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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LOCK HOSPITAL, KAMPTEE,
FOR THE YEAR 1885.
From Lieutenant Colonel E. W. C. H. Miller, Cantonment Magistrate, Kamptee,
to the Secretary to the Chief Commissioner, Central Provinces,—No. 75, dated
Kamptee, the 18th January 1886.
I have the honor to submit herewith the Annual Report on the work-
ing of the Lock Hospital of this Cantonment for the year 1885.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LOCK HOSPITAL KAMPTEE FOR THE YEAR 1885.
The. Hospital is a masonry building, having one ward in centre and a room
at each end. One of these rooms is occupied as the
surgery and dispensing room, and the other as an
examination room. At the back of the building are the
out-houses, all enclosed in by a wall.
I.—The nature and extent of Hospital accomodation, &c.
The building affords ample accommodation for the number of patients. It
is kept in good repair, and there has been no changes made during the year.
Surgeon-Major Dalgairns, 7th Regiment M. I. was in charge from 1st
January to 26th January 1885. Surgeon Major
Gibson was in charge for the remainder of the
year.
II.—Any changes in the Medical charge of the Lock Hospital during the year.
The weekly returns have been received regularly showing the venereal
disease amongst the European Troops. The annexed
yearly statement has been prepared from them. The
total number of admissions for venereal affections
have been 256, being an increase of 106 over the number admitted last year.
From this total 23 cases contracted at other stations and 24 cases of Balanitis
and 4 cases of Phimosis should be deducted, leaving the total number of admis-
sions for venereal affections contracted at Kamptee as 205.
III.—The extent of veneral disease among the European Troops &c.
1884.
Regiments.
P e r i o d o f o c c u p a t i o n .
A v e r a g e s t r e n g t h d u - r i n g t h e p e r i o d o f o c c u p a t i o n .
Number of admissions from
venereal diseases during the period
of occupation.
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 .
Details
2nd Battln. S. L, I. From April to
31st Decr. 1884.
690
Primary Syphilis ...
... 22
160
Secondary do. ...
... 13
Gonorrhœa
...
... 105
2nd do. R. M. F.
Gleet
...
,..
9
Balanitis
...
...
1
O. 1st R. A. From 1st Jan. to
Novr. 1884.
1 4 6
Total .,. 150
267
Deduct cases contracted at other
places
...
... 20
From Novr. to
31st Decr, 1884.
U. 1st R. A.
Balance number of cases con-
tracted at Kamptee
...... 130
14
1885.
Regiments.
P e r i o d o f o c c u p a t i o n .
A v e r a g e s t r e n g t h d u r i n g t e p e r i o d o f o c c u p a t i o n .
Number of admissions from
venereal diseases during the period
of occupation.
R a t i o o f a d m i s s i o n p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f s t r 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 .
2nd Battln. R.M.F.
From 1st Jan. to
31st Decr. 1885.
825
Primary Syphilis...
.., 28
255.75
Secondary do. ...
... 4
162
U. 1st R. A.
Gonorrhœa
...
...
From 1st Jan. to
31st Decr. 1885.
143
4
Phimosis
...
...
314.68
2
Stricture
...
...
24
Balanitis
...
...
13
Epididymitis (Gonorrhœal) ...
19
G l e e t . . .
Total ... 256
Deduct cases contracted at other
places... 23
Balance number of cases con-
tracted at Kamptee
... 233
The Cantonment Sub-Committee which meets
IV.—Whether a Cantonment
Sub-Committee for exercising spe- once every month is composed of the following offi-
cial supervision over the rules has cers. (1) Deputy Surgeon General N. F. and C. L.,
existed &c.
Regiments, (2) Medical officer in charge of Lock Hos-
pital, (3) Cantonment Magistrate.
