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The registration extends over an area of 4 miles.
The number of new prostitutes registered during the year was 16.
VIII.—Registration fees.
These fees have not been levied.
The women have as a rule been regular in their attendance ; fifty were
reported for non-attendance during the year.
Fines have been levied during the year to the amount of Rs. 4-14-0 by the
Cantonment Magistrate.
First class prostitutes attend hospital on Friday morning ; second class on
Monday morning. They are carefully examined with
the speculum by myself. If found diseased they are
admitted into hospital and are again subjected to examination every week.
IX.—Arrangement for exami-
nation.
X.—Increase or decrease of
diseases among the women.
The total of admissions for venereal disease in 1886
were 35 as against 31 in 1885, and 47 in 1884.
Three cases remained in hospital under treatment on the 1st January 1886.
The following table is useful for comparison :—
1884.
1885.
1886.
Gonorrhœ
. . .
10
3
5
Leucorrhœ
...
31
20
18
Primary syphilis
...
6
7
7
Syphilitic rheumatism ...
. . .
1
. . .
Bubo
,.,
...
. . .
1
Ulcer
...
...
. . .
3
Abrasion
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
Total
. . .
47
31
35
This shows a slight increase in the numbers admitted during the past year.
It will be observed that the admissions for gonorrhœa have increased by 2,
leucorrhœa decreased by 2, while those for primary syphilis are the same as
last year.
One case bubo, 3 of ulcers and 1 of abrasion.
The most marked beneficial result of the Lock Hospital system is to be
found in the decrease of leucorrhœa. The cases of ulcer and abrasion are strictly
speaking not venereal but are detained as a precautionary measure.
XI.—Employment of Dhais.
XII.—Any information on
other matters or suggestions
for improvement of the rules.
One Dhai is employed in the hospital.
The working of the Lock Hospital system at Saugor
appears to be satisfactory.
The total number of admissions in hospital for venereal affections in the
British Infantry has increased by 8, and in the Battery of Artillery the number
of admissions in hospital for venereal disease has increased by 13.
This increase began in September after the rains and endeavours were made
to trace the source of the contagion, but without success. The. Budder and City
were put out of bounds but without any beneficial result.
One unregistered woman only suffering from gonorrhœa was sent to hospi-
tal and kept there for treatment.
The women seldom voluntarily come forward to have their names placed on
the register, but it seems probable that could some inducement be held out to
them to do so, venereal disease amongst the troops would soon be reduced to a
minimum.
In my opinion most of the registered women are too old and younger ones
should be provided.
Statement showing the extent of various forms of venereal disease among the European Troops in the Cantonment of Saugor, during the year 1886.
Dated Saugor, the 1 st January 1887.
Regiment.
Period of occupation.
Average strength
during the period of
occupation.
Number of admissions from venereal
disease during the period of occupation.
Ratio of admissions per 1,00
0 of strength for period
of occupation.
Q. 3rd Royal Artillery
... From 1st January to 9th Decem- ber 1886.
146
Primary syphilis
... 13
Secondary do.
. . . 2
157·53
Gonorrhœa
... 8
Total
. . . 23
M-4th Royal Artillery
... From 8th to 31st December
1886.
111
Primary syphilis
. .
2
Secondary do.
. . .
. . .
45·
Gonorrhœa
. . .
3
Total
...
5
Detachment 2nd Royal Warwick-
shire Regiment.
The whole year
...
219
Primary syphilis
. . . 38
Secondary do.
...
5
278·53
Gonorrhœa
... 18
Total
. . . 61
Grand Total
... 89
Deduct cases contracted at other
places
. . . 14
Balance number of cases contracted
in the Regimental Bazar
. . . 75
12
Annual Statement No. I. of the Lock Hospital at Saugor for the year 1886.
Dated Saugor, the 1st January 1887.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Local Govern-
ment or
Administration.
Date on which
Lock hospital
was established.
Act under which
the rules are
in force
.
Area over which
the rules are in
force.
Estimated native
population with-
in this area.
Details of monthly pay of establishment.
Whether a First
or Second Class
Hospital.
Remarks.
Rs
Medical Officer
...
...
50
Native Doctor
...
...
20
Matron
... ...
9
Administration,
Central Pro-
vinces.
1st April 1866. Act No. III. of
1880.
4 miles.
44,434
C o o k . . . . . . 5 Second class
Lock-hospital.
Bhisti
...
...5
Female Sweeper
...
...
5
Total monthly cost of Establishment ...
94
13
Annual Statement No. II. of the Lock Hospital at Saugor for the year 1886.
.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Number of registered
prostitutes.
