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one month. Others with frozen feet, hatchet wounds, and minor com- 

 plaints were glad to find that there was a physician here. 



The resident whites, while not many, have re([uired my services on 

 several occasions in slight ailments, and once in a serious operation, 

 when it became necessary to call in the aid of Dr. Gregoi'v, of St. 

 Michael. During the depth of winter Mr. Kjellmann, the superintend- 

 ent, Avhile on his way to Cape Nome, was taken .sick on the other side 

 of Golovin Bay and sent back for help. Dr. Southward, of New York 

 City, who was stopping with me at the time, volunteered to go to his 

 assistance, and was accordingly supplied with medicine and started 

 with deer on the following day. He reached his patient and diagnosed 

 his trouble as chronic appendicitis. His first attack has been followed 

 by attacks less severe, but ho has been kept from violent exercise since 

 on account of them. 



Following you will find a list of the diseases treated and the opera- 

 tions performed among the Government employees stationed here 

 during the v^ar; also the result of tnuitment: 



Diseases. 



Bronchitis : 



Fibrinous 



Chronic 



I'iirotitis 



Complicated witli orchitis 



Complicated with meningitis 



Constipation, obstinate 



Rheuiiialisin, (■(Jinplicatc^il with endocarditis . 



Pneumonia, croupous 



lJyspe])Sia 



Incontinence of urine 



Varix 



Pharyngitis, simple 



Pharyngitis, chronic; 



Scorbutus 



Do 



Conjunctivitis: 



Acute 



Complicated with corneal ulceration 



Lumbago 



Furunculosis 



Catarrli 



Gonorrhea 



Enteritis 



Mitral insufficiency 



Dysmenorrhea 



Parturiti(m . . ; 



Fish b(me from throat 



j:xtraction of teeth 



Gunshot wounds 



Removal of semilunar cartilage of knee . 

 Paracentesis, thoracic 



Total cases 



Sex. 



Male. Female. 



Results. 



Recovery. 

 Partial recovery. 

 Recovery. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Death; age .ST. 

 Death; age 'J monlli 

 Recovery. 



Do. 

 Imx)rovemeni. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 No improvement. 



Recovery. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Improvemeni. 

 Recovery. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Improvemeni. 

 Recoverv. 



D". 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Minor cases, such as headaches, constipation, sprains, etc., have not 

 been enumerated, although they were of almost daily occurrence. 

 Respectfully submitted. 



Francis H. Gambell, 

 PJiyslciu'ii. and Surgeon^ Eaton^ Alashi. 

 Dr. Sheldon Jackson, 



General Agtnt of Kdu('(tti(ni in Alaska^ Washington, 1). C. 



