No. 13.

OFFICE OF SURGEON-GENERAL,

HER MAJESTY'S FORCES,

FORT ST. GEORGE, 7th July 1880.

From

                 THE SURGEON-GENERAL,

                                  Her Majesty's Forces,

                                               Fort Saint George,

To

                 THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF THE ARMY,

                                               Fort Saint George.

    SIR,—I have the honor to submit a report on the working of Military Lock
Hospitals in this Presidency for 1879.

    2. There were eight hospitals in operation against nine in 1878, and they were
located as follows:—

          1. Bangalore.

          2. Bellary.

          3. Cannanore.

          4. Kamptee.

          5. St. Thomas' Mount.

          6. Secunderabad.

          7. Trichinopoly.

          8. Wellington.

    3. In Table A of Appendix the date at which each Lock Hospital was established
is stated, as also the area over which the Contagious Diseases Acts were enforced
in each cantonment.

    4. Statistics of Sickness.—The subjoined statement shows for each of the past
five years the numbers treated, including those remaining from the previous year,
the average daily sick, and the average stay in hospital of each person:—

Years. Number
Treated
including
Remained.		 Average
Daily Sick.		 Averge
Stay in
Hospital.
1875 1,559 117.40 27.48
1876 1,496 99.12 24.18
1877 2,205 146.50 24.25
1878 2,807 225.24 29.28
1879 2,873 224.48 28.51

    The number treated in 1879 was larger than in any other year of the series.
The average daily sick stood at 224.48 and the average stay in hospital at 28.51, the
corresponding rates in 1878 having been 225.24 and 29.28 respectively. Further
details as to the sick treated in each Lock Hospital will be found in Table E of
Appendix.

    5. Registration.—The stations of Bellary, Secunderabad, and Cannanore show
an increase in the average number of prostitutes on the register, but in the other
cantonments there was a decrease. The numbers reported for non-attendance at
the periodical examinations were as usual large; and at all stations, except
Bangalore, St. Thomas' Mount, Secunderabad, Trichinopoly, and Wellington, there
was a falling off in the average number of women present at these inspections.
Further information on the working of the rules for the prevention of venereal
disease will be found in Table B of Appendix.

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