NARRATIVE OF THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC OF 1873 IN THE UNITED STATES.
43D CONGRESS, 2d Session, House of Representatives. Ex.Doc.No.95
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43D CONGRESS,}	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.	{ EX.DOC.
2d Session.  }                                  { No.95.


THE

CHOLERA EPIDEMIC OF 1873

IN THE

UNITED STATES.


WASHINGTON;
GOVERMENT PRINTINT OFFICE.
1875.

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MESSAGE FROM 

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,

TRANSMITTING

Reports upon the Causes of Epidemic Cholera.

January 13, 1875.-- Referred to the Committe on Commerce and ordered to be printed.

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.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
SUPERVISING SURGEON'S OFFICE.

CHOLERA EPIDEMIC OF 1873

IN THE

UNITED STATES.

THE INTRODUCTION OF EPIDEMIC CHOLERA THROUGH THE AGENCY OF THE
MERCANTILE MARINE: SUGGESTIONS OF MEASURES OF PREVENTION.

By JOHN M. WOODWORTH, M.D.,
SUPERVISING SURGEON U. S. [MERCHANT] MARINE-HOSPITAL SERVICE.


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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
DECEMBER 31, 1874.


SIR: Herewith is trasmitted the report of the Supervising Surgeon of the Marine-Hospital Service upon the cholera epidemic of 1873, made in accordance with a joint resolution of Congress approved March 25, 1874.

I am, sir, very 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 Surgeo 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 to transmit the accompanying report.

Very respectfully,

JOHN M. WOODWORTH,
Supervising Surgeon.

To the Hon, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.


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