79
were for leucorrhœa, 71 for abrasion, and 44 for gonorrhœa, and only 7 for
primary syphilis ; these latter came from unregistered women. The amount of
disease detected was below that of former years. The average number of
women attending the periodical examinations was 63.5 ; 37 women having failed
to attend, had been reported. The amount of disease among the European soldiers
was large—25.54 per cent of a strength of 2525. Of 645 cases, 323 were of
primary syphilis, 47 of secondary syphilis, 359 of gonorrhœa, and 6 of other
diseases. This disease was not contracted, for the most part, from the registered
women. There is a large population of unregistered women about Lucknow
whom the Act does not reach, and it is from these that the soldiers get diseased.
Surgeon Fairland believes that the only way of preventing this is to establish
a much more perfect system of police superintendence, and to seize and punish
women practising prostitution without a register, and soldiers consorting with
unregistered women. Deputy Surgeon-General H. M. Cannon testifies in his
inspection report to the excellent manner in which the duties of the Lock
Hospital are conducted, and points out the necessity of a special police, and
a more stringent system of registration more widely applied.
City Look Hospital, Lucknow .—Under the charge of Surgeon-Major J. C.
Wishaw, Civil Surgeon. There were 569 women on the register, among whom
328 admissions took place, of which, 169 were for primary syphilis. Dr. Whishaw
points out that the admissions were fewer and of a milder type than in former
years. A new barrack has been added to the hospital capable of accommodating
15 to 20 patients, and the patients have been supplied with fresh bedding.
Dr. Cannon visited the hospital on several occasions and states "that the insti
-
tution is well managed, the women kindly treated, and that they have in a great
manner got over the dislike to entering the institution, as many cases come
for treatment of their own accord."
City Lock
Hospital.
2nd Regiment Bengal Cabalry—Fyzabad.
The following Medical officers have held charge during the year :—-
Surgeon-Major F. Parsons
from 1st January to 3rd
July, Surgeon A. S. Reid,
8th Native Infantry from
3rd July to 13th November,
and Surgeon W. F. Murray
from 13th November to 31st
December. The latter officer
submits the report.
II. Location and move-
-ments.— The head-quarters of the
regiment were encamped in Luck
-
now from 1st January till the
7th February ; they left Lucknow
on the 7th, and arrived as far as
Gorakhpur on the 25th Febru
-
ary, when they were stopped. The head-quarters remained here till the 15th March, when it
returned as far as Fyzabad, which place it reached on 24th March, and where it remained till
31st December.
The regiment furnished detachments to the following places : Gorakhpur,
50 men ; Segowlie, 104 men ; Benares, 12 men, and Dinapore, 14 men. These de
-
tachments left head-quarters about the beginning of March, and, with one
exception, were so employed at the close of the year.
IV. Meteorology.— The highest maximum average temperature at Fyzabad was for the
month of May—110º, the average minimum for the same month 78º, The lowest maximum
average temperature was for the month of December 70º, average minimum for the same
m o n t h o f D e c e m b e r 7 0 º , a v e r a g e m i n i m u m f o r t h e s a m e m o n t h 5 3 º .
V. Lines, &c.— The lines which the regiment occupied in Fyzabad were only built to contain
two troops. They are situated at the south-west of cantonment, near the civil lines ; the
huts are arranged in four rows with the horses between; they are in good order and well
ven tilated.
YEAR.
STATION
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths.
Daily sick.
1869
Deolee December 1864
from Amritsar . . .
321.5
.6
9.8
1870
1871
Bareilly February 1870
108.3
.44
4.
1872
Ditto ditto . . .
48.3
1.32
2.35
1873
Ditto ditto . . .
66.01
.87
3.16
Ditto ditto . . .
66.1
.23
2.63
Average . . .
122.04
.69
4.39
1874
Fyzabad March 1874
85.5
.6
3.2
Medical
charge.
Location and
movements.
Detachments.
Meteorology.
Lines.