The following measures were taken for the control of prostitution and
V.—What special measures prevention of disease, ( a) no women were employed for
have been taken for the control any purpose about the single men's barrack rooms,
of prostitution &c.[
( b) women found loitering about for the purposes of
prostitution near barracks were handed over to the police, ( c ) women in the
grass cutters' lines R. A. were prevented from practising prostitution, ( d) Euro-
pean soldiers arriving at and departing from the station were inspected for
venereal diseases, ( e ) European soldiers admitted to the Station Hospital suffer-
ing from venereal diseases were asked to point out the women they had connec-
tion with.
Registration is not very efficient as there are only 57 women on the
register, and. only 7 women have been newly admitted
VI.—How for the registration
has been efficient, to what class it on the register last year. A very small number for
extends, and over what area &c.
a station with a strength of 968 European soldiers,
1 Regiment Native Cavalry and 2 Native Infantry Regiments, besides a large
civil population numbering 50,967. Those who are on the Register represent
only the lowest and poorest class of prostitutes, and the number practising pros-
titution must greatly exceed those on the register.
Registered prostitutes are of two classes, those for Europeans 1st class,
numbering 39, and those for Natives 2nd class, numbering 21.
The area over which registration extends is 7 square miles.
VII.—whether Registration fees
No Registration fees have been levied.
have been levied.
Annual Statement No. I. of the Lock Hospital, at Kamptee, for the year 1885.
Dated 1st January 1886.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Local Government 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
within this
area.
Details of monthly pay of Establishment.
Whether a
1st or 2nd
Class Hospi-
tal.
Remarks.
Central Provinces ... 24th Augt. 1861 Act III. of 1880. 4 miles.
50, 967 Medical officer
... Rs. 100 0 0
1 s t C l a s s L o c k H o s p i t a l .
0
Senior Hospital Assistant
from 1st August 1885 ...
80 0
Native Doctor or 1st Grade.
Hospital Assistant to 31st July
60
1885
...
...
0 0
0 0
Matron
...
...
10
Cooly-woman ...
. . .
5 0 0
0
2 Peons at Rs. 5 each
...
10 0
Bhistie
,..
...
4 0 0
0 0
Cook
...
. . .
5
0
0
Mahtrani
...
...
5
11
Average monthly cost of rice
money for the Hospital As-
2
sistant
...
10
Total monthly cost of establish-
ment to 31st July 1885... 201 10
1¾
Do. from 1st August 1885... 221 10 1¾
1 6
Annual Statement No, II of the Lock Hospital at Kamptee, for the year 1885.
Dated 1st January 1886.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Number of registered
prostitutes.
Average number
of prostitutes on
the register in each
month and for
the year.
Average number
of prostitutes at-
tending the peri-
odical examinations.
Number reported
to Cantonment
Magistrate or other
Civil authority for
non-attendance.
Number of pros-
titutes found dis-
eased at the periodi
-
cal examinations and
detained for treat-
ment.
Records of diseases.
Average number of pros-
titutes in hospital for
each month and the year.
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 .
Diseases.
R e m a i o e d . A d m i t t e d . T O t a l .
January
...
54.38 January ... 39.11 January ...
2 January ... ... Gonorrhœa ... 6 30 36 35 . . . 1 36 January
... 9.35
Number remaining on the
register at the end of last
year
. . .
53 February ... 55.00 February ... 40.25 February ... 5 February ... 5 Syphilis Prima-
ry
... ...17 17 15 ...
2
17
February
... 8.25
March
...
55.45 March ... 41.11 March
... 3 March
... 4
March
... 9.09
Number added to the re-
gister during the year
1885
. . .
7 April . . . 56.00 April
...
43.50 April
... 5 April
... 2
Syphilis Secon-
dary
... ... ... ... ...
... ... ... April
... 4.63
Total
... 60
May ... 56.61 May
... 42.66 May
... 6 May
... 3 Ulcus-os-Uteri... 2 4 6 5 . 1 6 May
... 3.48
June ... 59.06 June
... 43.77June
...
3 June
... 1
June.