Average number of
prostitutes on the
register in each
month and the
year.
Average number of
prostitutes attend-
ing the periodical
examination.
Number reported
to Cantonment
Magistrate or other
Civil authority for
non-attendance.
Number of prosti-
tutes found dis-
eased at the peri-
odical examination
and detained for
treatment.
Record of diseases.
Average number of
prostitutes in hospital
for each month and
the year,
Disease.
R e m a i n e d . A d m i t t e d .
T o t a l .
D i s c h a r g e d .
D i e d .
R e m a i n i n g .
T o t a l .
January ... 45·4 January ... 39·8 January ... ... January ...
4 Gonorrhœa ... ... 5 5 5
. . .
...
5 January
...
4·16
Number remaining on the
register at the end of
last year.
48 February... 48·75 February ... 34· February... ... February ...
3 Leucorrhœa
. . . 1 18 19 19 .. .. 1 9 F e b r u a r y . . .
3·
March
... 41·8 March
... 28·6 March
...
1
March
...
2 Sypbilis Primary 2 7 9 8 ... 1 9 March
...
3·48
Number added to the re-
gister during the year
1886.
16 April
... 45· April
. . . 36·8 April
...
...
April
...
3
Bubo
... ... 1 1 1 . . .
...
1 April
...
2·6
May
... 41·2
M a y . . 30· May
. . ... May
... 2 Ulcer
... ... 3 3 3 . . .
... 3 May
... 3·87
Total ... 64
June ... 48·5 June
... 44· June
... ... June ... 3 Abrasion
... ... 1 1 1 ... ... 1 June
...
3·2
Number who removed
their names from the re-
gister, died, or abscon-
ded during the year
1886.
July
... 46·2 July
... 40· July
...
. . .
July
...
1
July
. . . 4·
14 August ... 43·6 August ... 36·8 August ..
2 August ... 2
August
...
3 81
September. 48·75September . 42·75September . 1 September . 3
September
...
3·1
October ... 45·4 October ... 40·4 October ... 3 October ... 7
October
...
2·35
Number remaining on 31st
December 1886.
50 November. 40·15November . 29·6 November .
5 November . 3
November
...
3·10
December.
46·8 December . 31· December . 38 December . 2
December
...
2·
Total ... 64
Average for
the year. 44·83
Average for
the year. 35.84
Total for
the year ... 50
Total for
the year.
35
3 35 38 37 ... 1 38
Average for the
year
... 3·15
Annual Statement No. III of the Lock Hospital at Saugor for the year 1886.
Dated Saugor, the 1 st January 1887.
1
2
3
4
Receipts.
Expenditure.
How paid.
Months.
Registra-
tion fees
from pros-
titutes.
Fines
levied
under the
rules.
Total
receipts.
Pay of
Medical
Officer.
Pay of
Establish
- m e n t .
All other
expenses.
Total
expenses.
By Gov-
ernment.
By Canton-
ment Funds.
Other
sources.
T o t a l .
Rs.
Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
a .
p.
Rs. a. p.
Rs.
Rs. a. p.
Rs.
Rs. a. p.
January
...
. . .
•••
...
50
44
20 5 7
114 5 7
. . .
114 5 7
...
114 5 7
February
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
50
44
11 5 4
105 5 4
...
105 5 4
...
105 5 4
March
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
50
44
14 2 4
108 2 4
...
108 2 4
..
108 2 4
April
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
50
44
10 11 3
104 11 3
...
104 11 3
...
104 11 3
May
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
50
44
1 7 8
1 0 111 8 10
...
111 8 10
...
111 8 10
June
. . .
•••
...
. . .
50
44
11 12 9
105 12 9
...
105 12 9
. . . 105 12 9
July
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
50
44
15 4 7
109 4 7
. . .
109 4 7
. . . 109 4 7
August
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
50
44
14 5 0
108 5 0
...
108 5 0
...
108 5 0
September
...
. . .
•••
•••
50
44
12 3 3
106 3 3
...
106 3 3
...
106 3 3
October...
. . .
1 0 0
1 0 0
50
44
9 13 6
103 13 6 ...
103 13 6
...
103 13 6
November
...
•••
1 0 0
1 0 0
50
44
11 14 9
105 14 9
...
105 14 9
. . . 105 14 9
December
. . .
. . .
2 14
0
2 14 0
50
44
9 2 8
103 2 8
...
103 2 8
...
103
2 8
Total
...
...
4 14 0
4
14 0
600
528
158 9 10 1,286 9 10
. . .
1,286 9 10
...
1,286 9
1 0
15
The admissions for primary venereal diseases and their sequelæ are shown
in the following table :—
3.— Dise 83 among Troops.
