18
In March, April, & May
of this year.
there
were
tore
of
Venereal Disease the couse;
CAQIQ
Consequen
CL
of leave at Nongthong - ( about firt per Cont of the ship's Ampany).
Following leave granted to marty to all the strip's compung at the
fort of Mercur in angust last
there
mvere
only give cases
of
Vonercul disease - which is about 21⁄2
perbeut..
In
the
reporting to you. proportion of sufferers from Venereal diecase in this ship since her
arrival in China, – I have not
included the scoundary Syphilitic
affections which have been
erous (and
Services
aggravated und
the
have deprived the ship of
of men for long periods .
has occurred fromm
One death hus
84
19.
pulmonary disease, where the men's health had previverely
auch from
suffered very
bad
te
et
form of syphilis contracted at Bunghong, and had this predisposed him to discuse.
Five men have been invalided
Service ou accommo
mifit for service
ofother discases which supérvened
syphilis, also contracted at this place; and four Eemain the ship and
at present in the sick list, withe their Anstitutions. very
i
injured from the
With
vame Cause,
reference to the general subject of the proportion of
sufferers from Venereal disease, after leave granted to shippe Companies abroad - I may be excused from
1 from mentioning