... 5.13
Number who removed
their names from the re-
gister, died, or abscon-
ded, during the year
1885
...
July
... 60.00 July
... 44.00 July
... 1 July
... ...
July
. . . 4.96
3 August ... 59.32 August ... 44.60 August
... 5 August ...
August
1
August
... 3.19
September. 58.76 September. 44.75 September ... 7 September ... 3
September
... 2.86
Number remaining on 31st
December 1885 ...
October ... 57.29 October ... 44.05 October ... 3 October ... 3
October
... 4.00
5 7 November. 57.00 November. 39.00 November ... 4 November ... 2
November
... 4.30
December. 57.00 December. 38.00 December ... 2 December ... 2
December
... 2.35
Total ... 60
Average for
the year. 57.15
Average for
the year. 42.06
Total for the
year.
46
Total for the
year.
26
Total ... 8
5 1
5 9 5 5
... 4 59 Average for the year. 5.13
Annual Statement No. III. of the Lock Hospital at Kamptee, for the year 1885.
Dated 1 st January 1886.
1
2
3
4
5
Receipts.
Expenditure.
How paid.
Months.
R e g i s t r a t i n f e e s f r o m P r o s t i t u t e s .
F i n e s l e v i e d u n d e r t h e r u l e s
T o t a l r e c e i p t s .
P a y o f m e d i c a l o f f i c e r .
P a y o f E s t a b i i s h m e n t .
P a y o f e x p e n s e s .
T o t a l e x p e n s e s . B y G o v e r n m e n t .
F r o m C a n t o n m e n t f u n d s .
O t h e r s o u r c e s .
T o t a l .
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
...
. . .
...
. . .
100 0 0 101 10 9 34 15 6 236 10 3 162 10 9 73 15 6
...
236 10 3
February
. . .
. . .
. . .
100 0 0 100 15 9 26 3 7 227 3 4 161 15 9 65 3 7
...
227 3 4
March
..
.
. . .
1 8 0 1 8 0 100 0 0 101 10 9 32 9 1 234 3 10 162 10 9 71 9 1
...
234 3 10
April
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
100 0 0 101 9 4 17 15 1 219 8 5 162 9 4 56 15 1
...
219 8 5
May
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
100 0 0 101 10 9 34 2 1 235 12 10 162 10 9 73 2 1
...
235 12 10
June
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 0 0 0 0 101 9 4 19 12 1 221 5 5 162 9 4 58 12 1
...
221 5 5
July
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
100 0 0 102 4 2 22 6 7 224 10 9 163 4 2 61 6 7
...
224 10 9
August
...
...
30 0 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 121 10 9 13 8 9 235 3 6 182 10 9 52 8 9
...
235 3 6
September
..
..
...
. . .
100 0 0 121 9 4 11 4 4 232 13 8 182 9 4 50 4 4
...
232 13 8
October
...
. . .
2 0 0 2 0 0 100 0 0 121 10 9 19 3 11 240 13 10 182 10 9 58 3 1
. . .
240 13 10
November
..
. . . 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 121 9 4 16 2 1 237 11 5 182 9 4 55 2 1
...
237 11 5
December
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
100 0 0 121 10 9 14 14 1 236 8 10 182 10 9 53 14 1
...
236 8 10
Total Rs. ...
...
58 8 0 58 8 0 1,200 0 0
1,319 9 9 263 0 4 2,782 10 12,051 9 9 731 0 4
...
2,782 10 1
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LOC K HOSPITAL, KAMPTEE.
Strength of Prostitutes.
Remained on the. Register on the 31st December 1884
...
53
Registered during the year
...
...
...
7
Total
. . .
60
Number who have removed their names, absconded, died, unregis-
tered prostitutes ...
...
...
...
3
Number of sick.
Remained on the 31st December 1884
...
...
8
Admitted during the year
...
...
. . .
5 1
Recovered
...
...
. . .
5 5
Remaining in Hospital on 31st December 1885
...
...
4
Daily average number of sick
...
