LOCK HOSPITALS, MADRAS PRESIDENCY.
,
.:.4..
Years.
Total Admissions, exclusive.
of Remained.
Cases of Primary Syphilis,
exclusive of Remained.
Ratio per 1,000 of Cases
of Primary Syphilis to Total
Admissions.
M a d r a s .
R a n g o o n . T o n g h o o .
T h a y e t m y o .
Total.
M a d r a s .
R a n g o o n .
T o n g h o o .
T h a y e t m y o .
Total.
M a d r a s .
R a n g o o n .
T o n g h o o .
T h a y e t m y o .
Total.
8C3
...
... 764 451
...
... 1,215 159 283
...
955
...
442 208.11 627.49 .,.
..
363.78
874
. . . . 862 352
...
. 1,214
6
2
221 249
...
.
470 256. 38 707-38 ...
...
387.14
' 875
...
... 757 No Returns
received.
69
826 281 No Returns
received,
25
306 371 . 20 No Returns
received.
362. 31 370.46
4876
...
.,. 826
67
313
15
338 378.93
241 . 93 353.92
Do.
Do.
10
Do. 149'25
;' ,1817,7
...
.. 910 950 No Re-
turns.
47 1,907 397 600 No Re-
turns.
4 1,001 436.26 631. 57 No Re-
turns.
85.10 524.90
In these, as in the return for Military Lock Hospitals, there is seen a large
*increase in the aggregate of admissions and in the proportion of cases of primary
syphilis during 1877.
6. Admissions for Primary Syphilis amongst European Troops and Women,
'admitted to the Lock Hospitals.—The following table contrasts the admissions from
.admitte
ar y syphilis among European troops with the corresponding admissions to
Lock Hosp itals for a period of 5 years.
.,.
Years.
-
-
European Troops.
Admissions.
Lock Hospitals.
Admissions.
1873
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
656
962
1874
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
860
889
1875 (Tonghoo included)
. . .
. . .
739
643
1876
...
. . .
...
...
. . .
660
729
1877
...
...
. . .
.. .
.
. .
1,037
1,649
In each year, with the exception of 1875, the admissions for primary syphilis
;,were more numerous amongst the women than amongst the troops, and in 1877 the
difference in this respect was well marked, There is no causative relation between
,the figures.
7. Ratio of admissions for Venereal Disease among European Troops.—It
will be observed that along with the great increase in the admissions to Lock
Hospitals, Military and Civil, there was a marked increase in the prevalence of
venereal diseases in the European force.
Years.
Ratio of Admissions per
1,000 of Strength.
1873 ...
,,
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
149.81
1874 ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.,.
...
185-73
1875 (Tonghoo included) ...
. . .
—
. . .
193.22
1876 ...
...
. . .
...
. . .
....
...
179.27
1877 ...
....
...
...
...
..
...
221.27
In 1876 the rate per 1,000 was 179 . 27 whereas in 1877 it rose to 231 . 27, giving
an increase of 52 . 0 per mille. It will also be observed that the ratio for 1877 was
considerably higher than that of the remaining years for which figures are given in
the table.
R. Cost of End; HospitalPatients.—
1876.
1877,
RS.
A.
P.
RS.
A.
P.
Bangalore
...
. . .
. . .
... 14 4 4
13 5 3
Bellary
...
...
. . .
... 10 7 11
15 12 4
Cannanore
*041
. . .
...
...
25 7 11
23 4 7
Kamptee
...
...
...
... 16 8 9
17 5 8
St. Thomas' Mount
. . .
409
...
22 3 1
14 7 5
Secunderabad
...
...
. . .
vv.
7 6 1
5 14 3
Seetabuldee
...
...
. . .
... 37 0 11
37 1 3
Trichinopoly
...
,..
...
... 24 15 2
18 2 9
Wellington...
. . .
. . .
... 17 13 0
28 15 3
Madras
...
...
. . .
. . .
,..
17 15 11
15 14 11
Thayetmyo
...
...
...
..., 19 6 9
. . .
Tonghoo ...
...
0811
. . .
, 21 2 3
. . .
Average ... 16 9 3
14
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .n
. . . 0 1
15 7
. . . . . . . . 1 0 . I i i in
(......n . . . . . . . . . . .n
. .