XI.—Employment of Dhais.
XII.—Any information on
other matters or suggestions
for the improvement of rules.
The attendance on inspection days I consider very regular. Seldom indeed is
a woman found absent, and hardly ever without some legitimate cause.
Few fines have in consequence been levied during the year, only Rs. 18, by
the Cantonment Magistrate.
Women are examined according to class,—the second class on Mondays and
first class on Fridays. These are always made by the
Medical Officer with the speculum,—the Native Doctor
and the Matron being in attendance. Women reported
diseased are seen on the following morning, and those sent in as having been sus.
petted of disease by the Europeans, at any time.
The total number of admissions of all diseases during the past year was
104 against 116 in the previous year, showing a decrease
of 12.
The following table for the past three years will show narticulars
1880.
1881.
1882.
Gonorrhœa
. . . 21
12
7
Leucorrhœa
... 66
85
72
Syphilis primary
...
30
16
23
Do. secondary
. . .
1
2
1
Inflammation labia
. . .
1
1
. . .
Syphilitic rheumatism
...
1
. . .
. . .
Condyloma
. . . . . .
...
1
Total
... 120
116
104
It will be observed that the admissions for leucorrhœa have decreased by
13, primary syphilis increased by 7, while those for gonorrhœa have decreased
by 5 since last year.
The type of disease calls for but little remarks ; as a rule, it yielded readily
to treatment, but a few cases required a prolonged course of treatment before a
satisfactory result ensued.
IX.—Arrangement for e
xamination.
X.—Increase or decrease of
disease amongst the women.
The Dhai employed has given satisfaction.
As is noted in previous reports the great drawback
to the efficient working of the Lock Hospital has been
t he di f f i cul t y i n r eachi ng t he unl i cens ed women.
1 st. —It is known that a number of women carry on clandestine prostitution
in both the Cantonment and City, more especially in the latter place, and are not
detected: this calls for a better and stricter system of Police surveillance. On one
or two occasions during the year, owing to an increase in the admissions for
venereal amongst the European troops, it was considered advisable to prohibit
the men from entering the City, after which the admissions rapidly decreased.
2nd. —The Regimental authorities should strictly prohibit women of the
cooly class, grass cutters, &amp;c. from loitering about the vicinity of European
Regimental limits. I do not feel sure how far this rule is carried out.
3 rd. —Registered women are encouraged to point out unlicensed women and
they occasionally do so, but European soldiers never will point out the women
who have diseased them.
4 th .—In a monetary point the European soldier resorts to the unregistered
woman as her charge is usually much less than that of the registered woman, and
this evil it will be difficult to suppress.
Special quarters should be set apart for the women in which it should be
obligatory on them to reside; this however seems to be surrounded with so many
difficulties that it seems unlikely that any thing could be done towards its accom
plishment.
N a t i v e M e d i c a l s u b o r d i n a t e .
F o u r t h C l a s s N a t i v e D o c t o r J a y r a m h a s b e e n i n s u b o r d i n a t e M e d i c a l c h a r g e d u r i n g t h e y e a r . I f i n d h i m i n t e l l i g e n t a n d m o s t z e a l o u s i n t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f h i s d u t i e s .
Native Medical subordinate.
Fourth Class Native Doctor Jayram has been in subordinate Medical charge
during the year. I find him intelligent and most zealous
in the performance of his duties.