FOR A detailed account, vide former reports.
I.—Nature and extent of the hospital accommodation, whether
it is suitable, and whether there has been any change in it
during the year.
IL—Any changes in the Medical charge of the Lock-
hospital during the year.
III.—The extent of venereal disease among European
troops, as shown by the weekly returns.
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on the salary of the Medical Officer, and Rs. 537-10 on the purchase of clothing and bed-
ding, and to the increased dieting.
Annual Report on the Lock–hospital of Rangoon for the year 1875.
New quarters for the native subordi-
nates were erected during the year. The
necessity for providing more accommo-
dation for patients seeking admission is
acknowledged, and it is proposed to ex-
tend one of the wards sufficiently to give room for thirty-five more patients. The hospital
was over-crowded during the months of August, September, October, November, and part of
December, the number of sick under treatment being very often above eighty. The latrines
are on a very bad plan, and incapable of efficient conservancy : they are furnished with fixed
wooden stools with the usual holes, beneath which stand the privy pans ; the floor not being
asphalted, and placed almost on a level with the surrounding ground, water (more especially
in the rains) readily lodges, and becoming stagnant, the emanation from it is often very
offensive. To make room for the extension of one of the wards, it will be necessary to
remove this latrine, and the Deputy Surgeon-General, during one of his weekly inspections,
suggested that a latrine on an improved plan should be erected in a different part of the
compound : the matter is now before the Executive Engineer.
The Junior Civil Surgeon, Dr. Crombie, was in immediate charge of the sick from
the 1st May 1875, to the 17th December
1875, whilst the examinations, &c., were
conducted by myself.
The weekly returns of venereal disease
among the Europeans in garrison were
received regularly. From the following
tabular statement it will be seen that the disease has been slightly more prevalent than in
either of the two previous years, but the number treated is still considerably below the
average of the last five years :—
YEARS.
R e g i m e n t
p e r i o d o f o c 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
DURING THE PERIOD OF OCCUPATION.
DEDUCT
R a t i o p e r 1 , 0 0 0 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 .
P r i m a r y s y p h i l l i s .
G o n n o r h œ a .
P h y m o s i s .
S t r i c t u r e .
W a r t s .
o r c h i t i s ( g o n n o r h œ a l ) . S e c o n d 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 .
T o t a l
C a s e s c o n t r a c t e d a t o t h e r p l a c e s
.
B a l a n c e o f c a s e s c o n -
t r a c t e d i n R a n g o o n .
1870
...
Days
631
744
68 60 ...
... ... ... 28 156
. . .
156
20.96
1871
...
”
798
56 46 ... ... ... ... 54 136
...
136
19.54
1872
...
”
823
23 28 ... ... ... ... 47
98
...
98
11.96
1873
...
” 1,175
68 33 ... ... ... ...
9 110
...
110
9.36
1874
...
”
888
88 30 ... ... ... ... ...
68
...
68
7.65
1875
...
” 1,045
58 46 ... ...
. . . ...
23 127
9
I 118
11.29
In 1870, 20. 96 of the troops in garrison suffered from contagious diseases, the return
or 1871 showed a per-centage of 19-54, 1872 11 . 96 per cent., 1873 9 .36 per cent., 1874 7.65
per cent., and that of 1875 11 . 29 per cent., showing an increase of 3 . 64 per cent. on the
previous year, but less by 2 . 60 than the average of the last five year's.
IV.—Whether a Cantonment Sub-Committee for exercising
special supervision over the rules has existed throughout the
year.
None.
The same measures as last year have been adopted for control of prostitution, viz., by
police informers, who are often aided by
seamen, very rarely by soldiers and by
civilians contracting the disease from women
in the town and cantonment. I have again
V.—What special measures have been taken for the
control of prostitution, and especially for preventing the
danger arising from unlicensed prostitutes frequenting
the lines.