...
. . .
5.13
Average number of days in Hospital ...
...
...
36.60
Average cost of each patient dieted in Hospital
...
... as. 1-6.23
Average cost of each patient for contingencies
...
... as. 0-8.80
British Troops.
Average strength during the year
...
...
. . .
968
Number of venereal sick remained on 31st December 1884
. . .
13
Number of venereal admissions into Hospital during the year
. . .
256
Remaining in Hospital on 31st December 1885
... ...
9
Ratio of admissions per mille of strength
...
...
570.43
Annual Statement of expenses.
Station.
M e d i c a l O f f i c e r ' s a l l o w a n c e .
M e d i c a l s u b o r d i n a t e ' s s a l a r y .
N u r s e . F e m a l e c o o l y . P e o n s . C o o k .
W a t e r m a n . T o t y w o m a n .
P e r i s h a b l e a r t i c l e s .
W a s h i n g .
S i e t s .
H o u s e r e n t .
Remarks.
Rs. Rs. a. p. Rs. Rs Rs. Rs Rs. Rs Rs. a. p. Rs. a . p. Rs. a. p. *Includes
rice money
Rs. 31-9-9
Kamptee. 1,200 *851 9 9 120 60 120 6048 60 68 0 2 17 10 0 177 6 2 ...
Detailed Statement of Sanctioned Establishment.
Station.
M e d i c a l O f f i c e r .
H o s p i t a l A s s i s t a n t s .
N u r s e o r M a t r o n .
F e m a l e c o o l y .
B h i s t i e o r w a t e r - m a n .
C o o k . T o t y o r S w e e p e r .
P e o n s .
O n R s . 1 0 0 .
On Rs . 50.
& a m p ; c .
O n R s . 8 0 . O n R s . 6 0 . O n R s . 4 0 . O n R s . 2 5 . O n R s . 2 0 . O n R s . 1 0 . & a m p ; c
.&amp; c.
O n R s . 1 2 .
O n R s . 5 .
On Rs.15. O n R s . 8 .
O n R s . 4 . & a m p ; c
.
On Rs . 14.
O n R s . 7 O n R s . 5 .
& a m p ; c .
O n R s . 1 0 . O n R s . 5 . & a m p ; c . & a m p ; c .
O n R s . 6 .
O n R s . 5 .
& a m p ; c .
Kamptee ...
1 ... . . . a1 bl ... ... ... 1 . . . ...
... 1 ...
... 1 . . . ... . . . 1 ... ... 1 ... ... ... 2 ...
a.—From 1st August to 31st December 1885
.
b.—From 1st January to 31st July 1885.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LOCK HOSPITAL, JUBBULPORE;
FOR THE YEAR 1885.
From W. Graves, M. D ., Brigade Surgeon, in Medical charge Station Hospital and
Senior Medical Officer, British Troops, to the Cantonment Magistrate,
Jubbulpore,—No. 50-86, dated 22nd January 1886.
In reply to your Memo. No. 40 of the 16th January 1886, I beg to.
note the following observations :—
1. It is presumed that Lock Hospitals were established for the admission,
and treatment of registered prostitutes suffering from venereal affections only,
therefore the statistics for these diseases alone should be furnished separately.
If admissions are allowed into Lock hospitals for other diseases than those
for which they are intended the establishments are converted into General
Hospitals.
2. Should such admissions, however, take place, they should be shown and
returned under their proper heading and not be included among the general
admissions to the Lock Hospital for venereal diseases.
3. By the Annual report of Jubbulpore Lock Hospital for 1885, vide.
Statement No. IL, it shows that the women were admitted to Hospital for
- d i s e a s e s n o t o f a v e n e r e a l c h a r a c t e r , v i z . —
U l c u s U t e r i
. . .
13
Leucorrhœa
. . .
128
Abrasions
. . .
7
Menses
. . .
2
Bronchitis
. . .
1
Itch
. . .
