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the latter till closed. Nominally there are Cantonment Committees at Rangoon,
Thayetmyo, and Toungoo, but, as Surgeon Smith says of the last, which seems
to be true of Rangoon also, " it appears to have no working existence."
V.-What special measures have been taken for control of prostitutes, and especially for preventing
the danger from unlicensed prostitutes frequenting the lines.
At Rangoon these have been the same as in 1883. One inspector and one
constable continue to attempt to carry out the provisions of the rules framed under
the Act, but Surgeon-Major Johnstone alleges that the decline in the number of
arrests for illicit prostitution and for infringements of Rules 16 and 27 proves the
inadequacy of the establishment ; he maintains that unlicensed brothels and
prostitution are very common, and account for the sickness met with amongst
the troops. No fewer than 46 out of 200 newly registered women were found
diseased.
At the other stations the detective agency has been the same as in former
years and equally unsatisfactory. No other special measures for the control of
prostitution seem to have been introduced.
VI.-How far the registration has been efficient, to what class it extends, and over what area.
Registration extends to all classes and covers the same area as in previous
years (vide statement I in the appendix).
Registration is said not to have been satisfactory, principally owing to
facilities for clandestine prostitution, which the detective agency is unable to
control. Surgeon Frenchman says :
" In many cases the police are powerless, as most of the women who prostitute them-
3elves are married, and do so with the consent of their husbands, who claim them as their
wives when called on to register."
Surgeon Baker, atter commenting on the inetnciency of registration, con-
cludes thus :
" I do not know why the police are unable to procure the evidence necessary for
the enrolment of these women. Could not the registered prostitutes who give me informa-
tion (which they appear to do readily) be summoned as witnesses ?"
The following table shows the number of women arrested in 1884 and the
preceding five years for practising unlicensed prostitution :-
Stations.
1879.
1880.
1881.
1882.
1883.
1884.
Akyab
...
...
. . .
114
37
5
6
32
12
Rangoon
...
...
...
...
336
400
396
128
426
236
Bassein
...
...
...
...
26
32
14
17
10
5
Thayetmyo
...
...
...
...
21
21
21
11
28
7
Moulmein
...
...
...
. . .
115
41
25
21
23
5
Toungoo
.„
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
7
5
7
1
Total
...
612
531
468
188
526
266
VII.-Whether registration fees have been levied and at what rate.
No fees levied,
VIII.-Whether women have been regular at the periodical examination ; any remarks as to
the causes of irregularity ; the number of individual women reported for non-attendance ;
the fines or other punishments awarded ; and the amount realized.
In the following table the percentages of attendance at the periodical exami-
nation to average number on the registers are given for 1884 and the preceding
five years :-
Stations.
1879.
1880.
1881.
1882.
1883.
1884.
Akyab
...
..
. . .
93'43
98. 60 . 99. 67
98.01
99 . 51
98.92
Rangoon
...
...
..,
...
67 . 12
65 .09
66 . 17
65 . 99
69 . 32
71.16
Bassein
...
.O.
. . .
83 . 86 I 81.01
90 . 88
87.01
75 . 65
95.75
Thayetmyo ..,
...
...
. . . 83 . 90
78. 70
87 .79
87. 55
86.09
77.72
Moulmein
...
9 O.
...
e„
82. 76
85 .88
96. 92
80. 44
77 . 33
83.09
Toungoo
.0
..
..
. . .
70. 64
79'24
75 . 87
54.88
82. 36
91.58
Total
...
72'17
71'26
74. 06
72.62
73 . 62 1 76.18