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This indicates the large amount of disease which exists among the unregistered class
of prostitutes. Amongst the registered women there was less disease than in 1882,
but as regards syphilis the prevalence was equal in both years. The medical exami-
nations were effected twice in every week. The attendance has been generally good.
Amongst the soldiers there was very much less disease than in 1882, the admissions
to hospital having been 394, for comparison with 772 in 1882. Indeed, there was
much less disease in 1883 than is usual at Lucknow.
In 1883 disease was more prevalent amongst the artillery and cavalry than
amongst the infantry, but no reason can be given for this.
The men of all corps and drafts on arrival in the station are at once medically
inspected. Regimental police are instructed to prevent the entrance of unregistered
prostitutes to the lines, but owing to the extent of cantonments it is difficult to effect this.
The native police do all in their powerto prevent the consort of soldiers with unregistered
women, but they cannot interfere outside cantonments, and so do not effect much good.
The Medical Officer is of opinion that, until the Contagious Diseases Act is enforc-
ed. in the city and bazars, much reduction in the venereal prevalence should not be
expected.
During the year, owing to the prevalence of small-pox and for other reasons,
the city was placed out of bounds to the soldier for a longer period than usual, the
orders being more strictly carried out than usual. To this much of the decrease of
disease is attributable. And the Medical Officer would again suggest that the city
and all bazars out of cantonments should be permanently placed out of bounds. The
result, he believes, would be most favourable. He also suggests that the rule which
forbids entry to the canteen, to a soldier, for 14 days after his discharge from hospi-
tal cured of venereal disease, should be strictly enforced. For many of the admissions
to' hospital are due to relapses of gonorrhoea, brought on, probably, by drinking beer.
24. The Deputy Surgeon-General concurs in the report. He thinks the results
are very satisfactory—the urgent requirements now being, an increase to the number
of registered women, and the extension of the Contagious Diseases Act.
25. The Lieutenant-General Commanding quite concurs in the remarks of the
Deputy Surgeon-General.
26. The Deputy Commissioner concurs in the recommendation that the city
should be put out of bounds to the soldiers, who should be restricted to the north
side of the Mall and Hazratganj up to the Residency.
27. The Cantonment Magistrate records the opinion that the decrease of disease
prevalence in 1883 is attributable more to chance than system. The soldiers can
consort at pleasure with unregistered women on the further side of cantonment limits.
These women are always ready to meet the soldiers, and they ask less money for
intercourse than the registered women. So the soldiers seek their company, and
contracting disease from these unregistered persons, carry it to the registered women.
If the soldier cannot be punished for contracting disease from an unregistered woman,
then it is necessary to put the city and suburbs out of bounds, or to establish a
system of passes, and note the disease prevalence amongst the soldiers who possess
passes.
The cantonment funds are well off, and at a further reasonable cost, the lock
hospital rules could be enforced within the area extending to five miles beyond the
cantonment boundary, on all sides.
28. The Lock Hospital Sub-Committee concur generally with the Medical Officer in
thinking, that the city and suburbs should be put permanently out of bounds to the
soldier—and with the Cantonment Magistrate in thinking, that only soldiers on pass
should be allowed to visit those places.. But they do not think soldiers should be
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