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ANNUAL REPORT ON THE
Of the total number 3 were brought on the register with their consent, 8 left the station or
joined their families, 2 were under treatment at the close of the year, and I died. The
subjoined table illustrates the extent to which primary syphilis and gonorrhœa prevailed, during
each month in the British troops as compared with that among the prostitutes:—
Diseases.
J a n u a r y .
F e b r u a r y .
M a r c h .
Ap r i l . May. J u n e .
Jul y.
Au g u s t .
S e p t e m b e r .
O c t o b e r .
No v e mb e r .
D e c e m b e r .
T o t a l .
British Troops.
Primary syphilis
...
...
8
9 14 21 42 11 13 20 14 19 36 29
236
Gonorrhœa
...
...
... 15
9 17 19 19 14 12 20 12 17 18 17
189
Total ... 23 18 31 40 61 25 25 40 26 36 54 46
425
Lock Hospitals.
Primary syphilis
. . .
15 11 12 13 24 16 18 30 26 30 36 51
282
Gonorrhœa
...
...
...
1
4
4 12
3 10
6 20 10 19 22 15
126
Total ... 16 15 16 25 27 26 24 50 36 49 58 66
408
As far as the rules of the institution are concerned, I do not consider any change neces-
sary, as they seem to be well adapted to meet the present requirements. I am, however of
opinion that a good deal of supervision is very much required over female punkah coolies,
grass-cutters, and other Native women in and about the barracks, because they form a fruitful
source of infection to the European troops. This can only be accomplished by augmenting the
present strength of the detective police, which at present is composed of four men, a number
quite disproportionate to the work, as the sphere of supervision extends over an area of seven
square miles. It would be well also to grant some pecuniary allowance to these detectives,
so as to encourage them in displaying greater amount of vigilance.
I would suggest the advisability of all soldiers affected with venereal disease being
required to point out the actual source from which they contracted it, and that there should be
a penalty for their failing to do it. The men might also be warned of the risk they run in
resorting to unregistered prostitutes.
Extract from the Annual Medical Report of the Lock Hospital, Seetabuldee,
by Surgeon J. W. STRONG.
Strength of Prostitutes.
Remained on the register on 31st December 1876
...
. . .
16
Registered during the year ...
...
...
...
...
...
3
Total. ...
19
Number who have removed their names, or absconded
Died unregistered prostitutes
...
...
...
...
2
Remained on the register on the 31st December 1877 ...
. . .
19
Number of Sick.
Remained on the 31st December 1876
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
Admitted during the year ...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
58
Recovered
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
56
Remaining in hospital on the 31st December 1877
...
...
2
Daily average number of sick
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
1.34
Average number of days in hospital
...
...
. . .
. . .
9
. . .
. . . RS. A. P.
Average cost of each patient dieted in hospital ...
. . .
. . .
1 8 4
Average cost of each patient for contingencies
...
. . .
..
0 15 8
British Troops.
Average strength during the year ...
. . . ... .. ...
47.06
Number of venereal sick remained on the 31st December 1876...
1
Number of venereal admissions into hospital during the year ...
14
Remaining in hospital on the 31st December 1877
...
...
1
Ratio of admissions per mille of strength
...
...
...
297.72