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No. 193, dated 30th January 1888.
From—Colonel F. M. BIRCH, Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepore,
To —The Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Punjab.
WITH reference to paragraph 5 of Government, Punjab's letter No. 337,
dated 4th July 1887, to you, I have the honor to forward direct to your office the
Ferozepore Lock Hospital Report and Returns for the year 1887, and to state
that, in accordance with directions contained in Commissioner and Superinten-
dent, Jullundur Division's letter No. 2701, dated 29th September 1887, I deput-
ed Khán. Bahádur Dín Muhammad, Extra Assistant Commissioner, to revise
the list of prostitutes in the city of. Ferozepore. This he has done, making out a
careful list of all women suspected of practising prostitution in the city. A copy
of this list has been made over to the Police to chalan any of the women if
they should be found to practise prostitution, who will at once be compelled to
take out a license and be brought on to the regular list and be compelled to
attend the fortnightly inspections at the Lock Hospital.
Remarks by the Cantonment Committee on the Annual Report on Ferozepore
Look Hospital for 1887, dated .Ferozepore, 24th January 1888.
WITH reference to the accompanying Report from the Officer in Medical
charge of the Lock Hospital, the Committee has to make the following
remarks :-
2. (D).—The Lock Hospital Sub-Committee was appointed monthly ac-
cording to Regulations, and consists of—
District Magistrate, President.
An Officer of B. I.,
A Medical Officer,
Members.
District Superintendent of Police,
Cantonment Magistrate and Secretary.
The Magistrate of the District attended three, but the District Superinten-
dent of Police attended all the meetings.
3. (G).—No such fees levied.
4. (H).—The working of the Lock Hospital Act as regards the city is
under the Civil authorities.
5. (L).—The arrangements for the examination of city prostitutes have
been improved since last report.
ANNUAL REPORT OF FEROZEPORE LOCK HOSPITAL FOR THIS YEAR 1887.
A.—Contains two wards. There are well-ventilated, airy verandahs on
both sides.
It is situated in the centre of Cantonments and is in every respect
suitable.
There have been no changes in the accommodation during the year.
B.—Surgeon-Major Griffiths, Indian Medical Staff, to July 4th, 1887
Surgeon Morris, Indian Medical Staff, July 4th to August 22nd ; Surgeon
W. R. Crooke, Medical Staff, August 22nd to December 31st.
C.—Extract of venereal diseases 1883 to 1887:—
YEARS.
Average-
strength.
Admissions
into Hos-
pitals for
venereal
disease.
Rates of
admission
per mille
of
strength
REMARKS.
—
1883
. . .
. . .
...
1,030
122
118.45
1884
...
. . .
...
1,100
170
154.54
1885
. . .
. . .
. . .
832
128
153.85
1886
...
. . .
. . .
814
314
385.75
1887
...
. . .
...
1,020
373
365.69
( 2 )
The weekly returns have been regularly received.
D. —Please see Cantonment Committee's Report.
E. —All registered women are provided with tickets, on which the various
dates of examination are entered.
The rule is that if a man becomes infected he is directed to point out the
woman. The latter is then taken to the Lock Hospital and examined. If found
to be diseased she is detained till cured.
All unlicensed prostitutes are prevented from frequenting the neighbour-
hood of the barracks.
F.—There have been 14 admissions for secondary syphilis amongst
British troops.
The area embraced is 5,251 acres and includes the Sadr Bazár, British
Infantry and Royal Artillery Bazárs and native city.
The number of women on register for 1884 was 49 ; for 1885 was 45 ;
* Registered during the year, 41. for 1886, 48 ; and for 1887, 60.*
G.—Please see Cantonment Committee's Report.
H
.—The women have been inspected fortnightly by the Medical Officer
in charge. They have been fairly regular in their attendance. Ninety-seven
women were reported during the year for absence, concealing disease, and dirty
clothes.
The amount of fines inflicted under Cantonment Rules was Rs. 89.
I—The City and Cantonment women are examined at the Lock Hospital.
There are only 7 women on the register from the city. I am informed
that there are a very large number of women living within the city unregistered
and who openly practise prostitution. The city is only a short distance from the
Fort, where a Battery of Artillery and a Detachment of British Infantry are
located, and in all probability these women are a source of disease to the soldiers.
The matter has been represented to the Commissioner of the District
with a view to steps being taken, but as yet with no result.
The city women are very irregular in their attendance and reports for
absence are made monthly.
J .—Disease amongst the women has decreased in virulence. There has
been no case of secondary syphilis during the year.
