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the improper behaviour of soldiers in breaking out of barracks at night time to have
sexual intercourse with village and other women in the bazárs; the negligent perform-
ance of their duties by the police and regimental police.
The medical officer regrets the failure of progressive improvement as evidenced by
the facts of the past year, but is persuaded that this failure was due to exceptional
causes, and, above all, to the prevalent distress. The causes of failure were laid before
the cantonment sub-committee from time to time as they occurred.
The detective police are described as old men who cannot run, and consequently
can catch neither offending menor women. The regimental police are described as not
approving the rules, which are considered tyrannical by soldiers. The position of the
detective dhaie is described as hard, as she is threatened by soldiers and women, and
being little paid, has every incentive to take dasturi and neglect her duties.
The medical officer is satisfied that the prevalence of disease was due in greatest
measure to illicit prostitution, and not to the prevalence of disease amongst the regis-
tered women, who have been carefully examined and managed; but these women are
described as old, ugly, and scarred by disease.
Amongst the registered women 79 cases of syphilis and 53 cases of gonorrhœa
were discovered during the year. Amongst the European soldiers there occurred 36
cases of syphilis and 64 cases of gonorrhœa. This shows a want of correlation
between the diseases of the men and women.
The disease which occurred both amongst the men and women was mild in char-
acter. In all only three cases of secondary disease were recorded during the year.
14. The cantonment committee report that in the opinion of the senior medical
officer of the station true syphilis has been stamped out at Bareilly.
The committee are persuaded of the good effect of the lock-hospital medical
officer's exertions, and the major-general commanding desires to record the opinion
that it lies with the commanding officers of regiments to prevent unlicensed prosti-
tution by regimental arrangements. At the same time the committee are of opinion
that great assistance can be rendered by the native police.
15. The commissioner fully reviews the report. He is of opinion that the magis-
trate of the district, although a member of the sub-committee and approving its report,
should review the papers before submitting them.
The commissioner is of opinion that the hags now on the register should be turned
out of cantonments and a better class of women substituted. That if soldiers can
break out of barracks at night, as described by the medical officer, to cohabit with
unlicensed women, then the chances of checking venereal disease are small.
ALLAHABAD.
16. During the year 1877 a monthly average of 130 women remained on the
register against 125 in 1876. The results of the management have been satisfactory.
The ratios of venereal cases per 1,000 of the European garrison for the four years
1874-77 have been 290, 244, 177, and 185 respectively.
17. The medical officer reports that the lock-hospital accommodation at Allah-
abad is insufficient and unsuitable. This complaint has been recorded for some years
past, but nothing of remedy has yet been done.
The cases of disease seen amongst the women, although numerous, were not of a
serious nature. As a preventive measure women are admittted to hospital for slight
causes. The worst cases of disease were seen amongst unregistered women who plied
their trade on the roads leading to the barracks and in topes of trees in the vicinity
of cantonments. When arrested and examined these women were almost invariably
found to be diseased.
18. The file contains no remarks or review by the cantonment sub-committee,
the magistrate, or the commissioner.
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