Chests, m.ess 
no 
2 124 
MANUAL, FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
MISCELLANEOUS—Continued 
died, sterilizing _ _ no 
1 
Lantern glasses, extra, red or 
Chests, surgical (Nos. 1 and %), of 
white, as required _ no 
each - no 
1 
Lantern winks, as required—no_ 
Corks, assorted, in bags of 12 
Lanterns _ _ no 
3 
dozen _ doz 
12 
Litters no 
10 
3 
Litter slings no 
25 
Crutches, rubber tips for no 
6 
Medicine glasses _ no 
4 
Gups, spit no 
3 
Paper, wrapping, brown__ qrs 
2 
2 
1 
Cushions, rubber, with open cen- 
Sponges, bath, large no_ 
2 
ter _ no 
2 
Syringes, penis, glass, in case.no_ 
36 
Dippers no 
2 
Talcum (French chalk), 1-kilo. 
Envelopes for tablets, 5x6 cm. 
packages - _ kilos 
2 
doz_ 
50 
Test tubes _ no 
12 
1 
Urinals, agate ware no 
3 
Labels for vials gross 
1 
Vials, 30-c. o doz 
6 
279. 
CONTENTS OF SURGICAL CHEST (No. I). 
Top Drawer. 
Left. 
In 120-c. c. bottles. 
Hydrarg. bicblor., tablets._botts. 
Petrolatum _ bott 
Pil. campb. et opii _ _ bott 
2 
i 
i 
Lower Drawer. 
Pil; catb. comp bott 
i 
Left. 
Quin, sulph. 200-mgm. pills -bott 
i 
In 235-c. c. bottles. 
Salt, table _ bott 
i 
1 
Sodii carbonas, tablets bott 
1 
a 
Sodii chloridum,etc., tablets. bott_ 
i 
2 
In paper packets. 
Chloroform _ _ _ botts 
3 
Ligature, catgut, Nos. 1, 2, and 3, 
Bight. 
no 
100 
Basin, rubber_ no 
1 
Ligature, silk, Nos. X, 2, and 3_no_ 
80 
Blank book no 
1 
Tubes, drainage, I, and i meter, 
Brushes, hand, scrub . no 
G 
2 
Cylinders, rubber (intest, suture) 
Bight. 
no_ 
Tnhaler, chloroform _ _ no 
1 
1 
Plaster, rubber, adh spools. 
.'» 
Corkscrew no 
1 
Sterilizer, instrument _ no 
1 
X 
Pins, common _ pkg 
1 
Strop, razor no 
Pins, safety _ pkgs 
I 
Towels (in sterilizer) _ .no 
6 
Scissors _ _ pair 
Soap, green, in tin _ lb 
Tags, diagnosis _ _ pkgs 
1 
1 
Rear Compartment. 
5 
Bandages, gauze, 2%, 3, and ?T/z 
36 
1 
Small Drawer at Right of 
Upper Drawer. 
Cotton, absorbent, in 1 ounce 
1 
36 
Pencil, indelible, leads for . box. 
1 
Cup _ no 
1 
Syringe, hypodermic no 
1 
Gauze, iodoform, ini-meter pack- 
12 
1 
1 
Gauze, sublimated, in 1-meter 
Hypodermic tablets. 
packages — pkgs 
Sponges, cotton, compressed, 
36 
Apomorphin.'C hydrochloras 
Atropime sulphas 
12 
Tourniquet, rubber, Esmarch's—no. 
1 125 
280. 
MANUAL, FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
SURGICAL CHEST (No. 2). 
Upper Drawer. 
Cotton, absorbent, in 1-oz. pack- 
ages pkgs 
32 
6 
12 
4 
6 
Gauze,wire _ rolls 
8 
Sponges, cotton, compressed, 4 
4 
20 
Pliers, culling, for fixed bandages, 
Tow. in 4-lb. packages pkgs 
4 
no_ 
1 
Soap, germicidal _cakes 
6 
Rear Compartment. 
Sprinkler, iodoform no 
1 
X 
1 
Plaster of paris 
Tricresol _ - 
Lower Drawer. 
Sugar 
Bandages, gauze, 3 sizes no 
50 
Chloroform, in 250-c. c. bottles, 
Gauze, sublimated, in 1-meter 
botts_ 
4 
packages pkgs 
40 
281. 
STERILIZER 
Top Drawer. 
Eight. 
Left. 
Sterilizer, Arnold's _ 
Aprons, rubber no 
3 
Hatches, safety boxes 
6 
Bands, rubber, In rases no 
24 
Wicks pkg 
1 
Cots, finger, in cases no 
12 
Gloves, rubber, in rases pra 
4 
Rubber bag and lube, for flushing 
Rear Compartment. 
Right. 
Berhefeld filter 
Gan for petroleum 
Can for ivaler 
Lower Drawer. 
Dipper _ 
Left. 
Upper pan of petroleum stove 
282. 
CONTENTS OF FIELD OPERATING CASE. 
Bistoury, curved, probe-pointed—no- 
1 
Eye spud, Dix's 
no_ 
i 
Bistoury, straight, sharp-pointed_no_ 
1 
Forceps, hone-cutting, flat 
blade, 
Box, ligature, with three spools no_ 
1 
Liston's _ _ _ 
no 
i 
Buttons, Murphy's, 3 in set set 
1 
Forceps, clamp. Keen's 
no 
i 
Case, mahogany no 
1 
Forceps, clamp, Kelley1 s 
no 
i 
Canula, silver, Belncipie* no 
1 
Forceps, delicate 
no 
i 
Catheters, silver, Nos. 8 and 10 no_ 
2 
Forceps, dressing and bullet 
For- 
Catheter staff, tunneled, Gouley's.no- 
1 
wood's _ 
no 
i 
Catlin, medium, 5-inch blade no_ 
I 
Forceps, hemostatic, curved _ 
no_ 
3 
Chisel _ _ no 
1 
Forceps, haemostatic, Jones', 
2-inch 
Clamps, intestinal, Me Lauren's - no. 
2 
bite 
no 
1 
Depressor, longue, wire, folding _no_ 
1 
Forceps, haemostatic, Penn's _ 
no_ 
3 
Director, grooved, medium no 
I 
Forceps, haemostatic, Wyeth's 
no_ 
1 
Drills, bone, in handle, set of 3 set_ 
Earhook and spoon, Gross' no 
1 
Forceps, Rongeur and bone holding, 
Forwood's no_ 
1 
1 126 
MANUAL FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
CONTENTS OF FIELD OPERATING CASE—Continued. 
