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5. During 1875 the receipts of the dispensary amounted to Rs. 1,479-1-6, and in this
sum was included Rs. 284, the aid afforded to the dispensary by Government at the rate of
Rs. 15 per mensem, and drawn in arrears from the 3rd June 1874 to 31st December 1875.
The expenditure of the year was Rs. 898-4-3, so that on the 31st December there was
a balance in hand to credit of dispensary funds of Rs. 580-13-3.
6. No epidemic disease of any kind was observed.
7. The native doctor performed 213 minor operations.
Report of Deputy
8. The Deputy Surgeon-General of the Presidency Circle inspected this dispensary on the
Surgeon-General. 19th January 1876. He reports that the medicines were sufficient in quantity and properly
kept ; the instruments were in good order ; the records were properly kept, and up to date ;
and Surgeon-Major Gayer reports that the native doctor is fit for the post, and is well
conducted.
CALCUTTA HOSPITAL NURSES' INSTITUTION.
THIS institution has been in existence for the last 16 years, and apparently has not lost
its claim on the liberality of the public. By the generosity of the Committee of the Canning
Memorial Fund the services of a lady superintendent of the nurses at the General Hospital
have been offered to, and gratefully accepted by, the Committee of the Hospital Nurses'
Institution. Miss Huband has undertaken this office for the male wards of the hospital, and
by her daily instruction and superintendence of the nurses has already effected a marked
improvement. This lady's salary, &c., are paid from the Canning Memorial Fund, and another
lady superintendent of nurses is expected from England, whose expenses, salary, &c., will
also be paid from the same fund.
2. Through the exertions of the honorary treasurer and of the other members of the
committee a larger sum than usual has been received by subscriptions and donations, and
amounted to Rs. 9,113 in the year 1875. The total amount to credit of the institution
for 1875 was Rs. 23,746-6-8, and the expenditure of the year was Rs. 19,336-14-9, so that
there was a balance to credit of the institution at the end of the year of Rs. 4,409-7-11.
CALCUTTA LOCK HOSPITALS.
THE following summary has been compiled from the general report on the administration
of the Contagious Disease Act (XIV of 1868) for the year 1875, submitted by Dr. Payne,
Superintendent of the Lock Hospitals, to the Commissioner of Police, Calcutta. Dr. Payne
has obligingly forwarded a copy of this report for my information.
Establishments.
1. The establishments at Alipore, Chitpore, Sealdah, and Lall Bazar, have remained
unchanged during the year.
New registrations.
2. There has been a very marked and progressive increase in the monthly number of
new registrations during the past year. At the end of 1874 the number of registered pros
-titutes was 6,845, but on the 31st of December 1875 this number had increased to 7,925, or to
1,080 in excess of those on the roll at the commencement of the year.
The highest number registered in any one month was in August, during which there were
166 new names entered, and the lowest was in January, when there were but 43 ; in February
there was a decrease of 5 on the numbers borne on the register for the preceding month.
Although there has been a great increase in the number of registered prostitutes, there
has not been a corresponding addition to the number of those who attended the periodical
examinations ; so that, as Dr. Payne remarks, probably the full benefit derivable from the
addition of new names on the register has not as yet been realized.
Defaulters.
3. The number of " defaulters reported " has risen from 568 in January to 670 in
December, and this latter number represents 8.45 per cent, of the then registered prostitutes.
Amount of disease
detected by the
examinations.
4. It was remarked in last year's report that there was but a nominal proportion of
disease among the women under
regular observation ; the annexed
table shows that this statement will
hold good also for 1875, as it is seen
that those women who were examined
at their homes, and those who
regularly attended the periodical
inspections, were diseased but to a
very trifling extent, while the
number of infected women detected
amongst the other classes has varied from 9 . 09 per cent. of the defaulters to 100.00 per
cent. of the unregistered.
1875.
CLASS.
Examinations. Venereal
cases.
Ratio per cent.
diseased.
Primary
1,202
410
34.1
Peroidic
146,578
1,781
1.2
Home
1,145
5
.4
Defaulters
4,773
434
9.09
Unregistered
18
18
100.00