K .—The Infantry, Sadr and Artillery Bazárs are not provided with
Dháís, and no doubt they would be an advantage.
L .—I strongly recommend that efforts should be made to have all the
city prostitutes registered ; that they should all live in a special quarter of the
city, and a Dháí be appointed ; that they should be compelled to attend the
Lock Hospital regularly.
The increase in venereal disease I can only attribute to the above and to
the well-known fact that soldiers go outside Cantonments and visit women
in the neighbouring villages.
FEROZEPORE
The 23rd January 1888.
W. R. CROOKE, M.D., M.S., STAFF SURGEON,
In Medical charge, Lock Hospital.
FEROZEPORE :
The 23rd January 1888.
DUDLEY E. GOULDSBURY, MAJOR,
Secretary, Cantonment Committee.
W. R. CROOKE, M.D., SURGEON M.S .,
Officer in Charge of Lock Hospital.
Annual Statement No. I of the Lock Hospital at Ferozepore for the year 1887.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Local Govern-
ment or Admin-
istration.
Date on which
Lock Hospital
was established.
Act under which
the Rules are
in force.
Area over which
the Rules are
in force.
Estimated native
population.
Detail of monthly pay of Establishment.
Whether a first
or second class
Hospital.
.
R E M A R K S .
P u n j a b G o v e r n m e n t .
1 s t J a n u a r y 1 8 6 7
.
A c t N o . I I I o f 1 8 8 0 .
I n c a n t o n m e n t a n d t o a r a d i u s o f f o u r m i l e s r o u n d i t .
1 7 , 0 9 1 .
Rs.
F i r s t c l a s s H o s p i t a l .
Medical Officer
...
. . . 50
Senior Hospital Assistant ...
. . . 10
Matron
...
. . .
10
Cook
...
. . .
4
Bhisti
...
. . . 5
Sweeper
...
. . .
4
Female sweeper
...
. . .
3
Total
... 86
(3)
FEROZEPORE :
The 23rd January 1888.
W. R. CROOKE, M.D., SURGEON, M.S.,
Officer in Medical Charge of Lock Hospital.
Annual Statement No. II of the Look Hospital at Ferozepore for the year 1887.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
NUMBER OF REGISTERED PROSTITUTES.
Average number
of prostitutes
on the Regis-
ter in each
month and
for the
year.
Average number
of prostitutes
attending the
periodical
examina-
tion.
Number reported
to antonment
Magistrate or
other Civil
authority
for non-
attend-
ance.
Number of prosti-
tutee found dis-
eased at the pe
g
riodical exami-
nations and
detained for
treatment.
RECORD OF DISEASES.
Average number
of prostitutes in
Hospital for
each month
and for the
year.
Diseases.
* R e m a i n e d .
A d m i t t e d .
T o t a l .
D i s c h a r g e d .
Di ed.
R e m a i n i n g .
T o t a l .
Number remaining on the Register
at end of the last year ...
...
48
January
51.5 January
41.0 January
15 January
10 Gonorrhœa
...
18 18 18 ... ...
1 8 January
6.54
February
52.0 February 44.5 February
4 February
4 Syphilis, pri-
February
7.80
Number added to the Register during
the year ...
...
...
. . . 41
March
54.0 March
42.0 March
9 March
4 mary
. . .
1
4
5
5 ... ...
5 March
4.30
April
55.0 April
46.5 April
2 April ...
8 Syphilis,
se-
April
5 . 6 0
Total
. . . 89
May
57.5 May
44.5 May
4 May
...
9 condary
... ... ...
. . .
... ... ...
. . .
May
...
7 . 1 9
June
56.5 June
39.0 June
5 J une
5 Leucorrhœa ... ...
36 36 35 . . .
1 36 June
9 . 3 0
Number who removed their names
from the Register, died, or ab-
sconded during the year-
Cantonment prostitutes
...
18
July
57.0 July
37.0 July
3 July
1 2 Ulceros
...
1 14 15 15 ...
. . .
15 July
1 1 . 2 2
August
58.0 August
47.5 August
1 0
A u g u s t
5
M e t r i t i s . . .
. . . 6
6
6 ... ...
6 August
7 . 5 0
September 60.0 September 47.5 September
1 8 September
9 Abrasion of skin ...
8
8
8 ... ...
8 September
9 . 7 0
October
64.5 October
49.0 October
14
O c t o b e r
2
A b s c e s s . . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
1
O c t o b e r
5 . 4 0
November 69.0 November 56.0 November
10 November
10
November
5.30
City
do.
