5.The Magistrate of the District is of opinion that no effective supervision
can be maintained until a lock hospital of sufficient size is provided in the city.
This officer advises that all prostitutes should be registered and classified into—(1)
those who consort with rich natives only; (2) those who consort with the well-to-do
classes ; (3) those who consort with the poorer classes and with European soldiers.
The rules to be relaxed as regards the first and second classes, who might be punished,
for good cause shown, by degradation to the lowest class.
By this management of the whole body of prostitutes, their movements might be
checked and diseases more or less prevented. More rigid supervision will be required
of the police authority.
6.The Commissioner of the Division O f f e r s t h e f o l l o w i n g r e m a r k s . T h e
decrease in the number of prostitutes registered during 1881 is unsatisfactory, in
view of the acknowledged increase of unlicensed prostitution ; and special explana-
tion should have been given as regards the removal of 59 names and the fresh
registration of only 25. The management as regards the women was unsatisfactory.
With fewer names on the register, the average of women in hospital was greater in
1881 than in 1880. The absentees from weekly inspection were more numerous,
b e i n g 1 1 . 0 a s c o m p a r e d t o 4 . 0 p e r c e n t . l a s t y e a r .
The Commissioner concurs with the Cantonment Magistrate in thinking that
the registered women ought to be brought together, and condemns the smallness and
the bad situation of the existing lock hospital.
2.—CAWNPORE.
7.During the year 1881 a monthly average of 108 women remained on the
register, against 159 in 1880 and 171 in 1879.
The results of the management have been very satisfactory. For the eight years,
1874-81, the ratios of admissions to hospital for venereal disease amongst the Euro-
pean garrison have been 439, 266, 201, 212, 302, 337, 217, and 185 per 1,000 of
daily average strength.
8.The Medical Officer reports that accommodation for the lock hospital esta-
blishment was provided during the year, meeting a want long felt. The hospital
buildings require repairs, which are to be commenced quickly.
A large proportion of the cases of disease contracted by the soldiers resulted
from their intercourse with unregistered women lurking about the cantonments.
Over and over again, when several cases of disease have occurred during two or
three days amongst the soldiers, the Medical Officer has at once examined all
the registered women and found them all free from disease. As a rule, registered
women accused of causing infection have, upon examination, been found free from
disease.
The police have been vigilant during the year. In February, three women were
arrested for loitering as prostitutes in the neighbourhood of the barracks; upon
examination they were found badly diseased. Again, during January and February,
the police brought nine coolie women for examination, they were all found to be
suffering from syphilis of severe type. During the months in question a consider-
able number of soldiers were infected, by reason of intercourse with these women—
for, at the same time, the registered women were healthy.
The venereal returns have been received weekly from the senior Medical Officer.
The Lock Hospital Committee has assembled once in every month for the transac-
tion of business. The registered women were quiet, orderly, and obedient. The
women are in charge of two matrons or dhais, who examine them daily or every
second day, and have instructions to send every doubtful case for inspection at once
—a system which has worked well.