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ANNUAL REPORT ON THE
The Thayetmyo women are unanimous in the confession that natives of India and European
soldiers are by far their chief maintenance. There were 19 prostitutes remaining on the
register in the beginning of the year, 34 were added, and the names of 30 were struck off during
the year (women's names are now struck off after a continued absence of two months). In the
year 1876 the corresponding numbers were 18 remaining, 16 added, and 15 struck off.
On the 31st December 1877 there were 23 women on the list, and one the same date of
the preceding year this number was 19.
Registered prostitutes carrying on their business are subjected to a fee of 1 Rupee each
per mensem. When in hospital, or from other causes incapacitated from acquiring resources, no
demand on them is made. Rupees 219 have been received this year in registration fees. The
attendance at the periodical examinations has been satisfactorily regular. The average number
absent on each occasion was 2.7, or 10 per cent. of average number on the list.
Venereal disease has been much less prevalent amongst the prostitutes during the past year
than it was in 1876
.
In 1877 the cases admitted were—
Primary syphilis
..
. . . . . . . . ... .,. . . . ...
5
Secondary do.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Gonorrhœa
...
...
...
. ... ... ...
..
32
Other venereal diseases
...
...
...
....
...
...
...
12
Total ...
50
while the corresponding numbers for the preceding year were—
Primary syphilis
...
...
...
...
. . ... ... ...
16
Secondary do.... .. . ... ,... .,. ...
. . .
Gonorrhœa... ... . . . . .
31
Other venereal diseases
...
...
...
...
...
. .
20
Total ...
6 7
But little relation between the disease among the troops and the registered women can be
traced, because the soldiers brought much of their venereal to Thayetmyo with them, and
contracted not a little clandestinely.
Table for comparing the relative prevalence of Venereal Disease among the Troops in Garrison, Civil,
Pauper and Criminal Population (as shown by the Dispensary and jail Returns) and
Registered Prostitutes.
1875.
1876.
1877.
Nature of Disease.
T r o o p s , A v e r a g e N u m b e r 6 4 7 .
J a i l a n d D i s p e n s a r y , T o t a l S i c k 2 , 8 2 2 .
P r o s t i t u t e s o n R e g i s - t e r 1 8 . 2 .
T r o o p s , A v e r a g e N u m b e r 5 9 3 .
J a i l a n d D i s p e n s a r y , T o t a l S i c k 2 , 8 3 0 .
P r o s t i t u t e s o n R e g i s - t e r 2 4 . 2 .
T r o o p s , A v e r a g e n u m b e r 5 5 9 .
j a i l a n d D i s p e n s a r y , T o t a l S i c k 2 , 7 4 3 .
P r o s t i t u t e s o n R e g i s - t e r 2 4 . 9 .
Gonorrhœa
...
...
15
19
30
37
21
31
35
11
32
Syphilis, primary
...
16
13
25
18
. . .
16
24
5 5
Do.
secondary
...
3
31
1
18
30
. . .
3
29
1
Other venereal diseases ...
8
15
14
3
30
20
2
13
12
Total ...
42
7 8 70
76
81
67
64
58
50
Nothing approaching virulence has been observed in the maladies which have been under
treatment, and what is still further pleasing is the marked diminution of that evil complaint
primary syphilis.
The work of discovering any illicit cohabitation rests entirely with the Town Police, and
that they have this year reported an unusually large number of prostitutes who were concealing
their calling, shows that they have not been inactive. No dhaies are employed.
I have already remarked on my surprise on the comparative infrequency of the registra
-tion of those Madrassee women, who have been publicly known to prostitute themselves, and I