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Annual Statement No. III. of Lock Hospital at Pachmarbi for the year 1878.
Pachmarhi, 1st January 1879.
1
2
3
4
5
Months.
Receipts.
Expenditure.
How paid.
R e g i s t r a t i o 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 l i s h m e n t .
A l l o t h e r 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 .
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
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 20 0 0 15 0 0
1 2 0 36 2 0 36 2
0 ... ... ...
. . . . . .
...
36 2 0
February ...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 20 0 0 15 0 0
0 15 0 35 15 0 35 15
0 ... ... ...
. . . . . .
...
35 15 0
March...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 20 0 0 15 0 0 10 10 8 45 10 8 45 10
8 ... ... ...
. . . . . .
...
45 10 8
April
...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 20 0 0 15 0 0 16 5 10 51 5 10 51 5
1 0
... ... ...
. . . . . .
...
51 5 10
May
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 20 0 0 15 0 0 19 2 9 54 2 9 54 2 9 ... ... ...
. . . . . .
...
5 4 2
9
June
...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 20 0 0 15 0 0 13 12 4 48 12 4 48 12
4 ... ... ...
. . . . . .
...
48 12 4
July
...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 20 0 0 15 0 0 17 0 0 52 0 0 52 0 0 ... ... ...
. . . . . .
...
52 0 0
August
...
. . . . . .
. . . . . . ...
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 20 0 0 15 0 0
2 7 9 37 7 9 37 7
9 ... ... ...
. . . . . .
...
37 7 9
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
3 1 10 38 1 10 38 1
1 0
... ... ...
... . . .
...
38 1 10
November
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 20 0 0 15 0 0
9 1 0 44 1 0 44 1
0 ... ... ...
. . . . . .
...
44 1 0
December
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 20 0 0 15 0 0
5 7 0 40 7 0 40 7
0 ... ... ...
. . . . . .
...
40 7 0
Total ...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
... ...
. . .
...
. . .
240 0 0 180 0 0 102 0 2 522 0 2 522 0
2 ... ... ...
. . . . . .
...
522 0 2
4.3.79—2C.—85—112
5
Annual Statement No. I of the Lock Hospital at Saugor for the year 1878.
Dated 1st January 1879.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Local Goverment 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 po
pulation
within this
area.
Detail of monthly pay of Establishment.
Whether a
first or second
class hospital.
Remarks.
m
Rs. a. p.
2 n d C l a s s L o c k H o s p i t a l .
Medical Officer
...
50 0 0
Native Doctor
...
..
20 0 0
Matron
...
. . .
9 0 0
Administration of
Central Provinces.
1st April 1866.
Act XXII of
1864.
4 miles.
58,439
Cook
...
...
5 0 0
Bhisti
....
. . .
5 0 0
Female Sweeper
...
...
5 0 0
Total monthly cost of Establishment ...
94 0 0
3 3 79 2C 79 112
Annual Statement No. II. of the Lock Hospital at Saugor for the year 1878.
Saugor, 1st January 1879.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Number of registered
prostitates.
Average number of prosti-
tutes on the register i
n each month for the year.
Average number of prosti-
tutes attending the peri-
odical examination.
Number renorted to
Cantonment Ma
gis- trate or other civil
authority for non
atteudance.
Number of
p r o s t i t u t e s f o u n d d i s e a s e d a t
t h e p e r i e d i c a l e x a m i n a - t i o n s a n d d e t a i n
ed for treatment.
Record of diseases.
Average number of prosti
- totes in Hospital for each
mouth 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 .
D i e d .
R e m a i n i n g .
Total.
Number remaining
on the register
at the end of the
last year
...
January
... 60·5 January
...
40·5
January
...
2 January
...
8 Gonorrhœa. ...
4 21 25 17 ... 8 25 January ...
13·61
58
February ...
50·12 February ... 40.5 February ... ... February ...
7 Leucorrhœa
... 4 30 34 34 ... ... 34 February ... 17·67
March
... 75·25 March ...
49· March
...