Forceps, mouse-tooth,, with teeth 
Forceps,T-shaped, Pratt's 
_no_ 
2 
Probe, hard rubber, Fluhrer’s no- 
1 
no 
1 
Razor, hard rubber handle _ no 
1 
Gag, mouth, French's 
no 
I 
lietractors, double-ends, nested, no _ 
2 
Gouge 
no 
1 
Rongeur, medium, Keen’s no 
1 
1 
Saw, amputating, two blades, 
Little’s no 
Horse hair 
coil- 
1 
1 
Knife, amputating, large, 7-inch 
Saw, metacarpal _ no 
1 
1 
4 
1 
Scissors, angular, blunt pointed-no_ 
Scissors, curved on flat, Tl'eir’s no. 
1 
Needle, aneurism 
no 
1 
1 
Needle, curved, Reverdin’s 
1 
Scissors, heavy, blunt no 
1 
Needle holder, McBumey's 
no 
1 
Scoop, Wyeth’s _ no 
1 
Needles, artery, blunt, right and left 
Silk worm gut coil 
1 
no_ 
2 
Sponge holders, 1 Sims and 1 regu- 
Needles, case for 
no 
I 
lar .. _ no 
2 
Needles, curved, assorted 
no 
12 
Syringe, aspirating, with three 
Needles, straight round 
no 
6 
points _ — no 
1 
Needles, straight, triangular 
_no_ 
6 
Tenaculum _ no 
1 
Periosteotome, light, Sayre’s 
-110- 
1 
Trephine %-inch , Galt’s no 
1 
Piiis, latest, Wyeth's 
no 
2 
Trocar and canula, set of /,, silver, 
Pouch, leather, with sling strap 
-110- 
1 
in metal box _ no 
i 
Probe, double-end, 8-inch long, 
end a porcelain tip, silver 
one 
Tube, tracheotomy, silver _ no 
1 
_no_ 
1 
283. 
CONTENTS OF MESS CHEST. 
See paragraph 256. 
284. 
CONTENTS OF FOOD CHEST. 
See paragraph 257. 
285. 
CONTENTS OF COMMODE CHEST. 
286. 
CONTENTS OF FIELD DESK. 
See paragraph 258. 
See paragraph 259. 
287. 
FOLDING FIELD FURNITURE. 
See paragraph 260. 
288. 
FOR DIVISION AMBULANCE TRAIN. 
each 
no 
i 
Lanterns _ — no 
3 
Chest, sterilizing„ _ 
no 
i 
Litters no 
20 
i 
Hatchet 
no 
i 
Hospital corps pouch, as re- 
white, as required 1 
no_ 
— 
Orderly pouch, as required no_ 
— 
289. 
ISSUED BY THE QUARTERMASTER’S DEPARTMENT. 
290. 
ISSUED BY THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. 
See paragraph 263, 
See paragraph 264. I IsT ID m X 
Figures in bold-faced type refer to paragraphs in the Manual; the letters A. K. and 
numbers following refer to paragraphs of the Army Regulations. 
Abandonment of Post: 
Disposition of medical property, 104, 
105. 
Amputating Case: 
Contents, 244. 
Accidents and Injuries: 
Classification, 159, 160. 
Antiseptics: 
Disinfectant, 91. 
Supply table, 202. 
Accountability: 
Antiseptics and Disinfectants: 
For field hospital use, 273. 
Medical supplies, 74-77. 
Apparatus: 
Accounts: 
Medical attendance, A. E. 1452-1459. 
New designs to be reported, 73. 
Appointments: 
Acting Assistant Surgeons: 
See Contract Surgeons, also Civilian Phy- 
sicians. 
Hospital stewards and acting hospital 
stewards, A. E. 1397. 
Acting Hospital Stewards; 
Detailed in time of war, 30 (c). 
Examination, A. E. 1397. 
Surgeons and assistant surgeons, 1-5, 
A. B. 1394. 
Arms: 
Issue to hospital corps, 33. 
Patients in hospital, A. E. 1438. 
Field service, A. E. 1421. 
Quota for posts, etc., A. E. 1409, 1411. 
Bank and precedence, A. E. 9. 
Army Dispensaries: 
Reenlistments, A. E. 1404. 
Revocation of detail, A. E. 1402. 
See also under Hospital Stewards. 
Fuel and stoves, A. E. 1006. 
Medicines, A. E. 1450, 1451-1455. 
Admission to Hospital: 
Army Medical Museum: 
Contributions invited, 11 5, A. E. 1130. 
List of articles desired, 115. 
Date, source, and causes of, 139-144. 
Alterations: 
Transportation of donations, A. E. 
1130. 
See under Hospitals, Quarters. 
Ambulances and litters: 
Army Medical School: 
Course of instruction, 7, 10. 
Examinations, 9. 
Allowance, control, etc., 18 (e), 37, 
A. E. 1414-1419. 
Field service, 18 (e), A. E. 1422. 
Flags and guidons, A. E. 214. 
Service in war, A. E. 1396. 
Inspection, A. E. 869. 
Letter and note heading, A. E. 512. 
Location and faculty, 6. 
Ambulance Train: 
Organization, etc., A. E. 468. 
Purchase of books and instruments, 
10. 
Property issued to, 288. 128 
INDEX, 
Army Medical School—Continued. 
Regulations, 10. 
Responsibility, instruments, etc., 10. 
Student officers, 7. 
Artificial Li intis and Appliances—Con 
Information slips, 125. 
Transportation of applicants, A. 11. 
Uniform prescribed, 10. 
Use of laboratory and library, 10. 
1468-1471. 
Aseptic Pocket Case: 
Contents, 229. 
Army and Navy General Hospital: 
Admission, etc., 42 (a), A. R. 155. 
Admission of discharged soldiers and 
Aspirating Case: 
Contents, 215. 
Assignment Cards: 
sailors, 42, 42 (a), 44 («). 
Cadets, charge for subsistence, 44 (a), 
44(6). 
Of recruits for hospital corps, 80 (5). 
Civil employees, 43 (a). 
Control, 42. 
Assignment, Medical Officers: 
Allowance to a post, 11. 
Attending surgeons, 18. 
Field service, 18. 
Enlisted men, admission, 48 (e). 
Enlisted men, allotment accommoda- 
tions, 48(d). 
Office hours, 14. 
Tour of duty, 12. 
Enlisted men, commutations, 44(c). 
Enlisted men, discharge, 49. 
Assistant Surgeons: 
Enlisted men on furlough, subsistence, 
44(d). 
Examination and appointment, A. R. 
1394. 
Enlisted men retired, subsistence, 
44(c). 
Travel allowance, A. R. 1395. 
See also under Medical Officers. 
Limits, admission or continuance, 48. 
Money accountability, 46. 
Attendance, Medical: 
See Medical Attendance. 
Monthly returns, subsistence, 47, 
Officers, admission, 48. 
Attending Surgeons: 
Assignment, etc., 13, 14. 
Officers, limit continuance, 48(6), 
48(c). 
Bacteriological Set: 
Issue and use, 108. 
Parts, 248. 
Officers, subsistence charges, 44, 44(a), 
44(6). 
Organization, 43. 
Retired officers, 48 (c). 
Selection of cases for admission, 50. 
Subsistence stores for messes, 45. 