...
11 December 64.5 December 56.0 December
3 December
9
December
6.29
Total
...
29
Number remaining on 31st Decem-
ber 1887...
...
. . .
60 Average for
the year... 58.2
Average for
theyear... 45.8
Total for the
year ...
97
Total for the
year ...
87
Total for the
year
. . .
2 87 89 88 ...
1 89
Average for
the year...
.
7.18
* Inspections for the examination of all registered prostitutes were held every fortnight.
(4)
FEROZEPORE :
The 23rd January 1888.
DUDLEY E. GOULDSBURY, MAJOR,
Secretary, Cantonment Committee,
W. R. CROOKE, M.D., SURGEON M.S.,
Officer in Medical charge, Lock Hospital.
Annual Statement No. III of the Lock Hospital at Ferozepore for the year 1887.
1
2
3
4
5
MONTHS.
RECEIPTS.
EXPENDITURE.
HOW PAID.
REMARKS.
Registra-
tion fees
from pros-
titutes.
Fines levi-
ed under
the rules.
Total
receipts.
Pay of
Medical
Officer.
Pay of
Establish-
ment.
All other
expenses.
Total
expenses.
By Gov-
ernment.
From Can-
tonment
Funds.
Other
sources.
Total.
Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P.
January
...
. . . 8 0 0
8 0 0 50 0 0 36 0 0 36 5 3
122 5 3
. . .
122 5 3
. . .
122 5 3
February
...
. . . 1 8 0
1 8 0 50 0 0 36 0 0 37 1 0
123 1 0
. . .
123 1 0
. . .
123 1 0
March
...
. . . 19 0 0 19 0 0 50 0 0 36 0 0 23 1 0
109 1 0
. . .
109 1 0
. . .
109 1 0
April
...
. . . 4 8 0
4 8 0 50 0 0 36 0 0 23 6 6
109 6 6
. . .
109 6 6
. . .
109 6 6
May
...
. . . 7 0 0
7 0 0 50 0 0 36 0 0 32 6 0
118 6 0
. . .
118 6 0
. . .
118 6 0
June
...
. . . 1 8 0
1 8 0 50 0 0 36 0 0 38 4 0
124 4 0
. . .
124 4 0
. . .
124 4 0
July
...
. . . 25 8 0 25 8 0 50 0 0 36 0 0 46 9 9
132 9 9
. . .
132 9 9
. . .
132 9 9
August
. . .
. . . 1 0 0
1 0 0 50 0 0 36 0 0 34 3 6
120 3 6
. . .
120 3 6
. . .
120 3 6
September ...
. . . 1 8 0
1 8 0 50 0 0 36 0 0 39 9 6
125 9 6
. . .
125 9 6
...
125 9 6
October
...
. . .10
8 0 10 8 0 50 0 0 36 0 0 23 4 0
109 4 0
. . .
109 4 0
. . .
109 4 0
November ...
. . .
8 0 0
8 0 0 50 0 0 36 0 0 24 7 9
110 7 9
. . .
110 7 9
. . .
110 7 9
December
...
. . . 1 0 0
1 0 0 50 0 0 36 0 0 37 3 0
123 3 0
. . .
123 3 0
. . .
123 3 0
Total
...
. . .
89 0 0 89
0
0 600
0
0 432 0 0 395 13 3 1,427 13 3
...
1,427 13 3
...
1,427 13 3
(5)
Punjab Government Press, Lahore.—26-11-88-40.
Proper irrigation apparatus with vaginal tubes should provided for
the women : they should be given these to use at home, and antiseptic washer
should also be given them, while they should be induced to make a practice of
washing directly after connection and to provide soap and water for their cus-
tomers to do the same. In this connection cleanliness is indeed next to god-
l i n e s s
MEEAN MEER : SHIRLEY DEAKIN,
The 28 th March 1888.
Surgeon-Major, I.M.S.
Remarks by Magistrate in charge of Lock Hospital arrangements, Lahore.
OF the number of city women shown as absent the names of several
were reported in successive lists owing to the examination being held weekly
and it not being possible to ascertain definitely whether the women had gone
away or were in hiding, and until this was satisfactorily established, their names
were not struck off: 18 women were punished for being absent from Lock Hos-
pital examinations, 17 by fines aggregating Rs. 66 and 1 by imprisonment
;
six were punished by fines aggregating Rs. 43 for practising without having
themselves registered.
Countersigned.