5
Ringworm
...
Fever
. . .
1
Total ... 158
4. Deducting the 158 non-syphilitic diseases from the total No. 199 cases
treated, it shows that 41 admissions only took place for venereal affections.
5. Accepting that the admissions to Hospital for venereal ailments have
been accurately rioted, the small number 41, shown among an average number
of 46 Registered women throughout the year, is inexplicable, unless it be, that
of the very high number 128 cases returned under the heading "Leucorrhœa" a
large percentage of them were suffering from "Gonorrhœa," when (as it is a most
difficult thing sometimes to accurately diagnose this latter disease in a female) an
error of diagnosis may have taken place.
6. Again the 13 admissions shown under "Ulcus Uteri," and .7 for'
"Abrasions," whether of a syphilitic origin or otherwise, is not stated ; if these
admissions were of a syphilitic nature they should he returned under the
beading "Primary syphilis."
7. If any doubt on this point should exist in the minds of the officers in
medical charge of Lock Hospitals, particularly when the women under exami-
nation are well known prostitutes, it would be advisable to be on the safe side,
by admitting them to Hospital for the more formidable diseases.
8. On the whole, the returns for venereal affections among the women
during the year are apparently so very small,, it is not unlikely unintentional
inaccuracies occurred when making the entries in the Admission and Discharge
Book of the Hospital, from which record this report is compiled.
Statement showing the extent of various forms of Venereal disease among the European Troops in the Cantonment of
Jubbulpore, for the year ending 31st December 1885.
Dated 1st January 1886.
Regiment.
Period of occupation.
Average strength
during the period of
occupation.
Number of admissions from venereal
diseases during the period
of occupation.
Ratio of admissions per 1,000
of strength for the period
of occupation.
Gonorrhœa
... 135
Syphilis Primary
... 64
Do. Secondary
... 51
Minor Venereal affections
... 14
2nd Battalion Leicestershire
Regiment
. . . January 1883 to 4th February
1885
2nd Battalion Royal War-
wickshire.Regiment
5th February 1885
. . .
610
Total
... 264
4 3 2 . 8
Deduct cases contracted at other
places
... 29
Balance number of cases contracted
Jubbulpore
... 235
Annual Statement No. I. of the Lock Hospital at Jubbulpore for the year 1885.
Dated 1st January 1886.
1
2
3
4 5
6
7
8
Local Gornment or
Administration.
Date on which
Lock Hospital
was established.
Act unde
r wh i c h t h e r u l e s
are in force.
A r e a o v e r w h i c h t h e r u l e s a r e i n f o r c e.
E s t i m a t e d N a t i v e p o - p u l a t i o n w i t h i n t h i s a r e a .
Details of monthly pay of
E s t a b l i s h m e n t .
w h e t h e r a f i r s t o r s e c o n d c l a s s h o s p i t a l .
Remarks.
Rs. a. p.
S e c o n d c l a s s h o s p i t a l .
Medical Officer
... 50 0 0
Hospital Assistant
... 30 0 0
Central Provinces
... 3rd August 1866. Act III. of
1880.
4 miles
round the
Canton-
ment.
75,705 Matron
... 15 0 0
Bhistie
... 6 0 0
Cook
... 5 0 0
Sweeper
... 5 0 0
Total monthly cost
... 111 0 0
Annual Statement No. II. of the Lock Hospital at Jubbulpore for the year 1885.
Dated 1st January 1886.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Number of registered
prostitutes.
A v e r a g e n u m b e r o f
prostitutes on the
Register in each
month and for
year.
Average number of
prostitutes attending
the periodical
examinations.
No, reported
to Cantonment
Magistrate or
other Civil
Authority for aminations
non-attend-
ance.
Number of prosti-
tutes found diseased
at the periodical ex-
and de-
tamed for treatment.
Records of diseases.
A v e r a g e n u m b e r o f p r o s t i t u t e s i n H o s p i t a l f o r e a c h m o n t h a n d y e a r .
