Grayson County Texas -Official Government Pages about the Cholera Epidemic in the Denison Texas area in 1873 By Deb Haines *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by:Deb Haines by - Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** ------------------------page 1------------------------------- Actual Image located at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/grayson/images/title01.jpg 43D CONGRESS,) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (EX. DOC.2d Session. ) (No. 95. THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC OF 1873 IN THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1875. ----------------------page 2------------------------------------ Actual Image located at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/grayson/images/title02.jpg 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 Depart- ments. U. S. GRANT EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 12, 1875. -----------------------page 3 ------------------------------------ Actual Image located at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/grayson/images/title03.jpg 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. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1875. ----------------------page 4 ------------------------------------ Actual Image located at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/grayson/images/title04.jpg TREASURY DEPARTMENT December 31, 1874. SIR: Herewith is transmitted 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. 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 Pres- ident 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. UNDERWOOD, Supervising Surgeon. To the Hon. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. -----------------------page 5 ------------------------------------- Actual Image located at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/grayson/images/title05.jpg WAR DEPARTMENT, SURGEON-GENERAL’S OFFICE. CHOLERA EPIDEMIC OF 1873 IN THE UNITED STATES. REPORTS PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SURGEON-GENERAL OF THE ARMY. A. – HISTORY OF THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC OF 1873 IN THE UNITED STATES. BY ELY MCCLELLAN, M.D. ASSISTANT SURGEON U. S. A. B. – HISTORY OF THE TRAVELS OF ASIATIC CHOLERA. BY JOHN C. PETERS, M. D., OF NEW YORK CITY, AND ELY MCCLELLAN, M. D., ASSISTANT SURGEON U. S. A. C. – BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CHOLERA. BY JOHN S. BILLINGS, M. D.; ASSISTANT SURGEON U. S. A. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1875 H. EX. 95---III