PHYSICIAN'S REPORT.

To the Inspectors of Michigan State Prison:

GENTLEMEN:-In obedience to the regulations of your Board, I herein submit to you my first annual report, proper, for the Hospital Department, for the year ending Nov. 30, 1860. It will no doubt be gratifying to you, and it most certainly is to myself, to know that there have been but four deaths from disease during the year. McNamara, who had been sick for many months. died on the 21 day of February, of consumption. Beach, after suffering intensely at different times, for several years, finally died on the 7th day of January, of ulceration of bladder, and infiltration. Dempsey, (colored man,) died on the 11th day of June, of nervous fever. I would here remark, that this man's discase was no doubt brought on, and his death hastened, by his swallowing tobacco, as it was ascertained that he ate nearly a half pound in the space of four days. Hurley died on the 14th day of August, from prostration of the nervous system, produced by masturbation. Two others have died during the year, Bristol, by receiving a blow from a piece of timber hurled from a buzz saw, striking him on the back of the head, knocking him senseless, and producing contusion of the brain, from which he died in about eight hours, on the 19th day of June. Quackenboss committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell, on the 29th day of October.

You will see by referring to the accompanying table, that, although the number of convicts has averaged about one hundred more than any previous year, and although there has been a great number of acute and virulent diseases, yet the mortality has been greatly lessened.

The following table, also showing the average number in the Hospital, and the number of days lost by sickness, manifests a state of health which I think is unparalleled in the history of the prison.

I most cordially give my hearty approval of the sanitary regulations of the Institution; and, in conclusion, I would express the high gratification I feel, and acknowledge the obliga tions I am under, to the Agent and Deputy, for the prompt and efficient aid they have rendered me in performing my duty. I am, gentlemen, very respectfully,

Your obedient servant,

J. B. TUTTLE,

Prison Physician.

DEATHS.

James Beach died on the 7th day of January, of ulceration of the bladder and infiltration.

Michael McNamara died on the 2d day of February, of consumption.

Dempsey died on the 11th day of June, of nervous fever. Hurley died on the 11th day of August, of nervous prostra

tion.

Bristol died on the 19th day of June, of a wound on the head. Quackenboss committed suicide on the 29th day of October.

BUILDING COMMISSIONER'S REPORT

To the Board of Inspectors of the Michigan State Prison: GENTLEMEN-On the 17th of February last, I was appointed, by the Governor, State Prison Building Commissioner, and soon thereafter assumed the duties of the office.

By an act of the Legislature, approved Feb. 15, 1859, twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars was appropriated for paying the indebtedness already incurred by the Building Commissioner, and for further building and improvements of the Prison, as specified by said Act.

Under your direction, and in pursuance of said Act, I have built and completed eighty cells, being the third tier of cells in the east wing; also forty cells of the fourth tier, which are nearly finished and ready for covering, and forty more cells in progress of construction. The 80 cells in the third tier are now occupied by convicts, and the 80 cells of the fourth tier will be completed and ready for use in the course of the winter.

I have also built one two story shop, 43 by 90 feet, which is now used by the hoe contractors. This shop is strong and substantial, with a self-supporting roof, built nearly after the plan of the east range of shops.

Preparations have been made for moving the north wall early in the spring, and in excavating for the foundation and grading for the yard; about 46,000 yards of earth and shell rock have been removed. There is on hand a sufficient quantity of cutting stone to finish entire the cells now commenced, and about 2,000 perch rubble stone, mostly delivered on the line for the