TENNESSEE STATE WIDE - MISCELLANEOUS - The Cholera Epidemic of 1873 ----¤¤¤---- 43rd Congress } HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES { Ex. Doc 2nd Session } { No. 95 THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC OF 1873 IN THE UNITED STATES __________ WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1875. MESSAGE from THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Transmitting Reports upon the Causes of Epidemic Cholera ______________ January 13, 1875 - Referred to the Committee 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 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. ______________ 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 __________ Images of the Tennessee Chapter of the complete report may be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/misc/cholera/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. 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