21
British Troops.
Average strength during the year
..
...
.. .
...
... 2,879
Number of sick on 31st December 1876
...
. . .
...
...
22
Number of admissions into hospital during the year ...
...
...
512
Remaining in hospital on 31st December 1877
. . .
. . .
43
Ratio of admissions per mille of strength
...
...
. .
... 177.83
In the report for the past year it was stated that accommodation was available for 20
patients, but during the year under notice, owing to the increase in the number of admissions,
two of the rooms in the same block of building, namely, the examination and store rooms, were
made available to meet the increased demand. By this arrangement the building is now capable
of accommodating 38 patients. On the days on which the weekly examinations are held, one of
these rooms is temporarily made use of for the purpose.
The following table compares the extent to which venereal disease was prevalent during
the past three years in the British troops:—
Years.
A v e r a g e T o t a l S t r e n g t h .
Admissions from
Total.
P r i m a r y S y p h i l i s .
S e c o n d a r y S y p h i l i s .
G o n o r r h œ a .
G l e e t .
B a l a n i t i s . Ve n e r e a l Wa r t s .
B u b o .
E p i d i d y m i t i s .
P h i m o s i s .
S t r i c t u r e Ur e t h r a .
C y s t i l i s .
1875
... 2,282
201
72
223
...
. . .
1
...
4
2
9
...
512
1876
... 3,243
179
7 1
219
...
6
...
2
5
2
3
. . .
487
1877
... 2,879
236
67
189
1
9
2
...
5 ...
2
1
512
The weekly returns of venereal disease are regularly received and give the following results
for the year under review, as regards sickness in each regiment and battery:—
Statement showing the extent of various forms of Venereal Diseases amongst the European Troops
in the Cantonment of Secunderabad during the year 1877.
Regiments.
P e r i o d o f Oc c u p a t i o n . A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h d u r - i n g P e r i o d o f O c c u p a - t i o n
Number of Admissions from Venereal Diseases
during Period of Occupation.
R a t i o o f A d m i s s i o n s p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h f o r P e r i o d o f O c c u p a t i o n .
R e m a r k s .
P r i m a r y S y p h i l i s .
S e c o n d a r y S y p h i l i s .
Go n o r r h œa .
Gl eet .
V e n e r e a l W a r t s .
Ba l a n i t i s .
E p i d i d y mi t i s .
S t r i c t u r e U r e t h r a .
C y s t i l i s .
T o t a l .
B-C Brigade Royal Horse
Artillery.
12 months.
146
11
9
9 ... ... 1 ... ...
1 31
A-9th Royal Horse Artil
-lery.
Do .
148
7
5
1 8
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
3 0
No. 2-5th Royal Horse
Artillery.
D o .
79
9
3
4 ... ... ...
2 ... ... 18
Head Quarters 20th Bri
-gade and Detachment
Do .
1 4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
Royal Horse Artillery.
F-20th Royal Horse
Artillery.
Do .
147
13
4 18 ... ... 3 ... ... ... 38
Her Majesty's 12th Royal
Lancers.
11 months.
485
41
4 24 1 ... ... ...
1 ... 71 177.83
Her Majesty's 2-16th
Regiment.
12 do.
824
98
6 53 ... 2 5 2 1 ... 167
Her Majesty's 44th Regi
-ment and Details.
11 do.
739
56
35 63 ... ... ... 1 ... ... 155
Details Her Majesty's
12th and 16th Lancers.
2 do.
297
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
2
Total ..
...
2,879 236
67 189 1 2 9 5 2 1 512
Deduct Cases contracted
at other places.
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . ...
Balance of Cases con-
tracted at Trimul
-gherry and Secundera-
bad.
...
2,879 236
67 189 1 2 9 5 2 1 512
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