16
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LOCK HOSPITAL AT
PACHMARHI, FOR THE YEAR 1886.
From Lieut.-Colonel H. Hilton, Commanding Pachmarhi, to the Secretary to
the Chief Commissioner, Central Provinces, Nagpur,—No. 9 5 4
B , d a t e d
Pachmarhi, the 11 th February 1887.
I have the honour to forward the Annual Report on the Lock Hospital, at
this Station for the information of the Local Government.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LOCK HOSPITAL, PACHMARHI, FOR THE YEAR 1886.
The Lock Hospital is a small building constructed of ordinary stone rubble
and mud and with a tiled roof. It is contiguous to the
"Chakla," and both are placed in a good isolated position
at a fair distance from the barracks.
The Hospital comprises one room 24´ x 14´ divided partially by a mud
wall ; one division is used as an examination room, and the other as a ward,
which would contain, at most, three patients.
A stone wall enclosure in front of the building forms a small yard and
conduces to privacy. Its out - houses are a small hut for a servant and a latrine.
The Hospital very indifferently answers the purpose for which it is intended.
Some necessary repairs to it have been executed at a cost of Rs. 29-4-0.
during the year.
The under-mentioned Medical Warrant officers have held charge of the
Institution during the year under report
:—
2nd Grade Assistant Apothecary G. Collins, from 1st January to
28th February.
1st Grade Assistant Apothecary W. Eates, from 1st March to 9th Sep-
tember.
2nd Grade, Assistant Apothecary E. Mitchell, from 10th to 24th Sep-
tember.
Myself, from 25th September to date.
I.—Lock Hospital building.
2.— Charge of the institu-
tion.
Months.
Average
strength.
Gonor
- rhœa.
Primary
syphilis.
Second-
ary
syphilis.
Inflam-
mation of
inguinal
glands.
Suppu-
ration of
inguinal
glands.
Remarks.
January
...
22
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
February
...
22
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
March
..
38
1
4
1
. . .
. . .
April
..
105
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
...
May
...
142
2
1
...
1
...
June
...
137
2
2
. . .
. . .
2
July
...
136
5
. . .
2
. . .
1
August
...
135
5
. . .
•••
. . .
...
September
...
160
2
. . .
...
. . .
2
October
...
139
1
4
2
. . .
1
November
...
76
1
3
. . .
...
1
December
...
26
...
. . .
•••
. . .
4
Total
. . .
95
(average)
19
16
5
2
12
17
Excluding 5 cases of primary syphilis and 1 of gonorrhœa contracted at other
stations, this shows that with an average strength of 95, 18 cases of gonorrhœa
and 11 of primary syphilis or in all 29 cases of primary venereal disease, may
be attributed to Pachmarhi, or a ratio of 305 admissions per 1,000 strength;
rather a large ratio for a small station, and much in excess of last year, when,
with an average annual strength of 114 European Troops, the admissions for
primary venereal diseases were gonorrhœa 4, primary syphilis 8.
4.—Cantonment Sub-Com
mittee.
The Cantonment Sub-Committee has assembled
regularly.
The Military Police system for checking unlicensed prostitution in the vici
nity of the Barracks was carried out when practicable
throughout the year, but no arrests were made.
As regards Native Police there are, I believe, two policemen appointed for
regular police duties in the Sadar Bazar and Cantonment ; there is also the
Bazar Kotwal with his chaprasis, but no reports or arrests were made by any
of these.
There is no properly constituted Native Police supervision.
Illicit prostitution, not being, as far as I am aware, a cognizable offence,
can be practised with impunity just out of cantonment limits, where I under
stand a few old and discharged prostitutes at present reside; and for want of
proper native police control the same has been and is carried on within canton
ments, the adjacent khuds and isolated places giving facilities for it.
Twelve prostitutes remained on the Register at end of 1885, ; four since
registered. Eleven struck off : these included a few who
had absconded, but the greater number were women who
had passed several years in the Pachmarhi brothel, and had become too old and
ugly to retain and help in the beneficial results (to the British Soldier) for
which these institutions are intended.
Five now remain on the Register, but with the opening of the Depôt in
March, a number, as usual, will follow from the plains.
5.—Control of unlicensed
prostitution.
6.—Registration.
7.—Registration Fees.
No registration fees were levied.
The regular weekly examinations have been held, and intermediate ones
in those women identified by diseased soldiers.
8.—Examination of prosti
tutes.
9.—Diseases of women.
The following table shows the admissions for the year
Months. Gonorrhœa. Primary
syphilis.
Second
ary
syphilis.
Months.
Gonorrhœa. Primary
syphilis.
