TENNESSEE STATE WIDE - MISCELLANEOUS - The Cholera Epidemic of 1873
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43rd Congress } HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES { Ex. Doc
2nd Session } { No. 95
THE
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC OF 1873
IN THE
UNITED STATES
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WASHINGTON:
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
1875.
MESSAGE
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Transmitting
Reports upon the Causes of Epidemic Cholera
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January 13, 1875 - Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed
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To the Senate and House of Representatives:
In accordance with the requirements of the joint resolution, approved March 25, 1874,
authorizing an inquiry into and report upon the causes of epidemic cholera, I have the
honor to transmit herewith reports upon the subject from the Secretaries of the Treasury
and War Departments.
U.S. GRANT
EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 12, 1875
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
December 31, 1874
SIR: Herewith is transmitted the report of the Supervising Surgeon of the Marine
Hospital Srvice upon the cholera epidemic of 1873, made in accordance with the joint
resolution of Congress approved March 25, 1874.
I am, sir, respectfully, B.H. BRISTOW
Secretary of the Treasury
To the President.
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United States Marine Hospital Service,
Supervising Surgeon's Office
Washington City, December 30, 1874
SIR: The Supervising Surgeon of the United States Marine Hospital Service, in
connection with a medical officer of the Army, was instructed by joint resolution of the
Forty-third Congress, approved March 25, 1874, "to confer with the health authorities and
resident physicians of such towns, as were visited by the cholera epidemic of 1873, and to
collect, as far as possible, all facts of importance with regard to such epidemic," for
the purpose of making a report of the same to the President of the United States, to be
submitted to Congress.
In pursuance of these instructions I have the honor t transmit the accompanying
report.
Very respectfully. JOHN M. WOODWORTH
Supervising Surgeon.
To the Hon. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
IN THE UNITED STATES PAGE 135
CHAPTER VII
TENNESSEE GROUP
TENNESSEE CONTRIBUTORS
Dr. J.H. Erskine, Shelby County Dr. S.M. Anderson, Wilson County
Dr. A. Erskine, Shelby County Dr. J.L. Fifte, Wilson County
Dr. F.L. Sim, Shelby County Dr. G.L. Robinson, Wilson County
Dr. A.Szerenji, Shelby County Dr. J. Bryant, Wilson County
Dr. J.E. Black, Shelby County Dr. Jas. B. Murfree, Rutherford County
Dr. S.J. Quimby, Shelby County Dr. J. Patterson, Rutherford County
Dr. J.S. White, Shelby County Dr. H.H. Clayton, Rutherford County
Dr. C.C. Churchill, Shelby County Drs. Ransom and Byrn, Rutherford County
Dr. G.B. Thurston, Shelby County Dr. J.E. Wendell, Rutherford County
Dr. R.W. Mitchell, Shelby County Dr. R.S. Wendell, Rutherford County
Dr. W.R. Hodges, Shelby County Dr. L.W. Knight, Rutherford County
Dr. W.R. Lowry, Shelby County Dr. J.J. Rucker, Rutherford County
Dr. W.A. Edmonds, Shelby County Dr. G.D. Cronchrist, Rutherford County
Dr. S.P. Green, Shelby County Dr. J.W. Davis, Rutherford County
Dr. W.J. Armstrong, Shelby County Dr. R.J. Turner, Rutherford County
Dr. R.B. Maury, Shelby County Dr. R.B. Haines, Rutherford County
Dr. D.D. Saunders, Shelby County Dr. T.J. Elam, Rutherford County
Dr. R.H. Taylor, Shelby County Dr. Thos. Lipscomb, Bedford County
Dr. T.F. Peyton, Shelby County Dr. J. Christopher, Bedford County
Dr. J.S. Nowlin, Marshall County Dr. R.F. Evans, Bedford County
Dr. E.T. Lewis, Houston County Dr. G.W. Moody, Bedford County
Dr. L.D. Johnston, Montgomery County Dr. J.H. McGraw, Bedford County
Dr. A. Eldridge, Montgomery County Dr. J.H. Van Deman, health officer, Chatanooga
Dr. J.F. Outlaw, Montgomery County Dr. J. Norris, Hamilton County
Dr. S.W. Godwin, Obion County Dr. R.D. Hamilton, Hamilton County
Dr. W.R. Hebbett, Obion County Dr. B.D. Reves, Hamilton County
Dr. W.J. Edwards, Obion County Dr. D.G. Curtis, Hamilton County
Dr. D.M. Pearce, Obion County Dr. F. Painter, Hamilton County
Dr. J.D. Plunket, president board Dr. O.L. Gielman, Hamilton County
of health, Nashville Dr. E.M. Wight, Hamilton County
Dr. Morton, health officer, Nashville Dr. B.F. Gardner, Hamilton County
Dr. G.P. Henry, physician to Drs. Goodwin and Barter, Hamilton County
penitentiary, Nashville Dr. T.H. Roddy, James Coounty
Dr. T.A. Atcherson, Nashville Dr. F.K. Bailey, Knox County
Dr. T.G. Brocking, Nashville Dr. M.M. Alexander, Knox County
Dr. L.D. Hogle, Nashville Dr. C. Deaderick, Knox County
Dr. W.R. Revels, Nashville Dr. D.S. Boynton, Knox County
Dr. J.T. Jonas, Nashville Dr. J.W. Stewart, Knox County
Dr. J.P. Dake, Nashville Dr. S,M. Burnett, Knox County
Dr. J.H. Callender, Nashville Dr. C.D. Riggs, Hamblen County
Dr. T.L. Powell, Nashville Dr. E.L. Deaderick, Washington County
Dr. G. Schiff, Nashville Dr. W.R. Sevier, Washington County
Dr. W.C. Cook, Nashville Dr. A.J. Williams, Anderson County
Dr. T.R. Kimbrough, Nashville Dr. H.M. Hollingsworth, Anderson County
Dr. R.D. Winsett, Nashville Dr. J.R. Walker, Hawkins County
Dr. J.B. Nolen, Nashville Dr. R.P. Mitchell, Hawkins County
Dr. G.W. Currey, Nashville Dr. C.M. Emmert, Carter County
Dr. Jas. F. Fryar, Davidson County Dr. J.F. Broyles, Greene County
Dr. C.E. Ristine, Davidson County Dr. H.A. Schell, Sumner County
Dr. J.R. Kirkpatrick, Davidson County
Assistant Surgeon Wm. D. Wolverton, United States Army
Assistant Surgeon D.G. Caldwell, United States Army
Assistant Surgeon Charles Styer, United States Army
DATES OF INITIAL CASES
Shelby County April 15 Greene County June 21
Davidson County May 11 Houston County June 22
Sumner County May 29 Knox County June 24
Bedford County May 31 Obion County June 25
Rutherford County June 1 Anderson County July 12
Wilson County June 8 Hamblen County July 15
Montgomery County June 8 Washington County July 19
Marshall County June 18 Union County July 20
Hamilton County June 20 Carter County July 30
James County June 21 Hawkins County August 6
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