A v e r a g e n u m b e r o f d a y s e a c h p r o s t i t u t e t r e a t e d w a s r i c k .
Diseases.
R e m a i n e d
.
A d m i t t e d . T o t a l .
S i s c h a r g e d .
Di ed. R e m a i n i n g .
T o t a l .
T h e a r e a o v e r w h i c h r u l e s f o r t h e p r o v e n t i o n o f v e n e r a l d i s e a s e s v e b e e n i n f o r c e i n c l u d e d f o u r m i l e s r a d i u s r o u n d t h e C a n t o n m e n t .
N u m b e r r e m a i n i n g o n
the register at the
end of last year 1884.
January
. . .
50. January ... 46.75 January
. . .
1 January ... 10 Gonorrhœa
Syphilis
1. 19 20 20
...
... 20 January ... 5.74 11.16
48 February ... 46 February ... 405 February ... 4 February ... 14 primary ...
Syphilis se-
2 20 22 22 ... ... 22 February ... 6.89 18.36
Number added to the
register during the
year . . .
March ... 46.35 March... 38.4 March ... 3 March
... 19 condary ... 1 ... 1 1 ... ... 1 March ... 5.93 11.10
17 April ... 47.33 April
... 42.75 April ... 6 April
... 14 Ulcus uteri
Leucorrhœa
1 13 14 14... ..... 14 April ... 6.56 15.33
May
... 47.75 May
... 43.4 May
... May
... 12 uterine.... 1 128 129 126 ... 3 129 May
... 5.7 13.
Total
... 65 June
... 48 June
... 43 June
... 6 June
... 17 Abrasion ... . . . 7 7 6 ... 1 7 June
... 5.83 13.
July
... 45.54 July
... 39. July
... 8 July
... 15 Menses ... .....
2 2 2 ... . . . 2 July
... 5.77
1 0 . 3 6
Number who removed
their names from the
register, died, or ab-
sconded during the
year 1885
. . .
August ... 45. August ... 40.15 August, ... 7 August ... 22 Bronchitis ... 1 1 1 ... . . . 1 August ... 7.54 7.96
September 4 5 . September ... 40.75 September ... September ... 20 Itch
... ... 5 5 5 ... . . . 5 September 6.8 10.3
October ... 45.16 October ... 41.5 October ... . . . October ... 16. Warts
...
. . . 2 2
2 ... . . . 2 October ... 6.
8.66
Number remaining on
31st December 1885.. 44 November 48. November ... 29.8. November 5 November ... 26 Ringworm ... 1 1
1 ... . . . 1 November 8.6
9.88
December 45.54 December ... 39.5 December 5 December ... 14 Fever ... . . . 1 1 1 ... . . . 1 December
5.22 12.57
Average ... 46.68 Average ... 41.30
Averag e ...
6.38 11.80
Total ...
6 5
Total ... 559.67
Total ... 495.60 Total ... 4 5 Total ... 199 Total ... 6 199 205 201 .. 4 205 Total ... 76.58 141.68
Annual Statement No. III, of the Lock Hospital at Jubbulpore for the year 1885.
1
2
3
4
Receipts.
Expenditure.
How paid.
Months,
R e g i s t r a t i o n f e e s .
F i n e s l e v i e d u n d e r t h e R u l e s.
T o t a l r e c e i p t s P a y o f M e d i c a l o f f i c e r .
P a y o f E s t a b l i s h m e n t .
A l l o t h e r e x p e n d i t u r e .
T o t a l E x p e n d i t u r e .
B y G o v e r n m e n t .
F r o m C a n t o n m e n t F u n d
.
O t h e r s o u r c e s
.
T o t a l .
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.
Rs. a p.
January
. . . ......
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 50 0 0 61 0 0 18 3 5 129 3 5
......
129 3 5
......
129 3 5
February
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 50 0 0 61 0 0 22 7 1 1 133 7 11
......
133 7 11
......