Second
ary
syphilis.
Brought
forward . . .
. . .
. . .
1
January
...
. . .
...
...
July
. . .
1
1
. . .
February ...
. . .
..
,..
August
. . .
1
...
. . .
March
...
...
...
...
September ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
April
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 October
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
May ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
November ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
June
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . .
December ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
Carried for
ward ...
...
. . .
1
Total during
the year ...
2
1
1
18
Thus only 3 cases of primary venereal disease have been admitted.
There are two tiled buildings having 4 rooms each. Each room is num
bered. The women possess necessary articles for clean
liness of those who visit them. There is an ablution
room, a small detached building.
One Dhai is employed. Her duties combine control over the women in the
brothel and that of Lock Hospital Matron. She has
performed her duties satisfactorily.
Regarding the excess of primary venereal disease among the Troops at
Pachmarhi during the year under report, it cannot be said,
except probably as regards the admissions in July and
August, that the diseases have been contracted from registered women. There
is the want of correlation between the admission table for soldiers and for
prostitutes that renders this conclusion obvious. Hence the usual and generally
correct inference, that the men contracted the diseases from external sources,
can only be arrived at.
The fact of the soldier concealing the source from which he has been
diseased is well known; the registered prostitute will almost invariably be
accused, but is usually found on examination to be free from disease. During
my charge here since September this has been verified in the case of nearly
every man admitted from venereal.
But taking the question in its general application, the soldier is not
always wrong. I would opine that an apparently healthy prostitute, but whose
natural secretions have become strongly vitiated by previous attacks of
venereal and the life she leads, is capable of communicating (to a man inebriated
and careless of after-cleanliness) gonorrhœa, or even a chancre, if the man is at
all chafed. Such cases however are comparatively few, and would account only
to a very small extent for those who assert that they had not contracted their
diseases from any but a registered prostitute.
However as regards Pachmarhi there can be no doubt that the majority
of the men were diseased by non-registered prostitutes.
The location of a Company of young soldiers at this station during the
ensuing season has been sanctioned. These with the Convalescents and probably
the Musketry school will comprise a very fair strength of Troops at this
Depôt, and some active measures to check unlicensed prostitution will
undoubtedly be required.
As regards the Native Police system in Cantonment, the want of ordinary
zeal in carrying out Rules 29 and 30 of Section X IX., Cantonment Regula
tions, may well be doubted in considering the fact that not one arrest has been
made for several years, though it is well known that unlicensed prostitution has
been and is still practised within cantonments ; of course it may be that in
such cases the technicalities of sufficient proof for an arrest or conviction are
difficult, but I think an occasional enquiry by the Police into cases where there
would be undoubted suspicion though insufficient proof, would in itself act in a
great measure as a deterrent to the practice.
10—Quarters for prostitutes.
11.—Employment of " Dhai."
12.—General conclusions.
Pachmarhi, the 1 st January 1887.
ARTHUR H. NOLAN,
1st Grade Assistant Apothecary,
In charge Lock Hospital.
Statement showing the admissions from primary venereal disease among the European Troops in the Cantonment of Pachmarhi, for the year 1886.
Dated Pachmarhi, the 1 st January 1887.
Regiment
Period of occupation.
Average strength
during the period of
occupation.
Number of admissions from primary venereal
disease during the period of occupation.
Ratio of admissions per 1,000
strength during period of
occupation.
Primary syphilis
..
16
Gonorrhœa
... 19
Convalescent Depôt.
From 1st January to 31st Decem
ber 1886.
95
Total
. . . 35
3·05
(Calculated on the number con
tracted at Pachmarhi).
Deduct contracted at other places ...
6
Total
. . . 29
Annul Statement No. I. of the Lock Hospital at Pachmarhi, for the year 1886.
Dated Pachmarhi, the 1st January 1887.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Local Government or
Administration.
Date on which
the Lock Hos
pital was
established.
Act under which
the Rules are
in force.
Area over
which the
Rules are in
force.
Estimated
Native popu
lation within
the area.
Details of monthly pay of Establishment.
Class of
Hospital.
Remarks.
Rs. a. p.
3 r d C l a s s
1 Medical Officer
..
20 0 0
Central Provinces
. . . 24th March 1872 Act III. of 1880.
3·62
square miles.
2,000
1 Matron
. . .
8 0 0
1 Female Sweeper
...
5 0 0
1 Bhisti
. . .
2 0 0
Total monthly cost of
Establishment ...
35 0 0
20
Annual Statement No. II of the Lock Hospital at Pachmarhi, for the year 1886.
Dated Pachmarhi, 1 st January 1887.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Number of registered
prostitutes.
