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admissions from these causes as compared with 1877, when the total was 64. The following
table gives particulars for each month :—
Months.
W e e k l y r e p o r t d a t e d .
A v e r a g e s t r e n g t h , 4 4 t h R e -
g i m e n t .
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 .
A v e r a g e s t r e n g t h , R o y a l
A r t i l l e r y .
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 .
T o t a l .
R e m a r k s .
January
. .
. . 25th
415
4
1
3
173
2
..
..
10
N o a d m i s s i o n s u n d e r t h e h e a d i n g o f
" O t h e r v e n e r a l a f f e c t i o n s . "
February
. .
.. 22nd
420
2
1
1
172
..
..
..
4
March
. .
.. 22nd
432
. .
. .
3
170
. . . .
..
..
3
April ..
. .
.. 29th
456
2
1
3
187
..
..
..
6
May..
..
.. 31st
450
..
..
. .
187
. . . .
..
1
1
June ..
. .
.. 28th
449
..
1
4
188
...
..
. . .
5
July ..
..
.. 26th
449
2
. .
. .
187
..
..
1
3
August
. .
.. 30th
443
..
..
..
185
3
..
1
4
September
..
.. 27th
434
3
. .
. .
183
2
. .
. .
5
October
. .
.. 25th
447
1
. .
. .
184
1
. .
. .
2
November
. .
.. 29th
448
..
1
1
181
1
..
2
5
December
. .
.. 27th
449
..
..
. .
170
..
..
..
..
Total
..
..
. .
14 5
15
..
9
..
5
48
Nine men remained under treatment from the preceding year. Three were admitted for
" relapse." In 22 of the cases the following particulars were given in the returns, concern-
ing the origin of the disease :-20 men stated that they contracted the disease in the bazaar ;
of these, four pointed out the women they blamed, two could only shew the house, and
14 could give no information as to either of these particulars. In one case the disease was
said to have been contracted in Rangoon ; and in another the man could not tell where he
had been infected. I have been informed that two of the women accused were found on
inspection to be free from disease, so it is probable that there is not much reliance to be
placed on these statements. The total admissions shew a decrease of 16 as compared with
1877, when they amounted to 64 ; but Dr. Baker in his report has entered 23 as having
been contracted away from Thayetmyo. With the exception of January and December, the
variations in the number of admissions were not remarkable. On the 4th January a small
detachment (32) of Artillery men arrived ; this was the only change in the European garri-
son, except the slight fluctuations due to transfers and recruits ; so there could not have
been much disease imported ; in fact, as before mentioned, only one man affirmed that he
had become infected elsewhere. Calculating from the numbers taken from the weekly
returns, the following results are obtainable :—
Troops.
A v e r a g e s t r e n g t h .
T o t a l a d m i s s i o n s
f r o m v e n e r e a l
d i s e a s e s .
Percent age of
venereal di s-
e a s e s t o a v e r a g e s t r e n g t h .
Remarks.
European garrison
..
..
621 . 5
48
7.72
The three men admitted for
relapse and the five for second-
ary syphilis belonged to 44th
Regiment.
44th Regiment ..
..
441
34
7.71
Artillery
..
. .
..
180.5
14
7.75
If the men referred to in the remark column were deducted, the percentage of primary
venereal disease in the 44th Regiment would be 5.89 ; and if the soldier (an Artillery man)
who contracted the malady in Rangoon was also subtracted from the list, the percentage for
the whole garrison would amount to 6.27, which is very nearly the same as in 1877.
The true test of loss of efficiency from these causes would be the average daily sick per
mille ; but this information I am unable to give.
IV.—Whether there was a Cantonment Sub-Committee, &c.
There was none. The Cantonment Magistrate and the Civil Surgeon exercised
supervision, and received valuable aid from the Medical Officers in charge of the British
troops.
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