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16.—MUTTRA.
73. During the year 1883, a monthly average of 32 women remained on the
register, against 26 in 1882.
The results of the management have been satisfactory. For the 10 years, 1874-83,
the ratios of admissions to hospital for venereal disease amongst the European garrison
have been, 190, 127, 132, 96, 223, 254, 378, 337, 218 and 226 per 1,000 of daily aver-
age strength.
74. The Medical Officer reports that the hospital accommodation is suitable and
in good order. No sub-committee is in existence at Muttra. Chiefly disease amongst
the soldiers was contracted from unregistered women, who lurk in the vicinity of
cantonments after dark, Three of these women were arrested and found extensively
diseased.
The registered women are inferior in physique and comeliness, and are therefore
not favourites with the men (an exact repetition of last year's remark). They were
examined twice in the month as a rule, but oftener when considered necessary, and
were very regular in attendance. A marked reduction of disease prevailed amongst
them in 1883, as compared with 1882.
The Medical Officer records the opinion that if, as a precaution against venereal
disease or the prevention of crime, women are to be entertained for the soldier's use,
care should be taken that only good-looking and desirable women are entertained.
The subject is unpleasant, but, as a necessary evil, the management should be
effective—and this it never will be, until the whole management, selection, control,
and medical treatment, is left entirely in the hands of the Medical Officer.
75. The Commissioner forwards the report, with the statement that it has not
been signed by the officer Commanding, and has been passed on by the Magistrate
without remark ; and the Commissioner summarises the results, quoting the necessary
f i g u r e s .
17.—CIIAKRÁTA.
76. During the year 1883, a monthly average of 20 women remained on the
register, against 31 in 1882.
The results of the management have been satisfactory. For the 10 years, 1874-
83, the ratios of admissions to hospital for venereal disease amongst the European
garrison have been, 59, 58, 112, 98, 162, 202, 64, 290, 367 and 218 per 1,000 of
daily average strength.
77. The Medical Officer reports that the lock hospital accommodation still re-
mains located in the centre of the sadr bazar—a most unsuitable site, as previously
pointed out in many reports. The landlord has improved the building, but still it
remains absolutely unsuited for the requirements of a lock hospital, which necessitate
the provision of an isolated building—a provision urgently recommended by the Medi-
cal Officer.
There has been marked improvement, in 1883, as regards venereal prevalence
amongst the soldiers at Chakráta—improvement which may be due—to the greater
vigilance of the police in preventing illicit prostitution, to the shorter time that the full
strength of the regiment has been quartered in the station, and to instructions in regard
to a greater cleanliness of the registered women.
The sub-committee assembled as often as possible. The majority of the women
newly registered during the year, accompanied the arriving regiment and departed with
it. The registered women were examined at least four times a month whilst the