Venereal cases not admitted, 51. 
Barracks and Quarters: 
Medical officers, A. R. 985. 
Surgeons’ visits, A. R. 201. 
Battlefields: 
Articles; 
Care of sick and wounded, A. R. 1423. 
Bed Screens: 
Issued by Ordnance Department, 264. 
Issued by Quartermaster’s Department, 
263. 
Requisitions, 101 (a). 
Supply depots, expended and on hand, 
124. 
Bedding: 
Disinfection, 91(a). 
Disposition, abandonment of post, 
104. 
Artificial Limbs and Appliances: 
Application for, 198. 
For field hospitals, 277. 
Classes entitled, A. R. 1467. 
Commutation, A. R. 1467. 
Births: 
Reported, 158, INDEX 
129 
Itlank Forms: 
Cases: 
In field desk, 259. 
Information slips, 125. 
List issued, 199, A. R. 1552. 
Amputating, 244. 
Aspirating, 215. 
Bacteriological set, 248. 
Capital operating, 216. 
Chemical set, 249. 
Supplied by chiefs of bureaus, A. R. 
1552. 
Blankets: 
Care, 85. 
Compressed air apparatus, 212. 
Dental, 217. 
Board of Examination 
Dissecting, 233. 
Emergency, 218. 
Exsecting, 245. 
Eye and ear, 219. 
Field, 220. 
Appointment of hospital stewards, etc., 
21, 22. 
Hospital corps, A. R. 1307. 
Promotion, medical officers, 15. 
Surgeons and assistant surgeons, A. E. 
1394. 
Field operating, 221. 
General operating, 246. 
Genito-urethral, 224. 
Genito-urinary, 225. 
Board of Health: 
Notified of epidemics, 120. 
Hmmostatic forceps, 232, 233. 
Hypodermic syringe, 240. 
Inhaler and vaporizer, 237. 
Microscopes, 238. 
Bookcases, Portable 
Requisition, 101. 
Minor operating, 227. 
Books: 
In field desk, 259. 
Obstetrical and gynecological, 228. 
Pocket, aseptic, 229. 
Books, Medical: 
Authority to take from hospital, 84 (a). 
Disposition, abandoned post, 104. 
Requisition for new, 106. 
Pocket, personal, 230. 
Pocket, post, 231. 
Post-mortem, 232. 
Restraint apparatus, 213. 
Books, Record: 
See Record Books. 
Spray-producing apparatus, 214. 
Stomach pump, 234. 
Bottles and Jars: 
Dispensing set, 211. 
Surgical pump, 239. 
Thermo-cautery, 241. 
Tooth-extracting, 235. 
Trial lenses, 236. 
Bougies: 
Typewriter, 242. 
Urethral, 226. 
Yision-tost, 243. 
Preservation, 88 
Brigade: 
Chief Surgeon of, 18. 
Cadets and Cadet Candidates: 
Casualties: 
List of wounded, A. R. 1466. 
Physical examination for appointment, 
181, 182. 
Catheters: 
Canvas: 
Issue for litters, 89. 
Preservation, 88. 
Certificates: 
Capital Operating Case: 
Contents, 216. 
Hospital stewards’ professional books, 
A. R. 1122. 
Carbolic Acid: 
Issue and use as disinfectant, 91 (a). 
Medical, A. K. 60-62. 
Medical attendance, medicines, etc., 
A. R. 1463-1456. 
21205 17 130 
INDEX 
Certificates of Disability: 
Circulars: 
Admission to Soldiers’ Home, A. R. 174. 
Blank forms and instructions, A. R 
154. 
Information slips, 125 
Civilians: 
Degree of disability, A. R. 155,157. 
Discharge of . enlisted men, A. R. 140, 
141. 
Admission to hospital, A. R. 1446,1447 
Medical attendance, 60. 
Insane soldiers, A. R. 470. 
Medical and hospital supplies, A. R. 
1444. 
Permanent disability, A. R. 154. 
Records and reports of disease, A. R. 
155. 
Civil Employees: 
Admission to hospital, A. R. 1445-1447. 
Artificial limbs and appliances, A. R, 
Recruits, A. R. 844,847. 
Report to medical officers of discharge, 
A. R. 156. 
1467-1471. 
Medical attendance and medicines, 
61, A. R. 1450. 
See also Surgeon's Certificates. 
Medical and hospital supplies, A, R 
1444. 
Change of Station: 
Civilian Physicians: 
Medical officers, A. R. 738. 
Chemical Set: 
Employment, payment, etc., A. R. 
1452,1453,1456,1458,1459. 
Issue and use, 103. 
Parts, 249. 
Examination of recruits by, 172,173. 
Reports rendered by, 118. 
Chests: 
Commode, 258. 
Food, 257. 
See also Contract Surgeons. 
Cleaning Mixtures: 
Medical, 254. 
Mess, 256. 
Hospital stores not issued for prepar- 
ing, 84 (d). 
Surgical, 255. 
Tool, 251. 
Clinical Thermometers; 
Information slips, 125. 
Issue, loss, etc., 98. 
Chief Surgeons: 
Detail and duties, 16, 17, 18, A. R. 
196,1465. 
Clothing; 
Disposition, abandonment of poet, 
104. 
Field hospitals, 38. 
Hospital corps, 16, A. R. 1408. 
Hospital fund, 55-58. 
Field hospitals, 277. 
Infected, A.R. 708,1441, 
Hospital property, 84 (a). 
Medical supplies, 65-70. 
Record books, 17. 
Inspection by medical officer, A. R. 
1393. 
Reports and returns, A. R. 1464-1466. 
Travois and mule litters, A. R. 1418. 
Clothing Book: 
Use and disposition, 122 
Colors; 
Chlorid of Lime: 
Disinfectant, 91 (a). 
Hospital and ambulance, A.R.214. 
See also Flags. 
Cholera: 
Reported, 119, 120. 
Commode Chest: 
Contents, 258, 285. 
Chronic Complaints: 
Treatment, A. R. 1456. 
Company Bearers; 
A. R. 1412,1413. INDEX 
131 
Completed Cases: 
Report field register 147. 
Dental Case: 
Contents, 217. 
Compressed-air Apparatus: 
Case, 212. 
Deodorants: 
Contagious Diseases: 
Use of, 91 (a), 91 (6). 
Desertions: 
Infected clothing, A. R. 708. 
Issue of clothing, A. R. 1194,1442. 
Reports of, 118. 
Medical and hospital property, A. R. 
1441. 
Descriptive and Deposit Book 
Reports on, 122. 
Patients and hospital attendants, A. R. 
1442. 
Descriptive Cards: 
Recruits for hospital corps, SO (//.). 
Reported, 119, 120. 
Contract Surgeons: 
Baggage, A. R. 1119,1121. 
Fuel, A. R. 999. 
Descriptive Lists: 
Patients in hospital, A. R. 1439. 
