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MILITARY. LOCK HOSPITALS, MADRAS PRESIDENCY.
The women were examined and the diseased treated as long as the provisions of the
Contagious Disease Act were in force, but now there is no attendance of prostitutes at hospital
as it is not compulsory.
No dhaies were employed.
As long as there is police supervision and women made to attend hospital for examina-
tion, they come, but they do not present themselves as a rule voluntarily for treatment. In
September 5 women, and in October 2 were admitted; in November and December none
presented themselves.
Extracts from the Annual Medical Report of the Lock Hospital at Belgaum,
by Surgeon D. P. WARLIKER.
As the Sanitary Medical officer of the Cantonment and the Medical officer in charge of
the lock hospital were standing members of the Cantonment Committee and the latter used
to bring before the Committee all subjects and wants of the lock hospital, it was considered
unnecessary to appoint a Sub-Committee separately for the purpose of exercising special super-
vision over the rules.
Until the abolition of the Contagious Disease Act, the Military police had strict orders to
prevent women loitering about the lines after hours, and when women were detected carrying
on prostitution they were made amenable to the rules of the Contagious Disease Act. Now
no such measures are taken to control prostitution.
The women attended pretty regularly until the abolition of the Contagious Disease Act,
since then the number attending for examination has greatly diminished.
The services of the two detective dhaies were dispensed with immediately after the abolition
of the compulsory rules. Their performance of duties was most unsatisfactory.
I suggest that the Contagious Disease Act be again brought into force, without which
a lock hospital is of very little benefit. The average number of prostitutes who sought
voluntary examination in each month since the abolition of the Contagious Disease Act until
the 31st December 1888 was 5035. These numbers were decreasing gradually towards the
end of the year.
Extracts from the Annual Medical Report of the Lock Hospital at Kamptee, by
Surgeon T. H. CORKERY.
The Cantonment Sub-Committee met monthly during the period; the following officers
composed the Sub-Committee:—
The Dy. Surgeon-General. Nagpore Force. I
The Cantonment Magistrate, Kamptee.
The Medical officer in charge of the Lock
Hospital. Kamptee.
The following measures were taken for the control of prostitution and prevention of disease :
—(a) No women were employed for any purpose about the single men's barracks. (b) Women
found loitering about were handed over by the Regimental police to the Civil police. (c) Men
were prohibited from visiting the Grass-cutters' Lines, Royal Artillery, but it is believed that a
good many grass-cutter women practised prostitution. (d) European soldiers admitted to hos-
pital were asked to point the women from whom they contracted the diseases, when they did so,
the women were examined at the lock and almost invariably were found to be healthy. ( e)
The police were informed of the probable whereabouts of women, when soldiers stated that
they contracted their disease on the roads near the Rifle Butts, amp;c. (f ) M e n a r r i v i n g a t t h e
station were examined for venereal diseases, periodical examination of the unmarried European
soldiers were held at the station hospital for part of the year.
Registration and compulsory examination of prostitutes discontinued on 6th August 1888.
No registration fees levied.
There has been a great increase in the number of cases of primary syphilis in 1888,
viz., 9 against 2 in 1887, and there. has also been a great increase in the number of European
soldiers treated for primary syphilis in the station hospital.
One dhaie has been employed who examines the women at their own houses.
The compulsory examination and registration of prostitutes has ceased since 6th August.
Extracts from the Annual Medical Report of the Lock Hospital at Secunderabad, by
Surgeon-Major E. LEVINGE.
There has been no change in the hospital accommodation during the year except that a
new latrine with ten seats of Hoelwey's Patent and two bath enclosures with asphalt floor were
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