Hygienic and medical reports / by medical officers of the U.S. Navy ; prepared for publication ... by Joseph B. Parker, assistant to the Bureau.

Date:
1879
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Credit: Hygienic and medical reports / by medical officers of the U.S. Navy ; prepared for publication ... by Joseph B. Parker, assistant to the Bureau. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    U. S. S. Juniata. REPORT OF SURGEON THOMAS C, WALTON. Eygiene,—Complement of officers, 20 5 of men, 198. The dim- inution siT5 ue the last report is iiccounted for by the withdrawal of midshipmen from the ressel and the decrease in the comple- ment of th'j crew by order of the ^Te.vy DepartmeiLt. Cubic air-space allowed eaclf individual on shipboard.—1^0 cbange has been made during the past year in the air-space allowed the commissioned and warrant officers, except, since the detachment of the midshipmen, more has been enjoyed by the oceupaniG of i^ie steerage. Since the diminution in the complement of men, each man of the 140 sleeping on the berth- deck has about 64 cubic feet of breathing-space, allowing 7 cubic feet for the ,-;.T)aco > • ociipied by each m -xiv with his. ha'j.mock and bedding5 the remaining 5S sleex)ing in the forecastle have about 100 cubic feet each. The hammock-hooks are placed 14 inches apart, which necessitates the swinging of the hammocks in two tiers in many places when ^'all hands sleep in. There is no sick-bay,° exti space for the sick or for a cot can only be obtaiued by greater crowding of the crew. The attention of the bureau is respectfully called to the foregoing facts, in view of the extensive repairs this vessel will require before she can make another cruise. The number of persons admitted on the sick-list during the year was 133, or 01 per lOO of those on board. The average length of time of each on the list was 12.44 days. There was 1 death on board during the year, being .45 per 100 of the comi^lement and .75 per 100 of admissions. The rate, how-