Salt Lake Democrat | 1885-11-05 | Page 1 | About the Health of Our Army

About the Health of Our Army. Washington, November 5. The Surgeon-General, Surgeon-General, in his annual report to the Secre- ,, 1 11 in tary of War, submits the usual statement of finances and general transactions of his bureau for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885. The cost of . hospital supplies for the year was $170,205. He asks an appropriation appropria-tion of $250,000 for this purpose, in order to be prepared for an emergency of protecting the army against cholera, which he thinks it is probable will reach this country next year. He says the general health of the army has been unusually good. He- protests against the tendency to overcrowd men in barracks, and various recommendations are approved.