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Show REPORT OF THE COIlMIBBIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. XLVII four each, three of which are transmitted from New York to this office, and one to the respective agencies; these are in addition to deliveries of goods made in Western cities, the papers for nhich are received in New York, carefullj*exami~~eda,n d iu many instances re-turned for correct,ion in order that they may be iu proper form when presented to this office for settlement. A detailed record of ac11 ship-ment is a180 kept, by which any package can be accurately described in event of its being lost or astray. Requisition sheets used in order-ing goods from the various contractors number 650; these do not include the orders for medical supplies, of which there were 83. The character of goods delivered indicates a ste,ady improvement on the part of coatractors, there having been fewer instance& of goods being rejected than in any previous year. The clothiug particularly is morthy of special mention, from tlre fact that io former years more trouble was experienced in obtaining goods eqi~al to coutract sanlples than in all other lines combined. This year contractors appear to have adopted a rule of making the goods as much better than sample as t.hey could afford; the inspector having repeatedly stated that the general make-up equaled the best class of ready-made clothing offered for sale in the city. This applies also to brown duck clothing, thelnanufaeturers having shown marked improvement and entirely overcome difficulties in shaping and fitting which two years ago were claimed to be iusnrmountable, owing to the stubborn nature of the material used. Tbe inspectors, with one exception, have responded 1)romptly when called upon, and performed their dnties faithfully and n7ell. SANITARY CONDITION OF THE INDIANS. The sauitary status of the Indians, compared with preceding years, shows improvement. The nulnher of cases treated during the year ending June 30,1882, mere, males, 41,124; females,32,409; total, 73,633. Number of cases remaining under treatmeut last annual report, 1,546; aggregate nuder treatment during the year, 75,078; recovered, males, 40,099 ; females, 31,433 ; total recovered, 71,532. Died, aged over five yearn, males .......... : ................................. 417 Died, aged over five years, femsioa .......................................... 3% Died, aged under five yeam, males.. ......................................... 202 Died, aged unrler five ysara, feo~ales ......................................... 220 Total deaths ..................... Remaining under treatment June 30,1882, 2,321. A tabulated state-mentwill be found facing page 366 showing the nnmberof patients treated and respective diseases. The most formidable of the disellses noted are consumption and scrofola; the seguela in most of these cases noted being syphilitic infection. The greatest morbific agents have been, in the Southwest, of a malarious character, and in the Northwest, rheu-matic and pulmonary. The number of births reported by the agency |