J. A. ROBINSON,
W. O. CLARK,
Magistrate in charge, Lock Hospital Register,
Deputy Commissioner. Lahore.
PERUSED by the General Officer Commanding, who considers the report
is in favor of maintenance of Lock Hospitals.
By order,
C. E. H. CONNELL, LIEUT.,
Secretary, Cantonment Committee .
Annual Statement No. I. of the Lock Hospital at Meean Meer for the year 1887.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t o r A d m i n i s t r a - t i o n .
D a t e o n w h i c h L o c k H o s p i t a l w a s e s t a b l i s h e d .
Act under whi ch
t he r ul e s a r e i n f or c e .
Ar ea over whi ch
t he r ul e s a r e i n f or c e .
Es t i ma t e d na t i ve
p o p u l a t i o n w i t h - i n t h i s a r e a .
D e t a i l s o f m o n t h l y p a y o f E s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W h e t h e r a f i r s t o r s e c o n d C l a s s H o s p i t a l .
REMARKS.
P u n j a b G o v e r n m e n t .
1 s t Ma r c h 1 8 8 7 .
A c t I I I o f 1 8 8 0 .
6 m i l e s .
C a n t o n m e n t p o p u l a t i o n i s 1 6 , 5 5 3 . C a n n o t t e l l f o r a l l t h e a r e a .
Rs.
F i r s t C l a s s .
Medical Officer
100
Native Doctor
10
Matron
15
Do., R. A. Bazar
8
Bhisti
5
Cook
5
Chowkidar
5
Sweeper, female
5
Do. male
4
Total monthly cost of Establishment 157
( 4 )
MEEAN MEER :
The 28th March 1887.
C. E. H. CONNELL, LIEUT.,
Secretary, Cantonment Committee.
SHIRLEY DEAKIN, SURGEON–MAJOR, I.M.S.,
Medical Officer in charge of Lock Hospital.
Annual Statement No. II. of the Look Hospital at Meean Meer for the year 1887.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
NUMBER OF REGISTERED PROSTITUTES.
Average number of
prostitutes on
the ; register
in each month
and for the
year.
Average number of
prostitutes at-
t e n d n g t h e p e r i o d i c a l e x a m i -
nations.
Number reported to
Cantonment Ma-
gistrate or other
Civil au-
t h o r i t y f o r
non-attend-
ance.
Number
of prosti-tutes found diseased at
the periodical
examinations
and detained for
treatment.
RECORD OF DISEASES.
Average number of
prostitutes in hos-
pital for each
month and the
year.
DISEASES.
R e ma i n e d .
Ad mi t t e d .
T o t a l .
D i s c h a r g e d .
D i e d .
R e m a i n i n g .
Total.
Number remaining on the regis-
ter at the end of last year
...
January
...
January
...
January
...
January
...
G o n o r r h œ a
... 82 82 78 ... 4 82 January
...
February
...
February
... February
... February
...
Syphilis, Primary
... 108 108 99 ... 9 108 February
...
March
85 March
85 March
... March
36
„
Secondary ... ... ... ... ... ... ... March
1 8 . 3 9
April
104 April
101 April
117 April
49 Leucorrhœa
... 48 48 43 ...
5 48 April
3 3 . 6 0
Number added to the register
during the year 1887
289
May
174 May
97 May
177 May
18 Ulcer of os
... 33 33 27 ...
6 33 May
2 1 . 9 2
June
180 June
104 June
190 June
13 Menstruation
...
6
6
6 . . .
. . . 6 June
1 4 . 7 4
July
131 July
100 July
19 July
10 Abrasion
... 2 2 ...
. . . 2 2 July
1 7 . 6 7
Total
289 August
123 August
112 August
10 August
53
August
26.13
Number who removed their names
from the register, died, or
absconded during the year 1887 113
September
125 September
87 September
3 September
24
September
26.93
October
148 October
104 October
6 October
34
October
21.97
Number remaining on 31st De-
cember 1887
176
November
139 November
114 November
25 November
18
November
17.59
December
166 December
110 December
26 December
24
December
26.29
Total
289
Average for
the year 114.58
Average for
the year
84.5
Total for the
y ear
573
Total for the
y e a r
279
Total
... 279 279 253 ... 26 279
Average for
the year
1 8 . 7 7
Note.—Inspections for the examination of all registered prostitutes were held regularly every fortnight.
MEEAN MEER :
The 28th March 1887.
C. E. H. CONNELL, LIEUT.,
Secretary, Cantonment Committee.
