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At only two of the stations at which lock hospitals are established are
European troops located, viz., at Rangoon and
Thayetmyo. In both these there is an appre-
ciable diminution in the amount of venereal
disease among the soldiery. At Rangoon 9.36
per cent. were admitted into hospital on account
of venereal affections during the past year, being
2 . 60 less than in the previous year, and 11 .60 less than in 1870.
At Thayetmyo only 1 . 53 per cent. were admitted in 1873, being .76 less
than in 1872, and 8 . 93 less than 1870. The weekly returns have been regularly
furnished.
The subjoined statement shows the extent of venereal disease among the
European troops in the British Burma Division during the year 1873 :
—
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS FROM VENEREAL
DISEASES FOR PERIOD 0F OCCUPATION .
D e d u c t c a s e s c o n t r a c t e d a t o t h e r p l a c e s
B a l a n c e n u m b e r o f c a s e s .
R a t i o o f a d m i s s i o n s p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f s t r e n g t h f o r p e r i o d o f o c c u p a t i o n .
STATION .
•
A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h
P r i m a r y s y p h i l i s .
G o n o r r h o c a
P h y m o s i s
S t r i c t u r e
W a r t s
O r c h i t i s
( G o n o r r h o e a l
S e c o n d a r y s y p h i l i s
T o t a l
Rangoon
.. 1,175 68
32
. .
..
..
..
9
109 Unknown 109 92.76
Thayetmyo
.. 583 ..
..
..
..
. . .. ..
14
..
14
24.01
No Cantonment Sub-Committee exists. The
Rangoon Lock Hospital is supervised by the Town
Magistrate of Rangoon, and is worked under the
Cantonment Rules, Chapter V., Act XXII. of
1864.
At Thayetmyo there is no Sub-Committee, but the Cantonment Magistrate
exercises supervision under the direction of the Cantonment Committee.
Supervision over the working of the other lock hospitals is exercised by the
local magisterial officers.
At Rangoon a special police officer is charged
with the working of the Act, and assists in con-
ducting prosecutions against unlicensed prosti-
tutes.
At Thayetmyo many unregistered prostitutes
plying their trade in a clandestine manner, and disseminating disease, have been
secured by the followin r use :—Trustworthy individuals were employed to visit
their haunts, and enter into engagements with the suspected female, and, as soon
as the bargains were struck, the women were apprehended. All those thus
secured were found to be extensively diseased.
At Moulmein special constables were occasionally detached to those parts
of the town in which it was suspected that secret prostitution was being carried
on.
At the other stations no special measures appear to have been taken for the
control of prostitution, or for the detection of women practising their calling
without a license.
Registration has, on the whole, been
efficient, though it might be made still more so
if a special police officer and staff were appointed
to supervise the working of the Act.
III—The extent of venereal disease
among the European troops, as shown
by the weekly returns. Have these
returns been received regularly, and
if not, has the irregularity been
brought to notice ?
IV.—Whether a Cantonment Sub-
Committee for exercising special super-
vision over the rules has existed
throu ghout the year, and what officers
composed it.
V.—What, special measures have
been taken for the control of prostitu
tion, and specially for preventing the
danger arising from unlicensed prosti-
tutes.
VI.—How far the registration has been
efficient, to what classes it exten ds, and
over what area.—Any increase or decrease
in the numbers should be explained.