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No womenwere detected by the Police practising unlicensed prostitution.
An attempt was made to discover unregistered
prostitutes by inducing the registered women to
give the names of any they might know. Four
names were so obtained, and forwarded to the
authorities, and on investigation were placed on the register.
Yet, there is every reason to believe, that a large number of unlicensed
women do carry on prostitution in the City and Cantonment. Efforts are sup-
posed to be made by the police to detect these women, and place them on the
register, but no real help has been given in this way.
The Europeans acting as Regimental police are also expected to seize any
women of the sort loitering about the lines, but no one was so reported during
the year.
Ten women have voluntarily tome forward for registration.
The total number of women who obtained leave during the year was 16,
giving a monthly average of 1.33. Although this is below the usual number,
yet I think the greatest caution should be taken in the matter, as some of them
occasionally overstayed their leave for a short time.
VI.—Special measures for control of
prostitution, and specially for preventing
unlicensed prostitution.
VII.—Efficiency of registration and
extent of area.
The registration extends over an area of four
miles from centre of the Cantonment.
I do not consider that the number of prostitutes on the register accurately
represents the amount of prostitution in Saugor. My reasons for not so consi-
dering are :—
1 s t
. — T h a t w h e n w o m e n a r e p l a c e d o n t h e r e g i s t e r a n d b r o u g h t u p f o r
inspection they are almost invariably found diseased at the first
inspection, which would induce me to believe that they had been
practising prostitution for some time previously.
2nd.—That some women have been detected practising prostitution (un-
licensed), and others have voluntarily come forward for registration
during the year, and that they were found diseased invariably.
3rd.—The number of registered prostitutes in proportion to the population,
viz. 59 to 44,434 (1.32 per thousand). The number of names placed
on the register during the year was only 14. The number removed
from the register was 15.
Registered women are occasionally sent up by men as having given them
disease ; but since I have been in charge of the hospital I have not found in a
single instance any of these women so sent up diseased. It seems impossible
to get the European and Native soldier to get any clue which would lead to the
detection of unregistered women, but with a fair amount of pressure. I should
think if the Regimental police performed their duty properly they ought to be
able to suppress this near their lines at all events.
VIII.—Registration fees.
No registration fees have been levied.
The attendance on inspection days I consider very regular, seldom indeed
is a women found absent, and hardly ever without some legitimate cause.
Few fines have in consequence been levied during the year—only annas
four—by the Cantonment Magistrate.
Women are examined according to class. The second class on Mondays
and first class on Fridays. They are examined
with the speculum, the Native Doctor and Matron
being present. Women reported diseased are seen on the following morning.
IX.—Arrangements for examination.