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forbidden. to go down the Mall road into the Residency, or into the Machi Bhawan; or
the Wingfield Park. Certainly they think the lock hospital rules should be enforced
for a certain distance outside the cantonment limits.
29. The Commissioner thinks that of the remedies, (1) to bring under the
operation of the Act a larger area—and (2) to place the city and suburbs out of
bounds and punish soldiers contracting disease from unregistered women—No. 2
is preferable, as easier and better.
6.—BAREILLY.
30. During the year 1883, a monthly average of 100 women remained on the
register, against 109 in 1882.
The results of the management have been fairly satisfactory. For the 10 years,
1874-83, the ratios of admission to hospital for venereal disease amongst the Euro-
pean garrison have been, 165, 140, 89, 142, 235, 338, 292, 175, 238 and 242 per
1,000 of daily average strength.
31. The Medical Officer reports that the hospital is a suitable building and has
been well kept during the year.
The Native Doctor, Karim Baksh, has given unqualified satisfaction during the
year. The matron has been attentive and reliable. The establishment generally effec-
tive. The sub-committee assembled once in every month for the transaction of
business. The returns of venereal prevalence amonge st the soldiers have been regu-
larly received. Amongst the women, there was less disease in 1883 than in 1882.
Of the registered women accused of causing disease, only one was found diseased
upon examination, and even in that case the contagious nature of the complaint dis
- c o v e r e d w a s d o u b t f u l .
Amongst the soldiers, the chief cause of disease was their intercourse with un-
registered women, met out-of-doors in the neighbourhood of cantonments. But this
cause was less prevalent than usual during the year of report, because the police
displayed more activity in arresting women offenders of this class. The registered
women were examined every other day.
The Medical Officer thinks the European soldiers and the registered women reap
great advantage from the existence of the lock hospital management. In almost
every instance of disease the soldier concerned has himself to blame, inasmuch as
he visited an unregistered woman, about whom he could know nothing, in preference
to a registered woman certified to be healthy. The soldiers accused the registered
women of causing disease, but careful examination resulted in showing only one
such woman to be diseased.
But every one, of several unregistered women arrested during the year, was
found diseased on medical examination. Registered women improve greatly in
general health and cleanliness, and of their own accord, frequently, give information
of the appearance of disease in their own persons, with a, view to its treatment and
cure.
32. The Magistrate of the district remarks that disease diminished this year
among the European garrison, and stands at a lower figure than it has been for the
last five years,—being under 165 .0 per 1,000 of daily average. (But the calculation has
been made upon the assumption that the 291 men of the 1st B. C. Rangers were
present for 365 days of the year, whereas really they were present only 40 days ;
and the 596 men of the 1st B. S. York Regiment were present only 322 days, not
365. The daily average European force at Bareilly in 1883 was 706; the admissions
to hospital, 171; the per 1,000 ratio is 242·2.)
The native police have assisted in detecting unlicensed prostitutes, yet no com-
plaints have been heard of ill-usage or illegal constraint.