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The results of the management have been satisfactory. For the eight years,
1875-82, the ratios of admission to hospital for venereal disease, amongst the European
garrison, have been 263, 224, 305, 333, 344, 345, 201, and 208 per 1,000 of daily
average strength.
52. The Medical Officer reports that, up to date, the situation of the hospital is
unchanged. But it has been decided to build a new lock hospital, to accommodate
20 patients, in a much more suitable situation.
The medical charge of the hospital changed hands no less than six times during
the year.
The disease prevalence amongst the soldiers was about the same in 1882 and in
1881. But in 1882 the admissions to hospital for venereal were increased by the fact
that a regiment, on march to Peshawar, left their sick in the Sháhjahánpur hospital.
Of the 77 cases admitted during the year, 16 were not contracted at Shájahánpur. .
The registered women were examined weekly with great carefulness, and oftener
if suspicion of disease arose. They had less disease than in 1881. Sixteen unregis-
tered women, brought for examination, were all found badly diseased.
53. The Magistrate of the district notes the satisfactory results, quoting the
figures in support of that opinion.
54. The Commissioner notes that fines realized, during the year, were credited
to a special fund for adding to the comfort of women in hospital. He thinks the
result of the management are on the whole satisfactory, quoting the necessary figures.
But believes the frequent change of Medical Officer cannot have been to the advantage
of the hospital.
11.—RANIKHET.
55. During the year 1882 a monthly average of 60 women remained on the
register, against 51 in 1881.
The results of the management have been very unsatisfactory. For the nine
years, 1874-82, the ratios of admissions to hospital for venereal disease, amongst the
European garrison, have been 175, 143, 52, 381, 468, 313, 276, 258, and 379 per 1,000
of daily average strength.
56. The Medical Officer reports that there was no change, as regards hospital
accommodation, during the year.
Amongst the soldiers there was considerably more disease in 1882 than in 1881
this increase occurred entirely amongst the soldiers stationed at Ranikhet. Amongst
the soldiers at Chaubattia there was a decrease. In 1881 the chief prevalence was at
Chaubattia. Primary syphilis has been especially prevalent. This excessive amount
of disease appears to have been contracted chiefly from unregistered women who haunt
the khads near to barracks. The weekly venereal returns were received regularly.
Amongst the registered women also there was more disease in 1882 than in .
1881, and especially more primary syphilis. About half the cases were of that
description.
The same precautions against disease prevalence were in force in 1882 as in 1881,
but the working has been unsuccessful, so far as the prevention of venereal disease is
concerned. There is no reason to believe that the registered women contracted disease
from native men. The soldiers probably contracted disease from hill women, and
imparted it to the registered women.
57. The Cantonment Magistrate regrets the unfavourable results recorded, and
thinks they are due to the fact, that the soldier is not sufficiently punished for con-
tracting disease from an unregistered woman. When disease becomes unduly preva-
lent, precautionary measures are taken, and generally with good result. But, when
the disease prevalence falls to what is considered the normal ratio, then the restrictive .
measures are relaxed.