Chapter I.

GENERAL STATISTICS OF THE ARMY FOR THE SIX YEARS.

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ARMY OF MADRAS.

FORMS OF DISEASE. 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1871-75. 1876.
Strength, 10,673. Strength, 11,369. Strength, 11,413. Strength, 11,556. Strength, 11,253. Strength, 56,264. Strength, 11,155.
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Primary Syphilis... 597 55.9 743 65.4 715 62.6 917 79.3 786 69.8 3,758 66.8 675 60.5
Gonorrhœa... 855 80.1 700 61.5 656 57.5 767 66.4 887 78.8 3,865 68.7 884 79.3
Phymosis... 8 6.6 12 7.2 6 7.4 10 9.8 9 12.7 45 8.7 4 8.4
Stricture... 27 30 37 50 54 198 36
Warts... 21 21 19 23 27 111 17
Orchitis, gonorrhœal... 14 19 22 30 53 138 37
TOTAL... 1,522 142.6 1,525 134.1 1,455 127.5 1,797 155.5 1,816 161.3 8,115 144.2 1,653 148.2
Secondary Syphilis... 383 35.9 333 29.2 285 24.9 348 30.1 428 38.0 1,777 31.6 329 29.5
Inflammation of the inguinal glands... 318 45.8 314 37.1 266 34.5 313 38.7 268 35.3 1,479 38.2 238 32.2
Orchitis... 171 108 128 134 129 670 121
TOTAL... 2,394 224.3 2,280 200.4 2,134 186.9 2,592 224.3 2,641 234.6 12,041 214.0 2,341 209.9