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ANNUAL REPORT ON THE

   10. Bangalore.—There was a decline in the number of registered women at
this station, and the average daily sick per mille of strength in the Lock Hospital
was 35.05 against 45.60 in 1881. Of 424 admissions, 50 or 117·92 per mille
were for primary syphilis. Gonorrhœa was much the most prevalent disease.
Amongst British troops at the station, the admissions for venereal complaints
generally in 1882 were more numerous than in 1881, the rate for the former year
having been 322.27 per mille of strength against 316.05 in the latter. The
admissions for primary syphilis were 271 and therefore at the rate of 498·16 per
mille against 473.80 in 1881. The Medical Officer suggests the establishment of a
Lal Bazaar, a proposal which I cannot approve of.

   11. Bellary.—The average number of women on the register was 72·84, and
therefore, somewhat less than in 1881. Out of 302 admissions into the Lock
Hospital, 184, or more than one-half, were cases of primary syphilis. Amongst the
European troops the admission rate per 1,000 men for venereal complaints was
394.90 against 397.75 in 1881. The total admissions for venereal diseases amongst
the troops was 372, and of these no less than 245, or 658.60 per mile, were cases
of primary syphilis. It cannot, therefore, be said that the Lock Hospital was of
much use at this station.

   12. Cannanore.—The average daily sick rate in this hospital was 9.52 against
11.34 in 1881, and the average number of women on the register fell from 36.45 to
34.21. The admissions for primary syphilis were 17 against 11 in the previous
year. The European troops in this station had fewer admissions for venereal diseases
than in any other in the command, the rate having been 138.02 against 394·90 in Bellary.

   13. Kamptee.—At this station there was an increased prevalence of venereal
diseases amongst European troops, the rate per mille of strength having been
165.43 against 145.04 in 1881. There was, however, a decline in primary syphilis,
the number of cases having been 18 against 32 in 1881. As regards prostitutes the
number on the register in 1882 shows a decline as compared with that in the
previous year, and the average sick in the Lock Hospital was 4.41 against 6.47 in
1881. With the exception of Wellington, this hospital shows the smallest number
of admissions in 1882 of any in the command. The total number was 75 and of
this, 19 were cases of primary syphilis.

   14. St. Thomas' Mount.—As compared with the previous year, there was an
increase in the number of admissions into the Lock Hospital at this station in 1882.
The number of cases of primary syphilis was also slightly greater in the latter year,
having increased from 22 to 24. On the other hand, there was in 1882 a decrease
in the average number of women on the register. As regards British troops there
was a satisfactory decline in the admissions for venereal complaints during the
year, the rate per 1,000 strength having declined from 195.59 in 1881 to 148.54 in
1882. There was, however, an increase in primary syphilis, the number of admis-
sions having been 23 in the former against 27 in the latter year.

   15. Secunderabad.—The figures for this station show a decline in registered
women, and also of admissions into the Lock Hospital, the number of the latter in
1882 having been 743 against 754 in 1881. Of the admissions in 1882, no less than
440, or 592.19 per mille, were cases of primary syphilis, which bears out the remark
already made regarding the great prevalence of this scourge amongst Telugu people.
Amongst the European troops of the garrison there was a considerable increase in
the admissions for venereal complaints, the ratio per mille of strength having
been 262.43 against 247.39 in 1881. On the other hand, there was a decrease in
primary syphilis, the admission rate having been 215.03 against 321.54 per mille in
1881.

   16. Wellington.—The public women at this station are all, or nearly all, natives
of the low country, and often the servants, or followers of the servants, of Euro-
pean residents. The number on the register declined from 38.36 in 1881 to 37·12,
but the admissions into the Lock Hospital showed a slight increase in 1882. Amongst
the troops at the Depôt there was a considerable rise in the number of admissions
for venereal diseases, the rate per mille of strength having increased from 143.87 in