Desk, Field: 
Contents, 259. 
Quarters, A. R. 994. 
Reports rendered by, 118. 
Returns, by chief surgeon, A. R. 1464. 
See also Civilian Physicians. 
Diagnosis: 
Enlisted men on sick report, A. R. 1432. 
Disability of Enlisted Men 
Permanent and temporary, A. R. 154, 
155. 
Cooks, Hospital: 
Pay. 58. 
Discharge; 
Corps; 
Chief surgeon of, 18. 
Cosmetics: * 
Fordisability entered on register, 145. 
Surgeons’ certificate of disability, 162. 
Hospital stores not to be issued for 
preparing, 84 {d). 
Discharge, Enlisted Men; 
Disability, A. R. 140, 141, 154-157. 
Hospital stewards, A. R. 931. 
Crutches: 
Insane soldiers, A. R. 470. 
Transfer with patient, 53. 
Curtains, Window: 
Patients in hospital, A. R. 1439. 
Recruits, disability, A. R. 822. 
See Window Curtains. 
Deaths: 
Discharged Soldiers: 
Hospital treatment. A. R. 1440. 
Reenlistment of, 166. 
Contract physicians, hospital stew- 
ards, etc., reported, 121. 
Discharged Soldiers and Sailors: 
Admission to Army and Navy General 
Entered on register, 145. 
Officers or men, information from 
records, A. R. 803, 
Hospital, 42, 42 (a), 44 (e). 
Diseases: 
Officers, report of, 118,121, A. R. 81. 
Deceased Officers: 
Chronic, A. R. 1456. 
Accounts, medical attendance, etc., 
A. R. 1456. 
Contagious, A. R. 708,1194,1441,1442. 
Nomenclature, sick reports, 159,160. 
Record and report of treatment, etc., 
Deceased Soldiers: 
Accounts, medical attendance, A. R. 
1456. 
A. R. 155. 
Disinfectants: 
Dying in hospitals, A, R. 1439. 
Issue and use, 91 (a). 
Routine use prohibited, 91, A. R. 1462. 
Supply table, 202. 
Report death and burial, A. R. 162. 132 
INDEX 
Dispensing Set: 
Exsectlng Case: 
Contents, 245. 
Bottles and jars, 211. 
Dissecting Case: 
Contents, 233. 
Eye and Ear Case: 
Contents, 219. 
Division: 
Families: 
Chief surgeon of, 18. 
Officers and soldiers’, medical attend- 
anoe, etc., A. R. 1450, 1456. 
Door Screens 
Requisitions, 101. 
Field Appliances: 
Use and care, 95-97. 
Drains: 
Disinfection, 91 (5). 
Field Case: 
Contents, 220. 
Surgeons’, 270. 
Dressings: 
Disposition, abandoned posts, 104. 
Dressings, Sterilized: 
See Sterilized Dressings. 
Field Desk: 
Contents, 259, 286. 
Drill Regulations: 
Hospital corps, 34. 
Field Equipment: 
Hospital coi'ps, 31-33. 
Duties of Medical Officers: 
In the field, 18. 
New designs to be reported, 73. 
Field Furniture: 
Set of, 260, 287. 
Use at posts, 95. 
Duty, Return to: 
Entered on register, 145. 
Emergency Case: 
Contents, 218. 
Field Hospitals: 
Duties of surgeon in charge, 18. 
In action, 37, 38. 
Supplies, 272. 
Employees: 
Supply depot record, 124. 
Field Operating Case: 
Contents, 221, 282. 
Enlistment Papers: 
Hospital corps recruits, 30 (d), A. R. 
1398, 1400. 
Field Register: 
Cases borne on, 147-154 
Epidemics: 
Field Supply Table: 
Itemized list, 265-290. 
Milk of lime as disinfectant, 93. 
Reported, 119, 120. 
Figure Cards, Outline: 
See Outline-figure Cards. 
Transfers of hospital corps, A. R. 1406. 
Estimates: 
Final Statements: 
Hospitals, A. R. 1426, 1428, 
Examination: 
Patients discharged from hospital, A, 
R. 1439. 
Hospital stewards and acting hospital 
stewards, 20, A. R. 1397. 
First Aid: 
Instructions in, 34, 35. 
Recruits, see under Itecruits. 
Examination for Promotion: 
Rules, 15. 
First-aid Packets 
Allowance, 97. 
Expendable, 97. 
Excreta: 
First-aid Stations: 
Supervision of, 18. 
Disinfection of typhoid or cholera, 92. INDEX 
133 
First-dressing Stations: 
Wounded in action, 37, 38. 
Hospitals—Continued. 
Flags; 
Civilian employees at post, A. R. 1444, 
1445. 
Civilians at post, A. R. 1446. 
Hospital and ambulance, A. R. 214. 
See also Colors. 
Construction, etc., buildings, A. R. 
1424-1430. 
Folding Field Furniture: 
Set, 260, 287. 
Division, brigade or field, 37, 38 
Flags, A. R. 214. 
Food Chest: 
Contents, 257, 284. 
Fuel and stoves, A. R. 1006. 
Hospital corps, A. R. 1435, 1436. 
Illuminating supplies, A. R. 1012-1019, 
Funds: 
Hospital, A. R. 300, 315, 1446-1448. 
See also Hospital Fund. 
1021, 1022. 
Inspections, A. R. 1435. 
Kitchens, A. R. 1006. 
Library, A. R. 1449. 
Management, A. R. 1435. 
Matrons, A. R. 1436,1437. 
Mess rooms, A. R. 1006. 
Furnitu re: 
Operating room, 209. 
Repairs, 78. 
Furniture and Bedding: 
Supply table, 207, 277. 
Muster and pay rolls, A. R. 784,785. 
Property and stores, A. R. 973, 1441, 
General Operating Case 
Contents, 246. 
1443,1450,1456. 
Geneva Convention: 
Articles, 200. 
Register of patients, 127-131. 
Report of estimates and repairs, 118. 
Report of sick and wounded, 155-158. 
Sales of subsistence supplies, A.R.1282. 
Savings of rations, A. R. 1269. 
Genito-Urethral Case: 
Contents, 224. 
Genito-Urinary Case: 
Contents, 225. 
Service in garrison, A. R. 1396. 
Sick in, A. R. 266, 300, 785, 1269, 1431, 
1432,1438-1440,1442. 
Government Hospital for the Insane: 
Admission and release of patients, A 
Supervision and control, A. R. 1433. 
Surgeons, post, andassistauts,A.R.2ol, 
R. 469-473. 
1435,1436. 
Surgeons visit, A. R. 201. 
Transfer to, from hospitals, 131. 
Gratuitous Issue: 
Transports, boats, and railway trains, 
A. R. 1434. 
Contagious diseases, A. R. 1194,1442. 
Guardhouses: 
Hospital Bedding 
Visits of surgeon, A. R. 201. 
Unauthorized'use, 84 (6). 