4
M a r c h
. . . 9 Syphilis Primary...
5 20 25 23 .. 2 25March
... 15·41
Number added to
the register dur
- ing the year 1878 32
April
... 70·5 April
... 43·8 April
...
1 April
..
5 Do. Secondary. ...
1
1 ...
. . . 1 1 April
... 15·6
May
... 64·6 May
... 44·2 May
...
1 May ... ·5 Menorrhagia
. . .
. . .
2
2
2 ... ... 2 May
... 14·9
Total ... 90
June
... 73·25June
. . .
55· June
... June
... 8 UlcerLabi a
1
3
4
4 ... 4 June
... 14·56
Number who re-
moved their
names from the
register, died, or
absconded dui -
ing the year
1878...
July
... 66·8 July
... 44·8 July
. . . 1 July
...
7
July
.. 21·48
August
...
67·8August ...
47·6 August
... ... August
. . .
5
August
.. 18·87
2 3
September ... 65·4 September ... 46·2 September ...
3 September ...
8
September ... 17·79
October
... 74·5 October
.. 54·25 October
... ... October ...
3
October
... 16·38
Number remaining
on 31st Decem-
ber 1878
...
November ...
68·4 November ... 48·12 November ...
4 November ..
7
November ... 12·8
67 December ... 75·5 December ... 51·75 December ...
1 December ...
5
December ... 15·51
Total ... ...
Average for
the year ... 67 . 34
Average for
the year
..
46·87 Total for the
year ...
17 Total for the
y e a r
. . . 77
Total ..
14 77 91 80 ... 1 1 91
Average for
the year ... 16·41
Inapections for the examination of alt registered prostitutes were held regularly every week.
10
.
Annual Statement N.. III. of the Lock Hospital at S.augor, for the. year.18-8.
Dated 1st January 187q.
1
2
3
.,-
4-
Month
Receipts.
Expenditure.
How paid,:
R e g i s t r a t i o 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 l i s h m e n t .
A l l o t h e r 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 .
B y 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
Rs. as.
Rs.
Rs. as. p. Rs. as. p. Rs.. as. p. Rs. as. p,
i
Rs. as. p.
Rs. as.
p
Rs. as: p. Rs. as. p. Rs. as. p.
Rs. as. p.
January
..
. . . . . .
50 0 0 41 0 01 46 8 '71 140
8 7
85 8
7
55 0 0
......
140
8 7
February
. . .
. . . . . .
......
......
50. 0 0 44 0. 0 54 n 7 148 11 7
93 11
7 55 9
0
. . . . . .
148 11 7
March
. .
......
3 0 0
3 0 0
50 0 0
44 0 0
54 7 10 148
7 10
93 7 10 55 0 0
......
148
7 10
April
. .
. . . . . .
4 0 0
4 0 0
50 0 0 44 0 0 57 0 8 151
0 8
96 0
8
55 0 0
.....
151
0 8
May
. . .
2 0 0
2 0 0
50 0 C 44 0 0 53 1 10 147
1 10
9 2 1
1 0
55 0 0
......
147
1 10
June
. . .
. . . . . .
......
50 0' . 0 44 0 0 52 5 2 140'
5 2
91 5
2 55 0 0
......
140
5 2..
July
. . . ......
0 4 0
0 4 0
50 0 0 44 0 0
79 12 2
173 12 2
118 12
2 55 0 0
......
173 12 2
A ugust
...
......
0 6 0
0 6 0
50 0 0 43 0 0 71 7 10 1614
7 10
109 7 10 55 0 0
. . . . . .
164
7 10
$eptemhcr
. . .
.......
. . . . . .
....
50 0 0 44 0
0 64 11 2 158 11 2
103 11
2
55 0 0
......
158 11 2
October
. . . ......
4 0 0
4 0 0
5.0 0. 0 44.0 0 . 63 0 10
157
0 13
192 0 1
55 0 . 01
......
157
0
1 0 .
November
. .
50 0 0 44 0 0
50 0 5 144 0 5
89 0
5 55 0 0
144
0 5
December
. .
