This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.
[[preprinted]] 520 [[/preprinted]] [[underlined]] Hospital Continued [[/underlined]] Contagious and non-contagious diseases, treated during the year ending Oct. 31", 1866. --- | Contagious | --- | --- | Non-Contagious | --- | --- 1865 and 1866 | Total under treatment in the month | Died | Percentage of Deaths | Treated during Month | Died during Month | Percentage of Deaths November | 94 | 27 | 28.7 | 1381 | 125 | 9.05 December | 90 | 40 | 44.4 | 1339 | 99 | 6.64 January | 101 | 43 | 47.7 | 1234 | 57 | 4.61 February | 194 | 33 | 17. | 1257 | 56 | 4.47 March | 242 | 63 | 26.3 | 1431 | 46 | 3.28 April | 146 | 44 | 30.1 | 1293 | 37 | 2.86 May | 104 | 31 | 29.8 | 1213 | 39 | 3.21 June | 88 | 23 | 26.1 | 1050 | 55 | 5.23 July | 133 | 10 | 7.51 | 1233 | 34 | 2.75 August | 83 | 2 | 2.4 | 1927 | 53 | 2.75 September | 28 | 1 | 3.57 | 2045 | 61 | 2.98 October | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 1557 | 47 | 2.01 Tabular Statement of all cases under Medical treatment during the year. 1865 and 1866 | Remaining under Treatment | No. under treatment during month | Discharged during month | Died during month | Percentage of deaths during month | Remaining at end of month. November | 564 | 911 | 1475 | 964 | 152 | 10. | 359 December | 359 | 1070 | 1429 | 788 | 139 | 9.72 | 502 January | 502 | 833 | 1335 | 699 | 100 | 7.49 | 536 February | 536 | 909 | 1445 | 738 | 89 | 6.15 | 618 March | 618 | 1062 | 1680 | 903 | 109 | 6.48 | 668 April | 668 | 771 | 1439 | 743 | 81 | 5.62 | 615 May | 615 | 702 | 1317 | 790 | 70 | 5.31 | 457 June | 457 | 681 | 1138 | 583 | 78 | 6.85 | 477 July | 477 | 889 | 1366 | 709 | 44 | 3.29 | 613 August | 613 | 1397 | 2010 | 1232 | 55 | 2.74 | 723 September | 723 | 1350 | 2073 | 1317 | 61 | 2.94 | 695 October | 695 | 868 | 1563 | 907 | 47 | 3. | 609 --- | --- | 11,443 | --- | 10,373 | 1025 | --- | --- [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 521 [[/preprinted]] By the above tables it will be seen that there were sick on November 1st 1865 | 564 Taken sick during the year | 11,443 Total number of cases treated | 12,007 Discharged from treatment | 10,373 Died | 1,025 [[subtotal]] | 11,398 Remaining under treatment Oct. 31st 1866 | 609 [[underlined]] Orphans [[/underlined]] An Orphans Asylum for freedmen has been established at Middle Sound, eight miles from Wilmington, by the American Missionary Society since May 29" 1866. Forty two children have been admitted, since then three have been apprenticed to good homes. There are now thirty one inmates, nearly all of whom are under seven years of age. There is also near New Bern the "Orphans Farm" for destitute orphans of color. This farm is cultivated under contract, the Bureau furnishing all the laborers, rations and quarters. The produce of the farm is to be equally divided, and the portion belonging to the Bureau, being appropriated for the use and benefit of destitute freedmen and orphans. There are at present thirty destitute freedmen and orphans upon the farm. [[underlined]] Abandoned Lands [[/underlined]] During the year ending Oct. 31", 1866, the following properties were restored. 29314 1/2 Acres 126 Lots, houses &c. 14 Plantations and there now remains in charge of the Bureau 3493 1/2 Acres 13 Lots, houses &c [[underlined]] Remarks [[/underlined]] The following remarks and suggestions of the Superintendant of Education, are worthy of consideration, although it may not be deemed advisable for the General Government to adopt the plan proposed.