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soldiers as compared with the two previous years is satisfactory. The committee
concur in the medical officer's remarks regarding the Sanitary Commissioner's reflec-
tions on the management in 1876.
51. The Magistrate records the opinion that but little good can be effected until
a small monthly allowance is given to a registered woman. Now only the scum of
the bazaars will volunteer for registration. At present registration is looked on as a
stigma. In regard to lock-hospital management at Benares great allowance must be
made for the peculiar condition of the cantonment immediately adjoining and over-
lapped by the bazaars of the most populous city in the province. It is next to impossi-
ble to prevent the access of soldiers to the city.
A reduction in the number of registered women will increase the soldier's tempta-
tion to, go into the city. The registration of a more attractive class of women would
have a good effect, and the Magistrate refers to a somewhat similar suggestion he made
in 1876.
52. The Commissioner notes that the average of disease amongst the British
troops at Benares in 1878 has been about double the ordinary average as given in the
Sanitary Commissioner's latest report. Yet the average of 1878 was only 33.3 per cent.
against 47 . 8 per cent. in 1877.
(9)—MORADABAD.
53. During the year 1878 a monthly average of 64 women remained on the
register against 57 in 1877.
The results of the management have been very unsatisfactory. For the five years,
1874-78, the ratios of cases of venereal disease amongst the European soldiers at Mo-
radabad have been 166, 162, 98, 115, and 374 per 1,000 of daily strength.
54. The Medical Officer reports that the lock-hospital, which is situated in the
city of Moradabad, should not be located there, but in cantonments, if good supervi-
sion is to be maintained over it. This opinion is recorded after three years' experience.
The medical officer notes a large increase of venereal disease amongst the soldiers.
The sub-committee assembled regularly. There are no special measures for the control
of prostitution at Moradabad, excepting that an unlicensed prostitute is liable to punish-
ment. The military police are charged with the surveillance of barracks and lines
and cantonments, but with doubtful results.
The registered women are divided into first and second class: first class supposed
to be for Europeans only; second class for natives. In practice there is no division
of classes. The women were examined three times a month, and were regular in their
attendance.
There was an increase of disease during the year amongst the women as compa-
red with 1877. Most of the cases were mild, but six cases of bad type were seen, all of
women who were unlicensed.
Amongst the men the type of disease was mild. Only in one case secondary dis-
ease appeared. The causes of increase of disease amongst the soldiers are—1st, care-
lessness of the soldiers as to the women they cohabited with; 2nd, the presence of
wretched coolie women straying about the cantonment, ready at all times to sell them-
selves for a trifle. The soldiers had intercourse with such women in the jungle and
on the edge of cantonments. At the same time venereal disease was very prevalent
-amongst the civil population of Moradabad city, attributable to results of famine and
destitution.
55. The Magistrate and Collector notes a marked increase of venereal disease
amongst the soldiers and civil population in 1878. He thinks the police should
have greater power to suppress prostitution by unregistered women. He has reason
to think that much of the disease amongst the troops is traceable to women who came
from Rampore for a day or two at a time.