Hospital Building: 
Care of floors, 39. 
Instruments, etc., 41 
Laboratory, 41. 
Hiemostatic Forceps Case: 
Contents, 222, 223. 
Hernia: 
Surgical treatment, 161. 
Operating room, 41. 
Hospitals: 
Accounts, A. R. 1457. 
Repair, 40, A. R. 1424-1430. 
Alterations, A. R. 1426-1429. 
Attendants, A. R. 1412. 
Charges, A. R. 1447. 
Hospital Clothing: 
Disinfection, 54. 
Transfer, 53. 134 
INDEX, 
Hospital Corps; 
Acting stewards, A. R. 1397, 1409, 1411, 
1421. 
Hospital Fund—Continued. 
Loss of, 57. 
Appliances for transporting sick and 
wounded, A. K. 1414-1419,1422. 
Purchases from, 56. 
Reports and returns, 55, 118. 
See also A. R. 300,315,1440-1448. 
Arms in Indian wars, 33. 
Hospital Libraries: 
Assignment to duty, A. R. 1409-1411, 
1436. 
Publications for, A. R. 1449. 
Hospital Matrons: 
Information slips, 125. 
Laundry work, 36. 
Ceremonies, A. R. 1405. 
Details and assignments of, 30 (/), 
30 fa), 30 (//.). 
Drill regulations, 34. 
Enlistment, reenlistment, etc., A. R. 
1398-1400,1404. 
Not entitled to hospital stores, 84 (e). 
See also A. R. 784, 1006, 1259, 1269, 
Extra-duty details, enlisted men, A. R. 
167. 
Hospital Pouch: 
Contents, 252, 267 
1436,1437,1450. 
Field equipments, 31. 
Hospital Property: 
Use, authorized, 84-89. 
Use, unauthorized, 84 (a). 
Field service, A. R. 1420-1423. 
Fund of a detachment, A. R. 300. 
Hospital aud ambulance flags, A. R. 
In action, 37, 38. 
Seealso A.R. 973,1441,1443,1450,1456. 
Hospital Service: 
Information slips, 125. 
Inspections, 16, A. R. 1405,1435. 
Instruction of privates, A. R. 1399. 
Means of transportation, A. R. 1408. 
Military duties, A. R. 1405. 
Clothing, care, 53. 
Crutches, etc., on transfer, 53. 
Disinfection of clothing, 54. 
Transfer of patient, 52. 
See also A. R. 1396. 
Hospital Stewards: 
Monthly reports of, 30 (d). 
Muster and pay rolls, A. R, 784. 
Musters, A. R. 1405. 
Allotment to posts, 28. 
Pay and clothing accounts, A. R. 1407. 
Pouch, 252, 267. 
Application for position, 19. 
Appointments in time of war, 30. 
Authority for reenlistmeut,24. 
Baggage, A. R. 1119. 
Precedence of, ceremonies, A. E. 6. 
Privates, A. K. 1397, 1410, 1411, 1413, 
1421. 
Deaths reported, 121. 
Discharge aud reenlistmcut, 24, A. R. 
931. 
Quota of, for an army corps, 30 (e). 
Rations, A. R. 1259. 
Duties, 23. 
Examination and appointment, 19, 
20, A. R. 1397. 
Returns, monthly, 118, A. R. 1408. 
Saving of rations, A. R. 1269. 
Service, A. R. 1396. 
Field service, A. R. 1421. 
Graduates in pharmacy, 26. 
Information slips, 27. 
Stewards, A. R. 1397,1409,1411,1421. 
Transfer of members, A. R. 1406. 
Transferto, of enlisted men, A. R. 1403. 
Transfer to, from volunteers, 30. 
Use of hospital bedding, 84 (6j. 
Instruction by medical officers, 29. 
Personal reports, A. R. 1401. 
Hospital Fund: 
Physical defects, 26. 
Professional hooks, etc., A. R. 1122. 
Qualifications, A. R. 1397. 
Cooks, pay of, 58. 
Information slips, expenditures, 125. 
Quarters, fuel, etc., 118, 125, A. R. 
1006,1010,1427,1428. INDEX, 
135 
Hospital Stewards—Continued. 
Quota for posts, etc., A. R. 1409,1411. 
Rank and precedence, A. R. 9. 
Instruction in First Aid: 
Hospital corps, 34, 35, A. H. 1399. 
Reduction, A. R. 1402. 
Instruments: 
Reduction to the ranks, A. R. 931. 
Reenlistment, A. R. 1398. 
Abandoned posts, 104. 
Authority for taking away, 84 (a). 
Condition to be reported, 76. 
Reexamination for reenlistment, 24. 
Sleeping cars, A. R. 1109. 
Examined monthly, 77- 
Receipts for, 72. 
Trial by courts-martial, A. R. 931. 
Volunteer regiments, 30 (/). 
Repair, 76. 
Responsibility for, 74 («). 
Hospital Stores: 
Supply table, 203, 274. 
Instruments, Meteorological: 
See Meteorological Instruments. 
See also A. R. 973,1441,1443,1450,1456. 
Hypodermic Syringe: 
Parts, 240. 
Invoices: 
Packages, supplies turned over to 
Quartermaster’s Department, 124. 
Ice: 
Gratuitous issue prohibited, 113 
Sale, etc., 113. 
Issues: 
Hospital stores, A. R. 1450. 
Supply depot, 124. 
Ice Fund: 
Authorized purchases from, 111. 
Transfer, 114. 
Journals, Medical: 
Abandoned post, 108. 
Ice Machine: 
Belong to hospital or station, 108. 
Gratuities to employees, 111. 
Issue and accountability, 109-114. 
Management, etc., 110. 
Killed, Wounded, or Missing 
Field register, 150. 
Not for convenience of garrison, 109. 
Kitchen: 
Hospital, A. K. 100 G. 
Use of fund for maintenance, 111. 
Indian Scouts; 
Laboratory: 
Post Hospitals, 41. 
Examination for enlistment, 178. 
Indian Wars; 
Lanterns, Red: 
Dressing stations, 38. 
Arms for hospital corps, 33, 
Indorsement Book: 
Laundry Appliances: 
Not supplied to post hospitals, 86. 
Use and disposition, 122. 
Information Slips: 
Laundry Work: 
Payment, 36. 
Kind and use, 125. 
Inhaler and Vaporizer Case: 
Contents, 237. 
Leaves of Absence: 
Sick, A. R. 60-64, 997, 998, 1315, 1337. 
Insane: 
Letter-press Book: 
Use and disposition, 122 
Patients in hospital, 131. 
See also under Government Hospital for 
the Insane. 
Letters-received Book: 
Use and disposition, 122, 124. 
Inspections: 
Library: 
Hospital corps and hospitals, A. R. 
1405,1427, 1435. 
Medical, A. R. 1393, 1465. 
Books in Wood’s standard, 250, 
Hospital, A. R. 1449. 