SHIRLEY DEAKIN, SURGEON-MAJOR, I.M.S.,
Medical Officer in Charge of Lock Hospital.
Annual Statement No. III. of the Lock Hospital at Mean .Meer for thse year 1887.
1
2
3
4
5
RECEIPTS.
EXPENDITURE.
How PAID.
MONTHS.
Registra-
tion fees
from prosti-
f
tutes.
Fine
levied
under the
rules.
Total
receipts.
Pay
Medical
Officer.
pay of es t abl i s h-
meat.
All other
expenses.
Total
expendi-
ture.
By Govern-
ment
From Canton-
meat Fund.
Other
sources.
Total.
REMARKS.
Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P.
Rs. A.
—
P. Rs. A.. P.
Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P.
RS. A. P.
January
N o t l e v i e d , a b l i s h e d b y Q u a r t e r m a s t e r - G e n e r a l ' s N o . 8 0 , d a t e d 3 0 t h S e p - t e m b e r 1 8 7 3 .
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
February
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
March
100 0 0 57 0 0
281 15 6
438 15 6
. . .
438 15 6
...
438 15 6
April
100 0 0 57 0 0
277 1 3
434 1 3
. . .
434 1 3
. . .
434 1 3
May
100 0 0 57 0 0
151 4 6
308 4 6
. . .
308 4 6
. . .
308 4 6
June
* 9 3 0 0
93 0 0
100 0 0 57 0 0
119 5 11
276 5 11
. . .
276 5 11
. . .
276 5 11
( 6 )
July
100 0 0 57 0 0
178 12 1
335 12 1
. . .
335 12 1
. . .
335
1 2 1
August
100 0 0 57 0 0
195 9 0
352 9 0
. . .
352 9 0
. . .
352 9 0
September
100 0 0 57 0 0
191 5 6
348 5 6
. . .
348 5 6
...
348 5 6
October
100 0 0 57 0 0
163 1 0
320 1 0
. . .
320 1 0
. . .
320 1 0
November
100 0 0 57 0 0
126 3 3
283 3 3
. . .
283 3 3
. . .
283 3 3
December
100 0 0 57 0 0
185 7 3
342 7 3
. . .
342 7 3
. . .
342 7 3
Total
...
93 0 0 93 0 0 1,000 0 0 570 0 0 1,870 1 3 3,440 1 3
...
3,440 1 3
. . .
3,440 1 3
MEEAN MEER
The 28th March 1887.
* No information available as to the months in which fines were inflicted,
C. E. H. CONNELL, LIEUT.,
Secretary, Cantonment Committee.
Punjab Government Press, Lahore—-27-11-88—40.
SHIRLEY DEAKIN, SURGEON-MAJOR, I.M.S.,
Medical Officer in Charge of Lock Hospital.
MOOLTAN CANTONMENT:
The 21st January 1888.
A. RENNICK, MAJOR,
Secretary, Cantonment Committee.
No. 133, dated 27th January 1888.
From—Major J. B. HUTCHINSON, Deputy Commissioner, Mooltan,
To—The Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Punjab.
I HAVE the honor to forward the Lock Hospital Report for 1887. The
report shows a considerable improvement on last year, though the admissions of
soldiers suffering are still higher than they should be. The Medical Officer,
however, explains that a very large number of the cases were clearly not con-
tracted in Mooltan or the neighbourhood, and that what disease there is at
Mooltan is of a very mild kind. The Police have clone what they could during
the past year to help the Military authorities in the way of stopping illicit
prostitution.
Remarks of the Cantonment Committee.
THERE is an improvement on last year in the matter of admissions, but
still it is unsatisfactory.
The neighbourhood of a large city like Mooltan must always be a great
difficulty in the prevention of venereal disease, and it is feared that a very large
proportion of the admissions are due to illicit prostitution in that quarter.
Civil and Military authorities used their utmost diligence to prevent it, with
only partial success.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MOOLTAN LOCK HOSPITAL FOR THE YEAR 1887.
A.—There has been no change in the hospital accommodation during the
year. The hospital consists of five blocks built of sun-dried brick arranged on
three sides of a square, the fourth side being occupied by the quarters of the
Hospital Assistant and the cook-house. Of the five blocks above mentioned, one
contains the dispensary and office and the examination room, the remaining
four, twenty rooms, for the accommodation of the women.
As a general rule two women occupy one room, as they object to living by
themselves.
The accommodation is in every way suitable and sufficient.