133 7 11
March
. . .
. . . . . . 0 8 0 0 8 0 50 0 0 61 0 0 19 9 10 130 9 10
......
130 9 10
......
130 9 10
April
. . .
. . . . . . 9 8 0 9 8 0 50 0 0 61 0 0 20 1 7 131 1 7
......
131 1 7
......
131 1 7
M a y
. . .
. . . . . . 6 0 0 6 0 0 50 0 0 61 0 0 20 11 5 131 11 5
......
131 11 5
......
131 1 1 5
June
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 5 0 0 0 61 0 0 25 7 8 136 7 8
......
136 7 8
. . . . . . 136 7 8
July
. . .
. . . . . . 7 0 0 7 0 0 50 0 0 61 0 0 20 6 6 131 6 6
. . . . . . 131 6 6
......
131 6 6
August
...
......
2 0 0 2 0 0 50 0 0 58 8 0 23 10 5 132 2 5
......
132 2 5
......
132 2 5
September
. . .
......
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
5 0 0 0 56 0 0 24 0 5 130 0 5
......
130 0 5
......
130 0 5
October
. . .
. . . . . . ......
......
50 0 0 56 0 0 20 8 3 126 8 3
......
126 8 3
......
126 8 3
November
...
...... 0 4 0 0 4 0 50 0 0 56 0 0 29 5 1 135 5 1
......
135 5 1
......
135 5 1
December
. . .
. . . . . .
2 0 0 2 0 0 50 0 0 56 0 0 18 1 11 124 1 11
......
124 1 11
......
124 1 11
Total
...
......
27 4 0 27 4 0 600 0 0 709 8 0 262 10 5 1,572 2 5
......
1,572 2 5
. . . . . . 1,572 2 5
The 7th. March 1887.
A. C. DUFF,
Ogg. Under-Secretary.
Review by the Chief Commissioner, Central Provin
-
ces, of the Reports on Lock Hospitals in the
Central Provinces for the year 1886.
The number of admissions to Hospital among European troops increased
in all four stations where there are Lock Hospitals. Thee ratios per mille in
1885 and 1886 were as under:—
1 8 8 5 .
1886.
Jubbulpore
...
432
481
Kamptee
...
264
347
Pachmarhi
. . .
149
368
Saugor
...
126
186
2. The ratios for 1886 are all high, except in the case of Saugor : the
ratio reached in Jubbulpore is excessive. The total number of admissions in
the last-named station was 366: in 45 of these cases the disease was contracted
elsewhere. The garrison has been augmented during the year by a Battery of
Artillery, which brings its average strength np to 760 European soldiers.
The average strength of the Kamptee European garrison during the year
was 1,000. In this station there were 282 admissions for venereal disease, but
in 30 cases the disease was contracted elsewhere. Complaint is made of the
insufficient number of registered women at Kamptee. There are only 49 women
on the register and these are said to be of the poorest and lowest class.
3. The Reports all point to the same conclusion, that it is possible to a
great extent to keep the registered women from communicating disease to the
soldiers, and that the real difficulty lies in preventing the soldiers from having
recourse to unregistered women. Both in Jubbulpore and Saugor the Medical
authorities find fault with the want of activity on the part of the Police. The
District Superintendent of Police of Saugor says in reply:—"It is to be regretted
that the Regimental Police and Non-Commissioned officers give -no assistance to
the Cantonment Police in their endeavours to discover. the sources of contagion.
They live amongst the men, they understand their language and they have many
opportunities of learning their movements which are denied to the Cantonment
Police," No doubt the prevention of clandestine prostitution is a very. difficult
matter and one which demands the hearty co-operation of all the authorities con-
cerned.
4. The total expenditure during the year was Rs. 5,942, of which
Rs, 1,981 are paid by the Military, Department. The amount is slightly smaller
than that expended in the preceding year.
5.. A Statement prepared in office giving an abstract of the returns
submitted with the reports is appended.