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have been affected with primary pools. and

Although it may appear that a discrepancy, Exists between the medical Officers on the cubject

there is really home.

There are mans and varions causes which

the.

delay and modify the appearance of constitutional tormes of Seyphilis in the Septten, those mentioned in the letters of Dr Gilborne

of

and Fingerford being among them.

The returns appended to the Correspondence give a total

total for six months of 42 cases of primares Esphilis, and 38 of Gonorrhola among the troops in Farrisin - this is a very large rumber of admissions in proportion to the Strength, the average strength for the period being, 1116, the percentage to strength being 7.16 and in visiw

of

Chère Jack

I cannot

persuade

persuade myself that the Contagions Distare Act can be working in a satisfactory manner.

I do not think that the term "mildish"

Can proper be applied in relation to.. bearful and so insidions a disrase, not wohl in _

Endeavouring to discriminate behoren the types or degrees of intensity of the malady; for it often happens that cases of it, which in the Earl, Stages right appear to be of a comparatively Mild nature, result Eventually in the wom..

forms of Recondary Drence.

But whether lic disease as contracted at Hongkong Should or should not usult in Derung Secondary Disease it's existence in any forme

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& Such an extent in indeed to

extent at

any

all- is so grave an wil that the aim in

my opinion should be not as muen

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