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7. The Major-General of the Division records the opinion that the annual report
for 1879 is very satisfactory, as showing a great diminution of disease, in comparison
with 1878.
The action of the Cantonment Magistrate, in offering special rewards, resulted
in the detection of a large number of diseased women, and thereby to a diminution
of disease amongst the soldiers. .
The Major-General commends the energy and zeal of the Cantonment Magistrate,
and the satisfactory performance of his lock hospital duties by the medical officer.
Also he notes the favourable report of the latter on the conduct of the Hospital As
sistant, Hira Lal.
8. To the file is appended a long letter from the Cantonment Magistrate under
date the 17th May, 1879, in which he points out to the Magistrate of the district the
success which attended the working of a temporary system of rewards. The reward
being only one rupee for each woman arrested and found diseased.
And the Cantonment Magistrate defends his action in this matter, shows the in
variable justness of his proceedings, and the justice meted out in his court. But at
the same time acknowledges that the indirect effects of the system cannot be stated.
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9. Dur i ng t he year 1879 a mont hl y aver age of 145 women r emai ned on t he
register against 161 in 1878.
10. The r esul t s of t he management have been unsat i sf act or y. The r at i os of
admissions to hospital amongst the European garrison for venereal disease, for the six
years 1871-79, have been 439, 266, 201, 212, 302, and 337 per 1,000 of strength res
pectively.
11. The Medi cal Of f i cer r epor t s t hat vener eal di sease pr evai l ed amongst t he t r oops
in greatest measure during the first six months of the year ; 197 cases having occurred
in those months, against 100 cases in the last six months of the year. All women
practising prostitution are registered, and now there are few unregistered prostitutes as
compared with the great many formerly existing about the station. Yet it is reported
that much of the disease of the year amongst the troops was caused by unlicensed
women prowling in nalas and fields. The attendance of the women for examination
has been very regular. A considerably increased amount of disease was discovered
amongst the women, as compared with the amount of disease in the previous year.
The type of this was as a rule mild, but some very virulent cases were discovered
amongst the city women.
The Dháis in the Regimental and Artillery bazaars neglected their duty, and for
that reason were frequently changed.
The medical officer thinks that although the results of the year's working are
unfavourable as compared with those of 1878, yet the prospect is encouraging, by
reason of the very considerable decrease of disease during the last quarters of the
past year. During the first quarter of 1879 as many as 123 cases were under
treatment, but in the last quarter of the year only 29 cases were treated, and in the
last week of the year only one new case occurred amongst the soldiers.
The causes of this improvement, as the year advanced, were:— 1 st, the withhold
ing by Commanding Officers of all indulgences to men who had contracted disease from
unlicensed women; 2 nd, the employment of men who had suffered from venereal.
disease for the detection of unlicensed women ; 3rd, the increased diligence of the
native police; 4th, frequent careful examination of the registered women.
12. The Cantonment Committee record the opinion that the number of registered.
women is very small for so large a city and sudder bazaar as Cawnpore, Although