Surgeon General’s office, use, 107. 136 
INDEX 
Line of Duty: 
Entry on register, 143, 144. 
Medical Inspections and Examina- 
tions : 
Litters: 
Accounts, A. R. 1458. 
Issue of canvas for, 89, 
Hospital corps recruits, A. R. 1399. 
Posts and reservations, A. R. 1405. 
Recruits, A. R. 842-848, 1458. 
Litter Bearers: 
Instruction in first aid, 34. 
Medical Journals: 
See Journals, Medical. 
Lye: 
Not issued for laundry purposes, 84 (c). 
Medical Museum: 
Mailing' Tubes: 
Issued, 199. 
Transportation of donations, A. R. 
Marches: 
Medical Officers: 
Acting hospital stewards, A. R. 1402. 
Ambulance company, duties, 18. 
Ambulances, 37, A. R. ll>7o, 1415. 
Army medical school, 6-10. A. R. 4tiB. 
Arrests, etc., A. R. 900. 
Care of sick and wounded, A. R. 1423. 
Marriages: 
Reports, 168. 
Matrons: 
See Hospital Matrons. 
Assignment of, in field service, 18. 
Assistant surgeons, A. R. 1394. 
Barracks and quarters, A. R. 985. 
Casualty returns, A. R. 1466. 
Changes of station, A. R. 738. 
Clothing accounts, hospital corps, A. 
Matting: 
For use in hospitals, 87. 
Medical Attendance: 
Accounts, A. R. 1452-1459. 
Citizens residing near posts, 60. 
Civilian physicians, A. R. 1452, 1453, 
R. 1407. 
Contract surgeons, A. R. 994, 999,1119, 
1121, 1464. 
1456, 1458, 1459. 
Civilian employees, post exchange, 61. 
Indians, A. R. 480. 
Department staff, A. R. 196. 
Deserters, 118, A. R. 121, 123. 
Medical officers, A. R. 1450,1451. 
Officers’ families and servants, 69. 
Detail duties, etc., A. R. 201, 203,1393, 
1435, 1436. 
Diagnosis furnished, A. R. 1432. 
Eligibility to command, A. R. 18. 
Enlistments, hospital corps, A. R. 1399. 
Examination boards for promotion, 
Medical Boohs: 
See Books, Medical. 
15. A. R. 25. 
Medical Certificates: 
Sick leave, officers’, A. R. 60-62. 
See also Certificates of Disability and 
Surgeons' Certificates. 
Field service, 37, 38, A. R. 1420,1421. 
First-aid treatment, 34,35, A. R. 1413. 
Fuel and stoves for office, A. R. 1006. 
General hospitals, A. R. 1433. 
General prisoners, A. R. 914. 
Medical Chest: 
Contents, 254, 265, 266, 
Inspection, 96. 
Hospital buildings, 87, 38, 39-41, 
118, A. R. 1424, 1426-1428. 
Contents not to be used at posts, 96. 
Hospital corps, privates, 31-38, 118, 
125, A. R. 1416. 
Medical History of Post: 
Reports, births an<l-marriages, 158. 
Use and disposition, 122. 
Hospital fund, 55-58, 118, 125, A. 
R. 1448. 
Hospital transports, A. R. 1434. INDEX, 
137 
Medical Officers—Continued. 
Insane soldiers, 131, A. R. 470. 
Invalid soldiers, A. 11. 1109. 
Litter bearer, 34, A. R. 1413. 
Medical and hospital supplies, A. R. 
1444. 
Medical Supplies—Continued, 
Condition of articles, 74(<0- 
Damaged or unserviceable, A. it. 1463. 
Defective articles, 73. 
Disinfectants, A. R. 1462. 
Emergency requisitions, 70. 
Enumerated in supply table, 64, 
Epidemics, 70 (a). 
Medical attendance, 60, 61, A. R. 
1450, 1451. 
Medical chests, 96, 254, A. R. 1122. 
Muster and pay rolls, A. R. 784. 
Patients in hospital, A. R. 1432, 1439. 
Pay, etc., hospital corps, A. R. 1407. 
Post, A. R. 201, 203, 470, 985,1006, 1013, 
Funds, requests, 63. 
Hospital, A. R. 1422, 1441, 1443, 1444, 
1446. 
Inspection of requisitions, 67 (a). 
1393, 1402, 1403, 1407, 1408, 1412, 
1413, 1415, 1420, 1424, 1426-1428, 
Instruments and appliances, 76, 77. 
Invoice voucher of transfer, 71. 
1431, 1432, 1435, 1436, 1439, 1448. 
Post, noncommissioned staif, A. R. 95. 
Quarters for hospital stewards, A. R. 
Interlineations and erasures, returns, 
79 (6). 
Medicines, A. R. 480, 1450-1456. 
Metric system, A. R. 1461. 
Oral agreement purchases, A. R. 566. 
Packer’s list, 71. 
1426-1428. 
Record and reports of treatment, A. R. 
155. 
Posts, small, sub and temporary, 
67 (5)-67 (d). 
Recruits, 172, 173, A. R. 842-845,847, 
848. 
Purchases, 62-80, A. R. 666, 569, 
1460. 
Reports to, discharges for disability, 
A. R. 156. 
Returns of, by chief surgeons, A. R. 
1464. 
Receipts for instruments, 72. 
Sick call, A. R. 1431. 
Removal of articles from posts, 80. 
Repair of instruments, 76. 
Repair of furniture, 78. 
Requisitions, 62-70. 
Sick leaves, officers, A. R. 60-62. 
Surgeons, A. R. 22, 196, 1394, 1395, 
1408, 1418, 1464-1466. 
Returns, 79 (6). 
Transfers to hospital corps, A. R. 1403. 
Medical Property: 
Special requisitions, 113. 
Supervision, 65-70. 
Abandoned posts, 104, 105. 
Supply depots, returns, 123. 
Use of, 84-89. 
Transportation by quartermaster’s 
department, A. R. 973. 
Yearly report, 118. 
Unexpeudable articles, 75. 
Unserviceable articles, 72, A. R. 1463. 
See also Medical Supplies. 
Medicines; 
Abandonment of post, 104. 
Accounts, A. R. 1454, 1455. 
Civilians, issue, 118. 
See Army Medical School. 
Medical Supplies: 
Medical School: 
Accountability, 74-77. 
Annual returns, 79. 
Exchange of, with druggists, forbid- 
den, 84 (e). 
Families and servants, A. R. 1456. 
Indians, A. R. 480. 
Books and publications, A. R. 1449, 
1463. 
Officers and men not on duty, A. R. 
1456. 
Broken packages, invoice, 79 (c). 
Camps and subposts, 67 (c). 
Purchased from druggists, A. R. 1452, 
1455. 
Chests, A. R. 1122. 
21205 18 138 
INDEX 
Medicines—Continued. 
Regimental supplies of, 18. 
Nomenclature of Diseases: 
Sick report, 159, 160. 
