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purely contagious diseases seem to change their peculiar characteristics in

from the Chiness and Malay

European. fox,

This is

the

cale

transmission

race to the

with the

Cow

the small pox and the itch, which

acquire in

their transmission distinct and peculiar characteristics, and much intensity,

I have been so convinced of this fact that

since used in vaccination the

I have long

virus I have obtained from England. The following remarks of Dr. Hariand will show the prevalence

venereal disease-

amongst the merchant seamen = "Venewal -

diseases,

he

says, including syphiles, gonorrhoea, strictures and rheumation

are 23.28 per cent of all the cases admitted. number, however, does not include those

This

cases which have occurred in

patients

admitted under other more serious diseases,

am

and I feel sure that I am speaking within bounds, when I

say

that at least one

the

half of all the

cases admitted apply for

treatment of some form or other.

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"other of venenal,

chiefly gonorrhoea and stricture :" In the flag-ship Hastings,

in a cru

600 men,

of 600

100 cases occurred. Many of

upwards of 100

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the most active sailors of the squadron, who

contracted primary affections here last

Cocorde

of the

winter, were invalided in the summer and autumn, in consequence of

secondary symptoms having supervened. The other diseases enumerated require no special

notice.

Table N. 3 ._ Showing the number of policemen,

their wives and children actually sick in 1849, the No of deaths, and proportion of deaths to sickness.

of of Deaths

The No. of Police, &c sick. The No. of Total, spp. Total No Proportion Europeans.

Indians

61

109

Women and Chinese. Bilson sick dicken

矗

Deaths. Persons rick.

171 9

5.26 pc.

In this and the succceding table,

the fail guard are, this year as formerly included in the number of the policemen.

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