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70. The Medical Officer reports that the hospital accommodation remained as
in 1881. But the hospital assistant is to reside at the Gurkha hospital, and his .former
quarters are to be given to the servants of the lock hospital as a place of residence.
The medical charge changed hands four times during the year. The hospital
assistant gives every satisfaction.
On arrival from the plains 16 soldiers were admitted into hospital with venereal
disease, and 68 cases were contracted at Naini Tal—a much greater number than
occurred in 1881. The diseased Soldiers almost i
nvariably charged the registered
women with causing their diseases. But in only four cases was a woman so pointed out
round diseased upon examination. One soldier allowed that he had contracted disease
from an unregistered woman. But, without doubt, the soldier's disease is contracted
generally from such women, who infest the villages, roads, khads, and bazaars of Naini
Tal. The police were especially charged to prevent this jungal form of prostitution,
and the result has been good so far. The two chaprasis formerly employed for this
purpose have been discharged for want of funds ; the result remains to be seen.
The women have been regular in their attendance for examination ; 66 cases of
disease were discovered amongst them, against 47 in 1881.
The Medical Officer thinks the management has done good, so far as the soldier is
concerned. He thinks it strange that the two chaprasis should have been discharged,
as they were useful to prevent unlicensed intercourse.
71. The Commissioner notes the unsatisfactory increase of disease amongst the
soldiers. He does not question that this increase arose out of intercouse with unregis-
tered women, and wishes to emphasize the fact—that lock hospital management
necessitates, as much the prevention of disease amongst the soldiers, as the treatment
of diseased registered women.
Of this double duty, the Military authorities deal mostly with the easier portion,.
of disease treatment, and rest satisfied to deal with the more difficult question, of
preventing the soldier's disease, by reiterated statements that it is contracted from
unregistered women. The Commissioner maintains that the detection and preven-
tion of illicit intercourse should be met by deterrent military discipline. If, by
reason of legal hindrance, a soldier cannot be punished for contracting disease, or a
Commanding Officer cannot keep his men away from diseased women, then a costly
lock hospital system is clearly useless.
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72. During the year 1882, a monthly average of 14 women remained on the
register against 15 in 1881.
The results of the management have been very satisfactory. For the nine years
1874-82, the ratios of admissions to hospital for venereal disease, amongst the Euro-
pean garrison, have been 112, 58, 185, 89, 188, 136., 133, 154, and 103 per 1,000 of
daily average strength.
73. The Medical Officer reports that the hospital enclosure has . been surrounded
by a stone-built wall during the year—a decided advantage.
The results for 1882 compare favourably with those of 1881. Moreover, of the
25 cases of gonorrhœa admitted to hospital, six were relapses. And of the six cases of
syphilis, one was a relapse.
In regard to the diseases which occurred, some were said by the soldiers to have
been contracted in the bazaars, some in the jungle, some in uncertain localities. Of
the cases contracted in the bazaars, four were proved by examination to have been
contracted from registered women. And other cases may have been contracted from
that source, but were not proved, the soldier having Probably picked out the wrong
woman.