. . . . . .
50 0 0
4 4 0 0 59 3 6
133
3 6
98 3
6 55 0 0
......
153
3 6
Total
... ......
13 10 0 13 10 0 600 0 0 527 0 0 706 7 7
1 , 8 3 3 7
7 1,173 7 7 660 . 0 0
.....
1,833 7 7
Statement showing the extent of various venereal disease among the European Troops in the Cantonment of Saugor
during the year 1878.
R e g i m e n t
.
Period of occupation.
Average strength during
the period of occupation.
Number of admissions from venereal discase during
the period of occupation.
Ratio of admissions per. 1,000 of strength for period of
occupation.
F-4th late F-11th Brigade,
Royal Artillery
...
Gonorrhœa ...
...
29
Entire year.
150
Primary syphiis
...
..
33
420.
Secondary syphilis
. . .
1
Total ...
63
Detachment 241st Regiment...
27th March to 31s
t December 1878.
Gonorrhœa
...
26
2 2 5
200.
Primary syphilis
...
... 1 8
Secondary syphilis
...
...
1
Total ...
45
Grand Total ... 108
Deduct cases contracted at other places ...
10
Balance number of cases contracted in the
Regimental Bazar. 98
12
1st January 1879.
Surgeon in charge Health Post.
24th January 1879.
Nagpur.
15
It is the duty of the woman who acts as Dai to assist at the examinati
on
and also to accompany the constable when he serves
the summonses on the prostitutes. I am afraid she
does not do her best to get a proper attendance.
Matters are certainly not working in at all a satisfactory manner ; but I am
at present reluctant to make any suggestions until
I have been longer in charge.
During the past year the Medical subordinate, like the Medical officer;
has frequently been changed. The following have
been attached to the Hospital:—
2nd class Hospital Assistant A. Jacob, No. 661, from 1st January to
4th October 1878.
2nd class Hospital Assistant Sped Abbas, from 5th October to 31st October
1878.
3rd class Hospital Assistant Muneeram Dass, from 1st November to 9th
December 1878.
1st class Hospital Assistant P. Ramaswamy Naick, from 10th to 31st
December 1878.
F. BLENKINSOP,
Dai.
Suggestions, &c.
Medical Subordinates.
NOTE.
When the Contagious Diseases Act was extended to Sitabaldi it was ruled by
the Chief Commissioner that it should be applied only to women who were in
the habit of consorting with European soldiers. So long as this limitation exists
the protection must be imperfect, and it would be preposterous to extend the
provisions of the Act to all the prostitutes in Nagpur for the sake of protecting
the 40 or so soldiers who garrison the Fort. The 621 reported for non-attend-
ance include, I presume, those who are week after week reported as having left
the place and whose names should have been struck off the register. With
reference to the two occasions lately on which no women attended I have
already directed the Police to prosecute ; and I have also requested the District
Superintendent of Police to revise the list by bringing on it the names of all
women who can be ascertained to consort with soldiers.
F. VENNING,
Offg. Deputy Commissioner,
Statement showing the extent of various forms of venereal diseases among the European Troops in the Cantonment of
Sitabaldi during the year 1878.
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 strength.
Gonorrhœa
. . .
. . . 12
Primary syphilis
. . .
• • • 9
Balanitis
...
... 1
Detachment HerMajesty's
33rd Regiment.
The whole
year.
48.29.
Condyloma
. . .
. . . 1
479.16
Total ... 23
Deduct cases contracted from other
places
••• . . .
Balance number of cases contracted
at Nagpur
. . . 23
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Annual Statement No. I. of the Lock Hospital Sitabaldi, for the year 1878.
Dated 1st January 1879.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Local Government or
Administration.
Date on which Lock
Hospital established.
Act under which
the Rules are in
force.
Area over
which the
Rules are in
force.
Estimated
native popu-
lation within
this area.
Details of monthly pay of Establishment
.
Whether first or second class Hospital
.