Retired officers and enlisted men, A. R. 
1451. 
Obstetrical and Gynecological Case: 
Contents, 228. 
Supply table, 201. 
Mercuric Chlorid; 
Disinfectant, 91 {a). 
Officers: 
Death, report of, 118. 
Families and servants, medical attend- 
ance, 59. 
Mess Chest: 
Contents, 256, 283. 
Hospital charges, A. R. 1447. 
Hospital stores, A. R. 1450. 
Insane, A. R. 469, 470. 
Mess Rooms: 
Hospital, A. R. 1006. 
Messing and Cooking: 
Official Reports and Papers: 
Transmission of, 18. 
Use of hospitals for, A. R. 1430. 
Meteorological Instruments: 
Issue, use, loss, etc., 99. 
Operating Room: 
Furniture and appliances, 209. 
Post hospitals, 41. 
Observations with, 100. 
Meteorological Report: 
Monthly, 118, 
Order and Letter Rook : 
Use and disposition, 122, 124. 
Metric System: 
Medical supplies, A. R. 1461. 
Orderly Pouch: 
Contents, 253, 268. 
Microscopes: 
Accessories, supply table, 204. 
Parts, 238. 
Orders: 
Sick leaves of absence, A. R. 1315. 
Ordnance Department ; 
Articles issued to Medical Depart- 
ment, 264, 290. 
Milk of time; 
Disinfectant, 92, 93. 
Outline-figure Cards: 
Minor Operating Case: 
Contents, 227. 
Authorized abbreviations, 192. 
Absence of marks, 189. 
Miscellaneous Articles; 
Supply table, 208. 
Color of hair and eyes, 198. 
Date and station of preparation, 195. 
Detailed description, 191. 
Moneys Received and Disbursed: 
Record book, 124. 
Discharged soldiers, 197. 
Durable ink, 196. 
Movements of Troops 
Form and direction, 190. 
Hospital corps members, 30 (d). 
Height as basis of comparison, 194. 
Marks, number necessary for identifi- 
Sick and wounded, A. R. 1081. 
Museum, Medical: 
See Medical Museum. 
Musters: 
cation, 188. 
Marks, record of, 183, 186. 
Search of body, 187. 
Hospital corps, A. R. 1405. 
Muster and Pay Rolls: 
Abandoned post, 105. 
Hospital corps, A. R. 1436. 
Sick in hospital, A. R. 785. 
Scars, moles, birthmarks, etc., 191. 
When to be forwarded, 184, 185. 
Pack Saddle: 
Parts, 261. INDEX, 
Patients in Hospital: 
Admission, A. R. 1431. 
Prescriptions; 
Arms and accouterments, A. it. 1438. 
Civilians, A. R. 1444. 
Filed in hospital, 102. A. R. 1461. 
Liquors, 102. 
Contagious diseases, A. R. 1442. 
Descriptive lists, A. R. 1439. 
Died, A. R. 1439. 
Promotion, Examination: 
See Examination for Promotion. 
Discharged soldiers, A. R. 1440. 
Discharged for disability, A. R. 1439. 
Excused from Saturday inspection, 
Property, Medical: 
A. R. 266. 
See Medical Property and Medical Sup- 
plies. 
Information to company commanders, 
A. R. 1432. 
Publications, Medical: 
A. R. 1449. 
Muster and pay rolls, A. R. 785. 
Register, 127-131. 
Purchases: 
Supplies and services, medical, A. R. 
566, 569, 1400. 
Returned to duty, A. R. 1439. 
Savings of rations, A. R. 300, 1269. 
Pensions: 
Degree of disability, A. R. 157. 
Evidence from records, A. R. 803. 
(Qualifications: 
Hospital corps, privates, A. R. 1399. 
Hospital stewards, A. R. 1397. 
Personal Pocket Case 
Contents, 230. 
Surgeons, A. R. 1394. 
Transfer to hospital corps, A. R. 1403. 
Personal Reports: 
Quartermaster’s Department: 
Articles issued to medical department, 
263, 289. 
Hospital stewards, A. R. 1401. 
Information slips, 125. 
Quarters: 
Physical Disqualification: 
Medical officer for promotion, 15. 
Alterations, A. R. 1427, 1428. 
Hospital stewards, 118, A. R. 1427, 
1428. 
Physical Examinations: 
Hospital corps and recruits, A. R. 841, 
842, 847, 1399. 
Use of hospital as, A. R. 1430. 
See also Barraclcs and Quarters. 
Quicklime: 
Physicians, Contract: 
Reports rendered by, 118. 
See also Civilian Physicians and Contract 
Surgeons. 
Disinfectants, 92. 
Receipts and Issues; 
Supply depots, 123. 
Recommendations of Medical Officers: 
Method of making, 117 (5). 
Pills: 
See Tablets. 
Records: 
Plans and Specifications: 
Hospitals, A. R. 1424-1426, 1428. 
Medical examination of recruits, A. R. 
848. 
Pocket Case; 
Field, 269. 
Record Books: 
Abandoned posts, 105. 
Clothing, 122. 
Post, 231. 
Post Exchange: 
Descriptive and deposit, 122. 
Indorsement, 122. 
Medical attendance, employees, 61. 
Post-mortem Case: 
Contents, 232. 
Kept by chief surgeons, 17. 
Letterpress, 122. 140 
INDEX, 
Record Rooks—Continued. 
Letters received, 122. 
Register of Patients: 
Book of transfer slips, 131. 
List issued, 199. 
Civilians and general prisoners, 129. 
Corrections made on, 116. 
Medical history of post, 122. 
Order and letter, 122. 
Report of, 118. 
Daily entries, 127. 
Definition, “sick and wounded,” 126. 
Supply depots, 124, 
Use and disposition, 122. 
Directions for keeping, 132-146. 
Excused from duty, 128. 
Recruiting Service 
Retired officers and men, 129. 
Transfer of patients, 130, 131, 147. 
Regulations for Hospital Corps: 
Hospital corps, A. R. 1398-1400. 
Medical attendance, A. R. 1458. 
Altered in time of war, 30. 
Release: 
Recruits; 
Vaccination, A. R. 843, 846. 
Insane soldiers from hospital, A. R. 
473. 
Recruits, Medical Examination: 
Cadets and cadet candidates, 181,182. 
Chest mobility, 165. 
Repairs: 
Civilian physician, 172, 173. 
Concealed defects, 170. 
Hospitals, report of, 118, A. R. 1426- 
1429. 
Contract physician, 173, 
Height, 163. 
Quarters for hospital stewards, A. R. 
1427, 1428. 
Indian scouts, 178. 
Reports: 
Death of officers, A. R. 81. 
Inspection to be thorough, 168. 
Mode, 167. 
Sick and wounded in hospital, 151- 
158. 
See also A. R. 1464-1466. 
Monthly reports, 118. 
Normal standard, 174, 180. 
Notation of defects, 175. 
