(38)
The following return exhibits the extent of venereal diseases treated at the
hospital :—
Regiments.
Period of occu-
pation.
Average st rength
Admissions of
venereal diseases.
Number.
Ratio of admission
per 1,000 strength
during period of
occupation.
Head-quarters
and left
Wing H. M.'s
2nd R e g i -
ment M. N. I.
12 months.
380.16
Primary syphilis.
10*
Secondary do.
3*
49.97
Gonorrhœa.
4*
Bubo.
2*
IV.—Whether a Cantonment Sub-Committee for exercising special supervision over the rules has existed
throughout the year and what officers composed it.
The lock-hospital being a civil institution is supervised by the Town Magis-
trate and visited from time to time by the Commissioner and Deputy Commis-
sioner, residents in Moulmein.
Order is maintained in the lines for prostitutes by the inspector of police.
acting under the orders of the Magistrate.
V.—What special measures have been taken for control of prostitution, and especially for preventing the
danger from unlicense prostitutes frequenting the lines.
During the past year 13 women were brought up before the Magistrate for
practising clandestine prostitution, of whom four were convicted (three impri-
soned and one pending trial) and nine acquitted or discharged.
Three other registered prostitutes were also brought up,—one for having
absconded from the hospital, and two for having failed to attend the periodical
examinations. Of these one was fined, one imprisoned, and one struck off the regis-
ter. The women admitted into hospital conduct themselves quietly and decently.
The matron and cookwomen compose the establishment of servants, and have
performed their duties satisfactorily.
VI.—How for the registration has been efficient, to what classes it extends, and over what area, &c.
The registration of prostitutes is carried out by an inspector of police
specially appointed to the lock-hospital acting under the orders of the Magis-
trate.
The prostitutes are mostly Burmese and Coringee women.
The number on the register at the beginning of the year was 53. Twenty-
five were newly registered during the year, and 27 struck off, leaving 51 on the
book at the end of the year.
Registration extends over the limits of the town of Moulmein, an area of 14
square miles. Much undiscovered prostitution doubtless exists, the number of
women on the register, 51, can scarcely be regarded as correctly representing the
number of women practising prostitution.
VII.—Whether registration fees have been levied and at what rate.
Registration fees are not levied from prostitutes in Moulmein, and the in-
stitution is therefore not self-supporting.
VIII.—Whether the women have been regular at their periodical examinations, any remarks as to the
cause of irregularity, the number of individual women reported for non-attendance, the fines or other
punishments awarded, and the amount realized.
The attendance of prostitutes at the periodical examinations have been more
regular during the past year : 25 women were reported to the Magistrate for non-
attendance.
During the year 27 prostitutes were struck off the register. Of these 16 had
their license cancelled, nine absconded, and two died out of hospital. Women
who failed to attend three consecutive examinations and whose whereabouts
cannot be found are struck off .the books.
* Disease contracted in Moulmein.