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to strength 29.72.

دامی

The

strength

of the Black Troops 286 per-contage :

of venereal admissions - 16, 43, to strength.

From the Report's published

annually by

since

1859

:compile

the

Army Med. Dep.

I have been able to

a return, which will show H. E. The Governor, at

glance, the relative prevalence of venereal diseases in South China

from 1859 to 1863 and in Chinae, North and South for 1864. (marked N2)

It is

saen

first, that European

relatively, than

Troops suffer more,

more, rela

Black Groops, the probable solution.

of

this is, that the latter have

usually

تیمی که می بینی

much higher proportion of

married, to single

It will also be seen that the

yours 1863 and 1864 show

improvement

Over

مربی

marked.

the is previous

but that in 1866 this

years, improvement has not been maintained in reference to the European class, and the per centage of admissions to strength among the Black Troops is the highest

on

record.

It is therefore clear that there

is ample scope for further Sunitary legislation

The Committee has already drawn this Excellency's attention to the necessity of a stringent .