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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF MADRAS.
The total number of Europeans of all ranks, staff and regimental, in the Mysore and Ceded
Districts Commands during the past year amounted to 165.01, of whom 60 were admitted to the
sick list and 1 died. The corresponding numbers for 1874 were 172, 76, and 4.
1874.
1875.
Admitted to strength ..
..
..
..
..
..
.. 442
363.61
Died to strength
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. 23.2
6.06
The principal causes of sickness, noted in the order of their frequency, are as follows :—Ague,
dyspepsia, general debility, contusion, abscess, congestion of the liver, and febricula. The casualty
referred to occurred in the person of a Field Officer of the 28th M.N.I. stationed at Mercara ;
the cause of death was enteritis.
The following table gives the strength of the wives and children of Europeans, staff and
regimental, in the two divisions, with the numbers admitted to the sick list and the aggregate of
casualties :—
European Staff and Regimental.
Strength. Admitted. Died.
Wives
..
.. ..
..
121.09
36
..
Children .. ..
234.71
71
6
From this table it will be noted that, whilst no casualty occurred amongst the females during
the year, six cases of disease amongst the children terminated fatally.
The native commissioned officers numbered in the two divisions 108.16 ; this aggregate
yielded 47 admissions to the sick list and 1 death. The casualty occurred in the Mysore Division.
Lock HOSPITALS.
Bangalore.—The Lock Hospital at Bangalore
was established as a first-class hospital in 1855.
It has been placed under the Contagious Diseases
Rules sanctioned for the cantonment in 1871, which
rules were modified and added to in 1874. The
operations of the rules are limited to such prosti-
tutes as cohabit with Europeans. The area of the
operation of the rules extends over 14 square
miles, and its estimated native population amounts
to 143,513. The control of the hospital is in the
hands of a committee marginally noted, the
medical officer of the hospital, for the time being,
acting as Secretary.
On the 31st December 1874 the registered
prostitutes amounted to 104, constituting 0.72 per
mille of the population. The operations of the
hospital for 1875 are entered in the margin.
From this table it will be seen that the total
treated amounted to 415, that the average daily
number of sick was 381, that the average number
of prostitutes amounted to 85, and that there were'
in all 7 casualties.
The subjoined statement shows the extent of various forms of venereal disease among the
European troops in the cantonment of Bangalore during the year 1875 :—
Regiments.
Period of Occupation.
Average Strength
during Period
of Occupation.
Number of Admissions from
Venereal Diseases during
Period of Occupation.
Ratio of Admis
sions per 1,000
of Strength for
Period of Occu
pation.
From 1st January to 2nd
103
Primary syphilis
..
110
66.6
89th Foot
..
February 1875.
Secondary do.
..
39
23.6
2nd February 1875
..
Gonorrhoea
..
..
133
80.6
Royal Artillery .. From 1st January to 31st
December 1875.
470
Total ..
282
170.8
18th Hussars : .. From 1st January to 7th
382
December 1875.
Deduct cases contracted
..
..
45th Foot
.. From 25th January to
695
at other places.
31st December 1875.
—
1,650
Balance number of cases
contracted at Bangalore.
282
170-8
Bangalore.
President.
The Commissioner of the Nundidroog Division.
Members.
The Deputy Surgeon-General, Indian Medical Depart-
ment.
The Deputy Surgeon-General, British Medical Service.
The President of the Municipal Commission.
The Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore District.
The Assistant Quartermaster-General.
The Cantonment Magistrate.
The Superintendent of Police.
Secretary.
The Medical Officer in charge of Lock Hospital.
Strength.
Number of registered prostitutes on the list on
31st December 1874
..
. .. .. ..
104
Remained on the 31st December 1874
..
.. 52
Admitted For disease ..
..
..
..
Detained for monthly menses, &c. ..
260
103
Total treated ..
..
..
..
..
.. 415
Discharged ..
..
..
..
..
.. 386
Died (4 registered and 3 unregistered) ..
..
7
Remained 31st December 1875
..
..
.. 22
Average daily number of sick
..
..
..
3 8 ¼
Do. number of prostitutes for 1875 ..
.. 85
Number admitted who were unregistered..
..
9