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do anant
would be notreated
in either of the public services.
Believe &c :
(Signed) William Rick
B.
"Aberville,
Hongkong, 26th
January
My dear Dr Mowbray,
In
reply, I beg to say -
That from time to time many of the
Seamen and Marines of the China Squadron suffering from Syphilitic Cachexia in its worst form - come under care in this Hospital.
A large proportion arrive with shattered constitutions and prove quite intractable Medically :
At the approach of the hot season, it appears to me that a speedy Removal from China holds out the only hope of saving the lives of such men.