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[[preprinted]] 516 [[/preprinted]] Statement of Stores pertaining to Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, received and issued during the year to freed people Blankets 100 Bed Sacks 302 Pillow Ticks 390 " [[ditto for: Pillow]] Cases 220 Sheets 70 Towels 290 Surgical Shirts 653 Hospital Shirts 270 Socks prs. 100 Handkerchiefs 165 Under Garments 155 Girls Dresses 30 " [[ditto for: Girls]] Skirts 30 Slips 36 Girls capes 48 Flannel Shirts 455 Inf'y Jackets 51 Vests 17 Pants 32 Coats 19 Shirts 65 Shoes prs. 10 Womens Shirts 126 " [[ditto for: Womens]] Dresses 126 Sacks 43 Childrens Aprons 12 Spectacles prs. 12 Flannel Drawers 433 Wrappers 24 [[underlined]] Medical Department [[/underlined]] During the year ending Oct 31st 1866, 24130 persons received medical aid as follows. Sick of all kind 12,007 Child birth 598 Vaccinations 11,525 Total 24,130 In the beginning of the year, the freedmen in the several camps and settlements in the State, numbered about 14,000 most of whom were wholly unable to provide for themselves proper care in case of sickness; there were also a large number of indigent freedmen, scattered through the large towns. In the case of these, Physicians were supplied, medical stores provided and hospitals established. Care being taken at all times, that none but the needy should receive aid from the Government. Hospital outfits have been prepared to accomodate 600 patients, and Hospitals have been organized at the following points. Raleigh, New Berne, Beaufort, Roanoke Island, Kinston, Wilmington, Salisbury and Charlotte. The buildings used, in most cases, are captured property [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 517 [[/preprinted]] and formerly used by the Rebel Authorities either as Hospitals or barracks. During the winter and spring months, small-pox prevailed to a considerable extent in all parts of the State, except the western, and hospitals for the treatment of the desease, were opened in Beaufort, New Bern, Raleigh, Greensboro, Kinston and Wilmington, the civil authorities of these towns (except Wilmington) doing nothing towards the care of the sick. The greatest exertions were used to check the progress of this desease. All unprotected persons who could be found were vaccinated, the old clothing of patients destroyed, and new suits furnished them when discharged from the hospitals. Vaccine virus was distributed among owners of plantations, and thorough vaccinations encouraged everywhere. The Small pox hospitals in Beaufort and Greensboro were closed in May and the one at Raleigh in July. The desease has now almost entirely disappeared, there being but 12 cases under treatment during the past month. Vegatable gardens were established in connection with several of the hospitals, in accordance with instructions from the Commissioner of Mar. 15", 1866, the result of which, though of considerable advantage in two instances, were not in the main as beneficial as desired, owing to the lateness of the season in planting together with the unproductive nature of the soil, where the hospitals are located. Dispensaries for the treatment of the less severe cases of desease, have been in operation during the year, at Wilmington, New Berne and Raleigh. At the commencement of the year, there were seven medical officers on duty, employed under contract at a salary, each of $100 per month, since that time the number has been increased to nine, who are at present employed. Dr A.A. Chase, who had been on duty at Raleigh since January last, died on the 13th of October 1866, while in the service of the Bureau. The greatest number of hospital attendants hired at any one time has not exceeded 30. There are at present 29 attendants on duty under contract; this included Stewards Ward-Masters, cooks &c. at a cost of about $306 per month, or an average of $10.51/100 per month for each person, exclusive of rations. Great attention has been given to the condition of
