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No. IV.—Statement Showing the extent of various forms of venereal disease among the European troops in the cantonment of Meerut during the year 1877.

Royal Artillery. 15th Hussars. 2-60th Rifles.
Period of occupation. Average strength
during the period of
occupation.		 Number of admissions from venereal
disease during the period of
occupation.		 Ratio of admissions
per 1,000 of strength
for period of occupa-
tion.		 Period of occupation. Average strength
during the period of
occupation.		 Number of admissions from venereal
disease during the period of
occupation.		 Ratio of admission
per 1,000 of strength
for period occu-
pation.		 Period of occupation. Average strength
during the period of
occupation.		 Number of admissions from venereal
disease during the period of
occupation.		 Ratio of admission
per 1,000 of strength
for period of occu-
pation.
Whole year. 517.30 Syphilis primary 36 69.59 Whole year. 371.65 Syphilis primary 8 21.53 Whole year. 529.15 Syphilis primary 17 32.13
Gonorrhœa 55 106.32 Gonorrhœa 20 53.81 Gonorrhœa 42 79 37
Phymosis ... ... Phymosis ... ... Phymosis ... ...
Stricture ... ... Stricture ... ... Stricture ... ...
Warts ... ...
Warts 1 1.94 Warts ... ...
Orchitis gonorrhœal ... ...
Orchitis gonorrhœal ... ... Orchitis gonorrhœal ...
..
Syphilis secondary 1
Syphilis secondary 4 10.76 1.89
Syphilis secondary 20 38.66
Total 112 216.51 Total 32 86.10 Total 60 113.39
Deduct—     Deduct—     Deduct—    
Cases contracted at other places... 49 94.72 Cases contracted at other places... 10 26.91 Cases contracted at other places 19 35.91
Balance number of cases contract-ed at Meerut. *63 121.79 Balance number of cases contract-ed at Meerut. †22 59.19 Balance number of cases contract-
ed at Meerut.		 ‡41 77.48

   * Twenty primary syphilis, 35 gonorrhœa. 1 primary syphilis
and 1 gonorrhœa relapse, and 6 secondary syphilis.

   † Five primary syphilis, 15 gonorrhœa, 1 gonorrhœa relapse, and
1 secondary syphilis.

   ‡ Ten primary syphilis, 29 gonorrhœa, 1 primary syphilis relapse,
and 1 secondary syphilis.

   Ratio of admissions from all causes per 1,000 of garrison mean strength 143.85.

   Ratio of admissions from all causes contracted at Meerut per 1,000 of garrison mean strength is 88.84, and of primary affections contracted at Meerut the ratio is 80.39.

W. MOIR, M.B., A.M.,
Medical Officer.

Meerut, 1st January, 1878.