Average number sick, with leave, without leave, present, present and absent, whole number cared for, gain and loss, at Northwestern Branch National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers from date of organization to June 30, 1890. States and Territories in which enlisted from date of organization to June 30, 1890. States and Territories from which admitted into the Northwestern Branch, National Hom for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, from date of organization to June 30, 1890. Present for duty: 10,846 Return of Northwestern Branch, National Home Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, for the year ending June 30, 1890. Present on extra duty: Governor Treasurer. 1 Noncommissioned officers. 9 414 Social condition: Married, or having living wives, or minor children, or both... Total.... 801 2, 180 2,981 Two thousand four hundred and ninety-eight could read and write, and 483 could neither read nor write. Of the latter 27 per cent. were native born and 73 per cent. were foreign born. Sunday.-Breakfast: Cold corned beef, boiled eggs, bread, butter, and coffee. Dinner: Pork tenderloin, gravy, spinach, potatoes, rhubarb pie, bread, and coffee. Supper: Cheese, bread, butter, and tea. Monday.-Breakfast: Boiled meat, bread, butter, and coffee. Dinner: Boiled shoulder, boiled beans, potatoes, bread, and coffee. Supper: Boiled rice, sirup, bread, butter, and tea. Tuesday.-Breakfast: Meat hash, bread, butter, and coffee. Dinner: Roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, green onions, bread, and coffee. Supper: Apple sauce, bread, butter, and tea. Wednesday.-Breakfast: Irish stew, corn bread, bread, butter, and coffee. Dinner: Bean soup, boiled beef, potatoes, sliced onions, bread, and coffee. Supper: Oatmeal mush, sirup, bread, butter, and tea. Thursday.-Breakfast: Cold corned beef, bread, butter, and coffee. Dinner: Roast beef, gravy, boiled beans, potatoes, bread, and coffee. Supper: Stewed prunes, bread, butter, and tea. Friday.-Breakfast: Boiled meat, stewed codfish, coffee cake, bread, butter, and coffee. Dinner: Pea soup, boiled beef, codfish hash, bread, and coffee. Supper: Corn mush, sirup, bread, butter, and tea. Dinner: Veal stew, Saturday.-Breakfast: Meat hash, bread, butter, and coffee. potatoes, corn bread, bread, and coffee. Supper: Cold ham, bread, butter, and tea. Changes are made in the general diuing hall bill of fare weekly. The hospital bill of fare is prescribed by the surgeon. |