Number of prosti
tutes on the
register for the
month.
Average number
of prostitutes at
tending the period
ical examinations.
Number reported
to Cantonment
Magistrate or
other Civil autho
rity for non-attend
ance.
Number of prosti
tutes found dis
eased at the peri
odical examina
tions and detained
for treatment.
Record of diseases.
Average number of
prostitutes in hos
pital for each
month and the year.
Diseases.
R e m a i n e d .
A d m i t t e d .
T o t a l .
D i s c h a r g e d .
Di e d .
R e m a i n i n g . T o t a l .
Number remaining on the
register at the end of last
year.
January ...
9 January ...
9 January
... ... January
... .... Gonorrhœa ... ... 2 2
2 . . . . . . . . .
January
...
. . .
12 February ...
8
February... 8
February ... ... February ... ... Primary syphi
lis
... ... 1 1 1 ... ... . . .
February ..
...
March ..
8 March ..
8
March
.. ... March ...
. . .
March
...
. . .
Number added to the re
gister during the year
1886.
4 April
... 9 April
..
8 April
... ... April
...
1
Secondary sy
philis
... . . . 1 1 1 ... ... ... April
...
· 20
May
... 8 May
... 8 May
.. ... May
... . . .
M a y
. . .
· 23
Total ... 16
June
...
8 June
... 8 June
... ... June ...
. . .
June
. . .
. . .
Number who removed
their names from the re
gister, died, or abscon
ded, during the year
1886.
July
... 8 July
... 6 July
... ... July ...
2
July
... 1·05
11 August ... 7 August ... 6 August .. ... August
...
1
August
... 2·16
September.
6 September. 6 September ... ... September ... ...
September ...
·36
Number remaining on 31st
D ecember 1886.
October ...
6 October ... 6 October
... ... October
...
. . .
October
...
. . .
5 November.
5 November.
5 November ... ... November ... ...
November ... ...
December... 5 December .. 5 December ... ... December ... ...
December ...
. . .
Total ... ...
Average for
the year... 7·25
Average for
the year...
7
Total for the
year
... ...
Total for the
year ...
. . .
Total .. ... 4 4 4 ... ... . . . Total average. 4 .00
21
Annual Financial Satement No. III. of the Lock Hospital at Pachmarhi, for the year ending 31st December 1886.
Dated Pachmarhi, 1st January 1887.
1
2
3
4
5
Receipts.
Expenditure.
How paid.
Months.
Registra
tion fees
from pros
titutes.
Fines levied
under the
Rules.
Total
receipts.
Allowance
of Medical
officer.
Pay of
Establish
ment.
All other
expenses.
Total
expenses.
By Govern
ment.
From Can
tonmen
t Funds.
Other
sources.
Total .
Remarks.
Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p.
January
. . .
N o n e .
. . .
. . .
20 0 0 15 0 0
0 13 0 35 13 0
N o n e .
35
1 3
0
N o n e .
35 13 0
February
. . .
. . .
. . .
20 0 0 15 0 0
0 13 0 35 13 0
35 13 0
35 13 0
March
. . .
. . .
. . .
20 0 0 15 0 0
0 13 0 35 13 0
35 13 0
35 13 0
April
. . .
. . .
. . .
20 0 0 15 0 0
1 15 0 36 15 0
36 15 0
36 15 0
May
...
. . .
. . .
20 0 0 15 0 0
1 0 0 36 0 0
36 0 0
36 0 0
June
...
. . .
. . .
20 0 0
15 0 0
0 13 0 35 13 0
35 13 0
35 13 0
July ...
. . .
. . .
20 0 0 15 0 0
6
1 3
0 41 13 0
41 13 0
41
1 3 0
A u g u s t . . .
. . .
. . .
20 0 0 15 0 0
13 6 0 48 6 0
48 6 0
48 6 0
September ...
. . .
. . .
20 0 0 15 0 0
2 14 0 37 14 0
37 14 0
37 14 0
October
. . .
. . .
. . .
20 0 0 15 0 0
0 13 0 35 13 0
35 13 0
35
1 3 0
November
. . .
. . .
. . .
20 0 0 15 0 0
0 13 0 35 13 0
35 13 0
35 13 0
December
...
3 12 0
3 12 0 20 0 0 15 0 0
0 13 0 35 13 0
35 13 0
35 1
0
Repairs to Lock Hospital during the year
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
29 4 0 29 4 0
29 4 0
29
0
Total
. . .
N o n e .
3 12 0
3 12 0 240 0 0 180
0
0
6 0
15
0
480 15 0
None.
480 15 0 None.
480 15 0
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