(131)
93. In 1876 the total expenditure for the maintenance of the lock-hospitals Was
Rs. 33,834; in 1877 it his been Rs. 32,328. The saving is due entirely to the
abolition of the Lucknow city hospital.
Of this total Rs. 32,328, Rs. 20,278 were paid from cantonment funds and
Rs. 12, 050 by Gover nment . By r ef er ence t o f or m No. I I i t may be seen t hat t he
hospitals at Cawnpore, Agra, Benares, Moradabad, Ránikhet, and Naini Tál were
s u p p o r t e d p r i n c i p a l l y f r o m G o v e r n m e n t f u n d s .
94. The points which call for the especial attention of Government in this , report
are:—
1st .—The advantage which has resulted to the soldiers at Cawnpore from placing
the city out of bounds (paras. 4 and 5).
2nd.—The necessity of insisting on the cantonment sub-committee taking action
in case of undue prevalence of disease. Precaution seems to have been neglected at
Agra. (para. 10).
3rd.—The insufficiency of the lock-hospital accommodation at Allahabad (para. 17).
4th.—The necessity of taking serious notice of the unexampled and presistent
disease prevalence at Benares (para. 24).
5th.—The probable advantage of locating the Moradabad lock-hospital within
cantonment limits (para. 30).
6 th.—The necessity of requiring from the military authorities a due consideration
for and proper protection of detective peons during the performance of their duties
(para. 33).
7th.—The advantage of including the site and precincts of the musketry camp
near Chakráta within the lock-hospital area (para. 46).
8th.—The necessity of providing accommodation for the resident native doctor
and servants of the Naini Tál hospital (para. 54).
9th.—The probable advantage of appointing a dhaie or matron to the Naini Tál
hospital (para. 54).
10th .—The good results obtained during the past year at Fyzabad and Lucknow
owing to the strenuous exertions of Dr. Evatt and Dr. Fairland, which merit the
favourable consideration of Government.
11th.— T h e a d v a n t a g e o f a d d i n g a c o l u m n t o t h e r e t u r n o f d i s e a s e s a m o n g s t t h e
registered women and soldiers, showing cases of local venereal ulcer separately from
cases of primary syphilis : an important necessity (para. 61).
12th .—The necessity of definitely etermining the question of the re-establishment
of the Lucknow city lock-hospital, which, as the artillery are to be removed to canton
ments, does not seem advisable.
13th .—The necessity of determining the question of making the Lucknow canton
ment lock-hospital a certified hospital under the Contagious Diseases Act (paras. 62 .
and 65).
14th .—The urgent necessity of determining the legality or otherwise of arrest
ing.for examination an unlicensed woman suspected of having caused disease to the
soldier. Upon the legality of such proceeding hinges in great measure the success of
the lock-hospital system (paras. 61, 66, and 79).
15th .—The very great advantage likely to result from requiring an account of the
cause of the undue prevalence of disease from commanding and medical officers at the
time of prevalence (para. 68).
16th. —The necessity of providing a residence for the native hospital assistant at
Fyzabad (paras. 70 and 73).
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