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probably less virulent than before the. lock hospital system was introduced ; but the
prevalence increases in late years, and this may be due to conditions arising out of
the famine prevalence of 1877-78.
At Moradabad there is no Cantonment bazaar for prostitutes to live in, and there-
fore the soldiers visit the city whenever they like. Now, in a Cantonment bazaar
measures may be enforced to check the intercourse of soldiers and unregistered women;
but in a city no such measures can have force : there a soldier never knows the
class of woman he may consort with.
And the Medical Officer thinks better results might follow the establishment of a
Cantonment place of residence for the prostitutes who receive visits of soldiers.
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. T h e C o l o n e l C o m m a n d i n gt
h e R o h i l k h a n d D i s t r i c t s u g g e s t s t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t
of a Cantonment bazaar at Moradabad and the location of the Lock Hospital in Canton-
ment.
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. T h e C o l l e c t o r a n d M a g i s t r a t et
h i n k s t h e r e s u l t s a r e v e r y d i s c o u r a g i n g . h
fact he thinks it doubtful whether any special benefit to the health of the troops results
from the maintenance of the lock hospital. The type of the disease prevalent may
have been modified by the existence of lock hospitals, but, as far as soldiers are con-
cerned, its prevalence is unmitigated.
The registered women all live in the city, and as some time ago the city was
placed out of bounds to the soldier because of venereal prevalence, it resulted that the
services of the registered women were unavailable—a fact likely to induce the soldiers
to consort entirely with vagrant women. This was represented to the Commanding
Officer, but no modification of the order has been communicated to the Magistrate.
47. The Commissioner summarises the report. He notes that a greater average
than usual of disease occurred both amongst the registered women and the soldiers.
He thinks the results of the year's working most discouraging, and agrees with the
Magistrate in thinking the order placing the city out of bounds to the soldier ill con-
sidered. As a result the soldiers were driven to consort with low class coolie and
village women, amongst whom disease is always prevalent.
10.—SHÁHJÁHANPUR.
48. Duri ng t he year 1880 a mont hl y average of 47 women remai ned on t he
register against 45 in 1879.
The results of the management have been very unsatisfactory.
For the six years 1875-80 the ratios of admissions to hospital for venereal disease
amongst the European garrison have been 263, 224, 305, 333, 244 and 345 per
1,000 of daily average strength respectively.
49. The Medical Officer reports the hospital accommodation sufficient.
The large increase of venereal disease amogst the soldiers was caused by the
arrival of a detachment of the 40th Regiment from Benares. The men of this detach-
ment brought a large number of venereal cases with them : 21 such cases arrived
in January. And afterwards, when the headquarters of that regiment passed
through in March from Dum Dum, they left 30 cases at Sháhjahánpur. In October
and November a sudden increase of disease occurred which was traced to unregistered
women. The police arrested several of these unregistered women, who with few
exceptions were found badly diseased, and 16 were admitted to hospital for treatment.
Nearly all were suffering from venereal sores of the same character as those which
afflicted the soldiers.
The Sub-Committee assembled for the conduct of business once in every month
of the year. The registered women were examined weekly by the Medical Officer.
The women were also visited at uncertain times at their houses in the bazaar,
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