4 October 3rd 1866 - Continued
Ad 8 Charles Staib, Mar.Div: At 20, Germany, Enlisted Jany 1 1865 at Phil
Recd from Navy Yard, with following statement on hospital ticket; “Disease
“typhoid fever. There is satisfactory evidence that it was in line of duty. The
“facts being as follows; Disease is the result of exposure to endemic influence,
“while on duty. S.I. Williams Surg.”
Upon admission find him suffering typhoid fever. Pulse 140, tongue
brown and dry, noodes (?), abdomen tympanitie (?), with gurgling in right [?][?]
rose spots over abdomen, is delirious and answers questions with difficulty
Is a good deal emaciated.
Rx: Liq. Ammon/Acet [?] every 3 hours. Anooqne (?) h.s. if required.
whiskey and water, beef tea [?]
Ad 9 Haus Davison, Mar.Div. At 181?/ Denmark, Enlisted at Chicago
H.T. 9 Recd from Headquarters with following statement on hospital ticket
“admitted with superficial ulcers on his legs. There is no evidence that
“his disease originated in the line of duty. Treatment Kng (?) Ayos (?) Sitres(?).
L.T. Williams Surg
Ad 10 Philip Taylor, Cold Landsman, At 23. Virginia, Shipped July 15th at Washy (?)
H.T. 10 Recd from Navy Yard with following statement on hospital ticket; “Disease
“Syphilis, There is no evidence that his disease originated in line of duty.
L.T. Williams Surg
* In a letter, under date of Feby (?) 8th 1867, Surgeon
L.J. Williams, notifies us that the proper name of
the patient Straib, was Charles, and requests that
the necessary change may be made.
Sick 10
Employees 9
Subsisted 19
NOTE: These are digitized copies of the original records of the patients admitted and treated at the Naval Hospital, Washington DC, from 1866 to 1906, held by the National Archives in "Record Group 52, logs of hospitals, 1861-1875 (11W3 3-29-D)"
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