B.—Surgeon G. H. Peevor, 25th Punjab Infantry, was in medical
charge from January 1st to October 30th, and Surgeon R. E. Genge, M. S.,
from October 31st to the end of the year.
C.—The amount of venereal disease among the European troops in
garrison has been very considerable. The average strength of the troops
during the year was 915, and the total number of admissions into hospital for
venereal disease was 311, or 339.89 per thousand of strength. The following
table shows the admissions into the Station and Lock Hospitals during each
month of the year.
1887.
STATION HOSPITAL.
LOCK HOSPITAL.
MONTH.
G o n o r r h œ a .
P r i m a r y S y p h i l i s .
G o n o r r h œ a .
S y p h i l i s (
a)
P r i m a r y .
S y p h i l i s , (
b
) S e c o n d a r y .
U l c e r ( V e n e r e a l )
L e u c o r h o œ a .
A b r a s i o n .
A b s c e s s ( L a b i a l )
M e a s l e s .
REMARKS.
January
...
...
...
15
20
31
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Venereal ulcer is used to ex-
press those cases in which the
disease was of a purely local
character not giving rise to con-
stitutional symptoms, and corre-
sponds to the term " ulcer
penis" in the male.
February
...
...
...
7
11
22
8
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
March
...
...
...
21
14
4
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
April
...
...
...
14
10
4
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
May
...
...
...
10
3
2
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
June
...
...
...
11
3
5
2
. . .
. . .
...
2
. . .
. . .
July
...
...
...
18
2
3
. . .
...
...
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
August
...
...
...
8
6
7
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
6
. . .
.
.
.
September
...
...
...
9
2
2
1
. . .
...
. . .
4
. . .
. . .
October
...
...
...
30
30
8
8
. . .
... ...
1
. . .
. . .
November
...
...
...
12
11
19
2
. . .
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
December
...
...
33
11
11
2
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Total
. . .
188
123
118
49
1
17
9
15
1
1
•
(2)
( 3 )
The next table shows the average strength of the troops, the number of
admissions into hospital, and the ratio of admissions per thousand of strength
during the previous four years :—
Y E A R.
Average s t r e n g t h .
ADMISSIONS.
Admissions per
thousand of
strength.
Primary
Syphilis.
Gonorrhœa.
1883 ...
.... ..
985
121
112
236.54
1884 ...
...
...
990
126
151
279.79
1885 ...
...
...
840.09
67
148
255.92
1886 ...
...
701
173
126
426.53
1887 ...
...
...
915
123
188
339.89
The number of admissions per thousand of strength, though much lower than
last year, is still considerably above that of previous years. The return for
" primary syphilis " includes the disease now shewn in the nomenclature of
diseases as " 606 ulcer penis," the disease being of a venereal origin, though only
local in its effect. A considerable proportion of the venereal disease among the
men of the garrison was not contracted in Mooltan, but I am unable to give
the exact numbers. Of parties from England and Dalhousie at the end of the
hot weather no less than 20 per cent. were immediately admitted to hos-
pital for venereal disease on arrival in cantonments.
The weekly return of venereal diseases among European troops has been
received, through the Cantonment Magistrate's office, with the utmost regularity.
D.
—A Cantonment Sub-Committee has existed throughout the whole
year, and has met regularly every month. It is composed of the following
officers :
The Officer Commanding the European Infantry.
The Officer Commanding the Royal Artillery.
The Deputy Commissioner.
The District Superintendent of Police with the Senior Medical Officer
and the Medical Officer in charge, Lock Hospital, attending.
E.—Only those women who have duly registered their names in the office
of the Cantonment Magistrate are permitted to practise prostitution.
The Cantonment and Regimental Police take steps to prevent unlicensed
prostitution within Cantonment limits. There is, however, no doubt that a con-
siderable amount of venereal disease is contracted from women not on the register,
and living in villages without the Cantonment boundaries.
F.—Registration extends over an area of four miles from the centre of
Cantonments which includes the City of Mooltan. It includes all classes who
practise public prostitution within that radius. The number of women placed
on the register was 93, being nearly 18 less than the average of last four years. I
am unable to account for the diminution. On the recommendation of the
Deputy Surgeon-General, Lahore Division, the names of 15 prostitutes were
removed from the register in April, as the women were " old, ill-favoured and
ugly."
Judging by the amount of venereal disease among European troops,
registration does not appear to be as efficient as it might be. As mentioned in.
the last paragraph, there can be no doubt that a certain amount of unlicensed pros-
titution does take place, though probably not within the four-mile radius. Many