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by the ŵlonial Surgeon that the disease is

of

the mildest type, as I find that the aorage Me of days the 40 cases of Sephilis (including those in which the disease was changed to

Inflammation of glands) were under treatment was 37.40 and that of the 36. Cases of "Gnoshaa" (including there also changed to Epididymitis ]) was 24.88,

With

ed to the small he of cases

regard

of "Secondary Syphilis " I would point out that all cases of Primary disease are ord admission touched with strong Metre Acid

which has I believe considerable effect in preventing the occurrence of Secondary Symptoms.

I have 10.

(Signed) R. Stungerford Surgeon Major in Charge

Elation Hrapital

"Meeance"

Ory.

Colonial Secretary to Acting Assistant Mililing Pecretary

ne 1300

Colonial Secretary's Office

Strugtunge. 2124 October 1879.

I dubs laid before in Excelleur. the

letter

of the 20th mixtant Enclizing

Governor your

Two reports, one from Deputy Surgeon Gilborne

the principal Army Medical officer here and the other from Surgeon Major Hungerford in Charge of the Military Hospital-

of

With reference to the important statement the Colonial Surgeon 8th Ayres on the dmall amount of Secondary Syphilis appearing in

Captain Carr

It ching Assistant Military. Derrtang

the