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At Rangoon a fee of one rupee is levied from
each prostitute. At none of the other stations
is any fee exacted from the women.
At Rangoon the women have been more regular in attendance at the peri-
odical examinations. 228 women absented during
the year : of these, 86 were brought before the
Magistrate and punished. In regard to these the
Town Magistrate remarks that " those who were
not brought up, left the place, and could not be fol-
lowed."
At Bassein the attendance for the first five months of the year was regular,
but subsequently eight were reported for irregularity. Rs. 60 were realized by
fines.
At Prome the attendance on the whole was satisfactory. 32 were reported
for absence, and those apprehended were punished by imprisonment. No fines
were inflicted.
At Thayetmyo there were no absentees from the periodical examinations
except on account of sickness. No fines were inflicted.
At Akyab there were 61 defaulters whose absence was reported to the
Town Magistrate. The Medical Officer is not aware of the nature of the punish-
ment awarded, no intimation of it having been made to him.
At Moulmein the females have been more regular in their attendance at the
examinations. Of 23 women reported for non-attendance, 21 were found to have
left the station; the other two were punished by the Magistrate.
Each lock hospital is provided with an examination-room, suitably furnished,
in which the periodical examinations are made.
Such of the females as are found diseased are
admitted into hospital and there treated.
At Rangoon it is found that the arrival of coolies and women from Masuli
patam introduces a fresh supply of syphilitic virus,
and that during the shipping season, when there
are a large number of sailors in the port, there
is an increase in the number of admissions of
women. The disease here is of a much less viru-
lent form than it would be were not the periodical
examinations in force, and the early seclusion and
treatment of the women provided for. There
were no admissions for non-venereal affections.
At Bassein there would appear to be a decrease in the number of admissions
during the year under review, and a milder form of disease is said to prevail.
There were no admissions for non- venereal affections, or detentions during cata-
menial periods.
At Prome the admissions were fewer in number, and none of the diseases
were of a virulent character. The report makes no allusion to admissions for
non-venereal diseases and detentions during monthly illness.
At Thayetmyo there has been an increase in the number of cases of syphilis,
attributed to the admission of five unlicensed women, and the admission of one
registered female who had absconded. No note is made of the nature of the
disease, the admissions from non-venereal affections, or detention on account of
monthly illness.
At Akyab there would appear to be a decrease of disease amongst the
women, and seamen are more rarely affected than they used to be. Forty-three
women were treated during the year for non-venereal affections, being an increase
of fifteen in the number who sought relief in the previous year. The Medical
Officer in charge looks upon this increase as indicative of increasing, confidence
and trust in the lock hospital.
At Moulmein also the number of admissions has increased but the diseases
were, with one or two exceptions, of a mild character. There have been no viru-
lent cases among the men of the native regiments stationed at Moulmein ; and
VII.—Whether registration-fees have
been levied, and at what rate.
VIII.—Whether the women have
been regular at the periodical examina-
tions ; any remarks on the cause of
irregularity ; the number of individual
women reported for non-attendance ;
the fines or other punishments awarded;
and the amount realized.
IX.—The arrangements for examin-
ing and treating the women of the
city and cantonment.
X.—How far disease hasi ncreased
or decreased among the women ; to
what extent it has become less virulent;
its nature as compared with that
among the men. Is there any relation
between the two ? How far the ad-
missions among the women are due to
non-venereal affections or to detention
of women during their monthly illness.