3. The weekly returns for venereal
diseases of the
European troops
were regularly received during the year
under report.
Weekly returns.
2. The number and character of the admissions, as compared with the
previous two years,
are shown in the
marginal
state-
Ment—a total of 679 against 429 Of
the last and 568 of the year before :—
Diseases.
1888.
1887.
1886.
Gonorrhœa
...
...
Primary Syphilis
...
303
226
237
Secondary Syphilis ...
274
176
208
Ulcer of Penis ...
...
70
27
45
Other diseases of venereal
10
...
78
origin
...
...
22
...
. . .
Total
...
679
429
568
2
Number and character
of admissions amongst
British troops.
Lock Hospital Sab-Coni-
mittee.
D.—The Lock Hospital Sub-Committee consists
Of
3 Commanding Officers of British Regiments
1 Senior Medical Officer,
1 Deputy Commissioner,
1 C i v i l S u r g e o n ,
1 District Superintendent of Police,
1 Cantonment Magistrate,
who would meet if there was any special matter to be brought to notice.
E. —The regimental police has strict orders to report and check illicit
prostitution in their own lines, and arrest all women prac-
tising illicit prostitution within four miles of cantonment
limits. All such women were brought to the Lock Hospital for examination, and
admitted into Hospital for treatmentif found diseased. If healthy they were dis-
posed of by the Cantonment Magistrate. The police cannot be very much
congratulated on the result of their vigilance during the period, as it appears
only two women were arrested and brought to the Lock Hospital before regis-
tration, &c., were stopped on account of the recent orders of 6th August
1888. The details of the registered women will be found in No. II. return.
F. —No woman was allowed to practise prostitution in the cantonment
without registration. There were 86 registered women on the 31st of December
1886 as against 64 in 1887, while on the 31st of August 1888 there were 63
on the register. On account of the order of 6th August 1888 no register was
kept from 1st September 1888.
Special measures to pre-
vent illicit prostitution.
Registration fees.
G.—As stated in the previous report no registration
fees have been levied in this cantonment.
R.—Rupees 38-8-0 were realized from 22 women for absenting themselves
from the periodical inspections ; and 19 women were
removed from the register for the same offence up to end
of August,. before the recent orders about contagious disease came into operation
in this cantonment.
I. — I examined all the prostitutes in Hospital twice a week, and all the
registered ones residing within, and four miles beyond, the
cantonment boundaries once a week, and admitted all the
cases requiring treatment. All the cases in Hospital and all menstruating
women have their tickets taken from them and are re-examined before the
tickets are returned tc.them. These precautions have diminished the prevalence
of disease amongst the soldiers. But on account of recent orders (of 6th August
1888), since September last no examinations were made as no women voluntarily
presented themselves for the purpose.
Diseases
1888.
1887.
1886.
Gonorrhœa
...
...
35
99
113
Primary Syphilis
...
51
13
25
Secondary Syphilis ...
1
...
3
Leucorrhœa
...
. . .
78
54
17
Other diseases ...
...
29
24
42
Total
. . .
194
190
200
Fines.
Periodical examination.
J.—Amongst the prostitutes there were in all 194 admissions during
the year against
190 of the previous
year and 200 of the
year before. The
marginal statement will show the ad-
missions from each disease as compared
with the previous two years.
2. In the first part of the year
the increased admissions were principally
Analysis of Admissions
and prevailing varieties
of disease amongst prosti-
tutes.