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Magistrate for non-attendance, as compared with 42 absentees in 1876, 55 in 1875, and 30 in
1874. Of the 91 who failed to attend, 39 were struck off the register, their licenses having
been cancelled on application, 31 absconded, one died out of hospisal, and 20 returned.
Women who failed to attend the periodical examinations more than three times, if not found
residing in the station, are struck off the hospital list.
9. Women on being registered are sent to the lock hospital for examination, and
detained for treatment if found diseased. No prostitutes are permitted to reside in
cantonment.
10. Of 75 admissions into hospital among the prostitutes, only two were found
diseased at the primary examination and 73 at the periodical. The number of admis-
sions during the past four years is as follows:—
Year.
Total.
Primary.
Periodical.
Unregistered.
Percentage to strength.
1874
..
2 4 8
..
234
14
291·76
1875
..
14
. .
136
11
216·17
1876
..
1 3 1
. .
123
8
195·37
1877
• •
75
2
7 3
..
153·06
The diseases treated have been mostly of a mild type : no cases of virulent form of
disease came under observation. In no instance was the primary sore of the hard Hunterian
form.
11. Dhais have not been employed in connection with the lock hospital.
12.
Other matters not mentioned in the foregoing report :—
Conservancy.— The hospital and out-offices are kept clean and in order. The dry-
earth system is carried out in the latrine.
Expenditure.—The expenditure during 1877 has been Rs. 2,269-8-8, being Rs. 269-5-1
more than the previous year. This is owing to the Hospital Assistant having drawn
Rs. 330-8-0, arrears of pay due to him on promotion. The items of expenditure are Medical
Officer's allowance, Rs. 50 a month ; Hospital Assistant, Rs. 30 (moiety of the pay of his
rank) ; and the establishment, Rs. 46 a month ; contingent and dieting expenses, Rs.
472-0-8 : Rs. 196-7-11 more than the previous year. The receipts from fines by the Magis-
trate were Rs. 130, Rs. 38-9-6 more than the previous year. The average cost per patient
was Rs. 21-13-9, against Rs. 14-1-4 of 1876. This increased rate is due to the arrears of
pay of the Hospital Assistant, and the cost of the establishment remaining the same
when the number of patients have been less.
Year.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
Syphilis, primary
. . .
. . .
. . . 153 35 188 84 15 09 37
7 44 39 13 52 49 21 70 69 19 88 97 19 116
secondary
. . .
. . .
. . . 59 17 76 55 13 68 34 20 54 24
8 32 29 14 43 37 10 47 49 10 59
Gonorrhoea ...
. . .
. . .
. . . 96
2
9 8 73
4 77 28
7 35 60
9 69 49
6 55 55
4 59 82
6 88
Bubo ...
...
. . .
. . .
. . . 41
2 43 34
3 37 14
3 17
3
3
6 14
9 23 15
5 20 24
5 29
340 56 405 246 35 281 113 37 150 126 33 159 141 50 191 176 38 214 252 40 292
The above table represents the number of cases treated at the general hospital and
the jail. There is a considerable increase in 1877 as compared with the preceding four
years : there are, however, no means available for determining the reason of such increase
one year and decrease another. A large number of cases of primary diseases are doubtless
imported, and large numbers probably suffer who never come to the hospital, and content
themselves by the empirical use of mercury and local escharotics.
Visitors' book : general tenor of remarks.— The tenor of remarks is to the effect that the
building is adapted to its purpose, that it is kept clean, and the arrangements are creditable.
The hospital has not been inspected by the Deputy Surgeon-General during the year.