Objectionable persons, 169. 
Physical proportion, 179. 
Questions and answers, 171. 
Record, 172. 
Reports, Daily: 
Hospital corps, 118. 
Sick and wounded, 118. 
Reports, Monthly: 
Examination of recruits, 118, 155- 
160. 
Reenlistments, 166. 
Reexaminations, 176. 
Hospital corps, lIS. 
Hospital fund, 1 1 8. 
Reports, filed in Surgeon General’s 
office, 177. 
Weight, 164. 
Issues and sales of medicines to civil- 
ians, 118. 
See also A. R. 841-848. 
Meteorological, 118. 
Repairs to quarters, 118. 
Sanitary, 118. 
Red-cross Flags; 
Dressing stations, 38. 
Sick and wounded, 118. 
Status and duties, 118. 
Reenlistment: 
Discharged soldiers, 166. 
Reports, Occasional: 
Deaths of officers, 118, 121. 
Desertions, 118. 
Hospital corps, 125, A. R. 1398, 1400, 
1404. 
Epidemic diseases, 118. 
List of wounded, 118. 
Physicians, 118. 
Regimental Surgeons: 
Duties of, 18. 
Record books, 118. INDEX 
141 
Reports, Yearly: 
Servants: 
Estimates, quarters, 118. 
Medical property, 118. 
Medical attendance and medicines, A. 
R. 1456. 
Requisitions, Supply Depots: 
Record, 124. 
Sick ami Wounded 
Care on march or battlefield, A. R. 
1423. 
See also Medical Supplies, 
Restraint Apparatus: 
Case, 213. 
Definition of term, 126. 
Information slips, 125. 
Monthly reports, 118. 
Register in hospital, 127-131 
Reports of, 155-160. 
Retired Enlisted Men 
Hospital charges, A. R. 1447. 
Sleeping cars, A. R. 1109. 
Medical attendance and medicines, A. 
R. 1451. 
Transportation, 152,153, A. R. 1076. 
Sick Call: 
Retired Officers; 
Medical attendance and medicines, A. 
Surgeon’s, A. R. 1431. 
Retirements: 
R. 1451. 
Sick in Hospitaj: 
See Patients in Hospital. 
Entered on register, 145. 
Sick, Officers and Men: 
Information from records, A. R. 803. 
Return to Duty: 
Patients in hospital, A. R. 1439. 
Sick-report Book: 
Company, A. R. 264. 
Returns: 
Hospital corps, A. R. 1408. 
Hospital fund, 55. 
Sick Reports: 
Classification of causes, 159, 160. 
Register of patients, 126. 
Medical property, 123. 
Wounded in action, A. R. 1466. 
Smallpox: 
Sales of Public Property 
Hospital, A. R. 1282. 
Report of cases, 157. 
Medical and hospital supplies, A. R. 
1444. 
Soap: 
Not issued to matrons for laundry, 
84 (c). 
Sanitary Reports: 
Monthly, 117, 118. 
Special Regulations: 
Savings of Rations 
Army medical school, A. R. 468. 
Specifications: 
Sick in hospital, A. R. 300. 
Screens, Bed: 
See Bed Screens. 
Hospital buildings, A. R. 1425, 1426, 
Screens, Door: 
See Door Screens. 
Spirit Lamps: 
Hospital stores not used for, 84 (d). 
Spray-producing Apparatus: 
Case, 214. 
Screens, Window: 
See Window Screens. 
Stationery: 
Seamen: 
Admission to hospital and charges, A. 
R. 1447. 
For field hospital, 275. 
In field desk, 259. 
Supply table, 205. 142 
INDEX. 
Stations and Duties: 
Monthly report, 118. 
Surgical Chest: 
Contents, 255. 
Sterilized Dressing: 
Contents not to be used at posts, 96. 
For field service, 279, 280. 
To be prepared, not issued, 94. 
Inspection, 96. 
Sterilizer: 
For field service, 281. 
Surgical Instruments, etc.: 
Supply table, 206, 276. 
Stomach-pump Case 
Contents, 234. 
Surgical Pump: 
Parts, 239. 
Sulphate of Iron: 
Disinfectant, 91(6). 
Tablets: 
Composition, 210. 
Supplies, Medical: 
See Medical Supplies. 
Thermo-cautery: 
Parts, 241. 
Supply Depots: 
Record books, 124. 
Thermometers, Clinical: 
See Clinical Thermometers. 
Records and reports, 123. 
Tool Chests: 
Contents, 261. 
Supply Table: 
Antiseptics and disinfectants, 202, 
27 b. 
Tooth-extracting Case: 
Contents, 235. 
Furniture and bedding, 207, 277. 
Hospital stores, 203, 274. 
Transfers: 
Field register, 152, 153. 
Medicines, 201, 272. 
Microscopical accessories, 204. 
Miscellaneous, 208, 278. 
Nomenclature for requisitions, 64. 
Stationery, 205, 275. 
Hospital corps, A. R. 1403, 1406. 
Register of patients, 140. 
Transportation: 
Hospital privates, A. R. 1399. 
Wounded in ambulances, 37, 38. 
Surgical instruments, appliances, 
dressings, etc., 206, 276. 
Travel Allowance: 
Surgeons; 
Medical officers, A. R. 1395. 
Trephining Case; 
Appointment, qualifications, etc., A. 
R. 1394. 
Chief of departments, A. R. 196,1408, 
1418, 1464-1466. 
Contents, 247. 
Trial Lenses Case: 
Contents, 236. 
In charge of field hospitals, 18. 
Promotion, A. R. 22, 1394. 
Travel allowances, A. R. 1395. 
See also Chief Surgeons and Medical 
Trochisci: 
See Tablets. 
Typewriter Machine 
Parts, 242. 
Officers. 
Ribbon, 125. 
Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability: 
To be in surgeon’s handwriting, 162. 
See also Certificate of Disability. 
Urethral Case: 
Contents, 226. 
Surgical Appliances: 
Vaccination: 
Notation on descriptive book, A. R, 
Damaged or unserviceable, A. R. 1463. 
Payment for, supplied to soldiers, A. 
105, 264. 
Recruits, A. R. 843, 846 
R. 1456. 
Results, report sick and wounded, 157, INDEX 
143 
Vaccine Virus; 
Wire Netting 
Information slips, 125. 
Requisition for and care of, 00. 
Vision Test: 
Requisitions, 101. 
Wounded: 
Set, 248. 
Ambulance service, 37, 38. 
List of, 118. 
Volunteers: 
Transfers from to hospital corps, 30. 
Returns of, by surgeons, A. R. 1466. 
See also Sick and Wounded. 
Wash tubs: 
For disinfection of clothing, 86. 
Window Curtains and Fixtures: 
Wood’s Library: 
List of standard medical authors in, 
250. 
Requisitions, 101. 
Window Screens: 
Velio w Fever; 
Requisitions, 101. 
Reported, 119, 120.