Physician's monthly report of emigrating Cherokees at Fort Payne, Alabama, in August 1838
8/1838
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[page folded in thirds,handwritten in middle section]Dr. George's Monthly
[underline] Report for August 1838. [end underline]
[stamped] SPECIAL FILE
No. [handwritten] 249
[handwritten] Monthly report of Sick Cherokees at Fort Payne Ala.
For the month ending on 31st Aug 1838.
[chart with headers, numbers and totaled numbers handwritten horizontally; and diseases handwritten in vertical columns]
Remaining at last report
Sick | 15
Convalescent | 28
Total | 43
Month August.
Taken Sick [?] Total
Fevers | 12 | 12
Intermittent
Remittent
Typhus
Pleurisy | 2 | 2
Worms | 6 | 6
Opthalmia | 8 | 8
Rheumatism | 3 | 3
Diarrhea | 4 | 4
Dysentary | 30 | 30
Measles | 6 | 6
Constipation | 2 | 2
Bronchitis | 2 | 2
Menorrhagia | 1 | 1
Total | 76 | 76
Aggregate | 119 | 119
Dead | 14 | 14
Remaining
Sick | 6 | 6
Convalescent | 11 | 11
Total | 17 | 17
Remarks.
But one of the number reported dead recd. attention from Myself. That case was one of Chronic Enteritis which I think might have been restored to health under more favourable sircumstances, as regards situation and diet.
[handwritten] Fort Payne Ala.
Sept. 3rd 1838.
Dr. J.W. Lide.
Dir. Phys. C.E.
Sir:
I herewith have
the honor of transmitting to you my monthly
report.
Very respectfully your
most obt. servt.
[signed] C.D. George
Att. Phys C. E.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
National Archives Identifier: 300343
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