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Amongst the registered women there was less disease in 1880 than in 1879.
For the improvement of the scheme the Medical Officer recommends improved
police arrangements for the check of illicit prostitution, an increase to the number of
registered women, and the establishment of a chukla.
13. The Cantonment Magistrate records the satisfaction of the Cantonment Com-
mittee at the comparatively favourable results recorded for 1880. To check the increase
of disease lately established, a special police force has been appointed for the arrest of
unlicensed offenders, the city has been placed out of bounds, and the soldiers restricted
to passage on the main roads near the Fort.
14. The Magistrate and Collector states that disease amongst the soldiers was
comparatively rare until a large detachment of young soldiers arrived from the front
with their pockets full of money. These men were about at all hours, not in the city,
but off the roads lying between the Fort and the barracks. These places were placed
out of bounds after the close of the year. The Magistrate thinks ordinary city pros-
titutes do not permit visits of soldiers.
The chamar and coolie women of villages neighbouring the city and canton-
ments are the source of the disease complained of.
The city registration has been increased. The register ought to have included
more names before, but the Assistant Magistrate was weak in accepting excuses.
The Military authorities should have communicated with the Magistrate when the city
registration was believed to be inefficient. A joint, continuous action of the Civil
and Military authorities is essential to success in this matter.
15. The Commissioner is of opinion that, having regard to the great increase of
disease at the end of the year, there is not much cause for the satisfaction expressed
by the Cantonment Committee, for it is clear that no definite check has been given
to the spread of venereal disease amongst the soldiers. As usual, the Medical Officer
thinks blame rests upon the Civil authorities on account of insufficient city registra-
tion, and the Magistrate thinks blame rests upon the Military authorities on account
of imperfect police arrangements. Without doubt a number greater than 25 of the
city prostitutes should be registered. Soldiers frequently visited the city before it
was put out of bounds, and it is pretty sure they know some of the women there.
These women should be registered.
The Commissioner thinks a young and inexperienced Civil Officer should not be
charged with the work of registration in the city. It would be better done by the
Cantonment Magistrate, subject to the control of the Magistrate of the district.
The Medical Officer's recommendation in regard to the registration of more
attractive women is worthy of consideration.
The Sub-Committee should assemble at stated intervals of time, and not only
when occasion seemed to require it.
4.—MEERUT.
16. During the year 1880 a monthly average of 112 women remained on the
register against 136 in 1879.
The results of the management have been satisfactory. The ratios of admissions
to hospital for venereal disease amongst the European garrison for the seven years
1874-80 have been 179, 159, 84, 144, 243, 183, and 149 per 1,000 of strength
respectively.
17. The Medical Office? reports that the lock hospital accommodation is in all
respects suitable. He notes that venereal disease, as a rule, is more prevalent in the
months of cold season than in the months of hot season and rains.
Of a total of 206 cases of disease, the locality of contraction was confessed to in
only 82. Of 68 women thus pointed out 38 were found diseased. The Cantonment
ra