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sickness and excessive occupation to furnish me with the results of his "ractice in the Seaman's Hospital for the past year, and his in intelligent remarks thereon._._. In theduchrew the principal Medical :fficer has on set kindly forwarded

at me the following.

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Comparative Statement of the

"health of the Troops serving in China " during the years 1850 and 1861-

Average Strength

1850

Curopeans obrekTrops Total._

7462 406 1153

-tuber ofsick treated 4,380

Deaths

1594

5947

143

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183.

1851.

Europeans BlackTroops. Total..

Average Strength

5771⁄2 3942 9711⁄2

tumber of Sick treated 3,673

9164589

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Fourteen of this wore Recruits landed on the 18th of June promibughound, the sony worst season of the year -

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"The prevailing diseases during the

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"year socre Intermittent and Remittent "Fevers. The most fatal chicase was "Dysentery. The decrease in the number of sick and particularly,

sickened in the mortality among the European Torps anary be ascribed to several "Потражу causes. First, probably the senson. ions less unhealthy: Attention was: poud to the free ventilation of the Barracks, and the walls were whitewashed in place of being washed a dirty slate colour-

"The floors of the Hospital have "been painted which renders the "constant washing of them, formerly practised unnecessary. The wallone likewise whitewashed frequently, and there is free ventilation throughout the whole building. The number of

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"beds in each ward has been reduced.