January-Amputation of the middle and index finger, right hand. February-Removal of fatty tumor from the left lateral region of the head. Removal of fatty tumor from the outer scapatar region. To the Board of Inspectors of the Michigan State Prison: GENTLEMEN-We have the honor herewith to submit our annual report, and we are gratified to be able to show a diminution in the amount of sickness and mortality, and consequent decrease in the loss of time occasioned by such sickness. We wish to call the attention of the Board to the evil effects growing out of the continuous employment, for a term of years, of the convicts in the polishing shops. The air in these shops being filled with fine particles of steel, iron and emory, thrown off from the polishing wheels and belts, is inhaled by the convicts and causes a constant irritation of the air-passages and lungs, which has a tendency to produce bronchitis, pulmonary consumption, etc., especially in weakly men. We would advise, as a measure to lessen the evil, that the convicts be not employed in these shops for a greater period that two consecutive years. We would respectfully call attention to some of the suggestions made in our last report in relation to bathing, the necessity of the convicts being supplied with woolen under shirts, etc., as a means of preserving health among the prisoners. In conclusion, we have to say that all our efforts made to alleviate the sufferings of the sick, have been generally cheerfully seconded by the Agent and all the other officers of the Prison. CYRUS SMITH, M. D., |