Medical Officer's allowance for the first 11
Rs. a. p.
months
... 50 0 0
Ditto
ditto
for December .•
25 0 0
Native Doctor's for the first 11 months ... 40 0 0 2nd Class Hospital Assistant for first 11
months.
Ditto
ditto
for December ...
5 0 0
Peon
...
5 0 0
Cook for first 11 months
...
5 0 0
Female Cooly ...
5 0 0
Central Provinces.
13th July 1871. Act XIV of
1868.
5 miles.
85,312
Waterman for the first 11 months
•••
4 0 0
Toty woman
ditto
...
5 0 0
For December
...
3 0 0 1st Class. Hospital Assistant for one
m o n t h
Total monthly cost of Establishment
...
147 0 0
17
Dated 1st January 1879.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Number of registered
prostitutes.
Average number of prosti-
tutes on the register in
each each month and for the
year.
Average number of prosti
-dtutes attending the
p e r i -
oical examinations.
Number reported to the
Cantonment Magistrate
civil
or other civil authority
for non-attendance.
Number of prostitutes
found diseased at the
periodical examina-
tions and detained for
treatment.
Record of diseases.
Average number of prosti
- tutes in Hospital.
Diseases.
R e m a i n e d .
A d m i t t e d .
T o t a l . C u r e d .
D i 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 las
year
...
January
...
20 January
...
6 . January
...
57 January
..
9 Primary syphilis ... ... 5 5 5 ... ... ... January
... ·83
19
February ...
20 February ...
6·5 February ...
47 February ...
3 Gonorrhœa
.. 2 29 3 131 ... ... ... February ... 1·25
Number added to
the register dur-
ing the year
1878...
March
. • •
20 March
..
6·
March
. . .
4 6 March ...
7
March
•••
1.83
April
. . .
20 April
...
4·75 April
...
50 April
...
1
April
... 2·46
1 May
...
20 May
...
6· May
•••
53 May
...
1
May
. . . ·38
Total
... 20June
. . .
20 June
...
5 . 75 June
...
50 June
...
3
June
... ·63
Number who re-
moved their
names from the
register or abs-
conded duri
ng the year
...
July
. . .
August
. . .
20
20
July
...
August
...
6 . 6
3·25
July
. . .
August
...
43
49
July
...
August
...
7
3
July
. . .
August
. . .
1·54
3·96
14
September ...
19 September ..
6·
September ...
48 September ...
4
September ... 1·30
Number remaining
on the 31st De-
cember 1878 ...
October
...
19 October
...
5·8 October
...
6 1 October
...
1
October
...
·83
6
November ...
19 November ...
4·75 November ...
55 November ...
6
November ... ·7
December ...
19 December ...
2·5 December
. . .
62 December ...
1
December ... None
Total
... 20
Average for
the year
...
19·66
Average for
the year
...
4·93
Total for the
year
. . .
621
Total for the
year
...
4 6
Total
... 2 34 36
3 6 . . . . . . . .
Average for
the year
...
·75
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Annual Statement No. III. of the Lock Hospital, Sitabaldi, for the year 1878.
Dated 1st January 1879.
1
2
2
4
Months.
Receipts.
Expenditure.
How paid.
R e g i s t r a t i o 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 .
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 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 .
Rs. as p
Rs. as. p.
Rs. as. p.
Rs. as. p.
Rs. as. p.
Rs. as. p.
Rs. as. p.
Rs. as. p. Rs. as. p. Rs. as. p.
Rs. as. p.
January
...
......
......
......
50 0 0
72 14 10
10 0 11
132 15 9
132 15 9
......
......
132 15 9
February
•••
•••
...... ......
......
50 0 0
68 0 7
11 0 0
129
0 7
129
0 7 ......
......
129
0 7
March
..•
. . . . . . ......
......
50 0 0
68 8 10
16 13 0
135
5 10
135
5 10
......
......
135
5 10
April
••.
...... ......
......
50 0 0
69 0 7
20 0 0
139
0 7
139
0 7
...... ......
139
0 7
May
•••
•••
......
......
......
50 0 0
68 14 0
12 11 0
131
9 0
131
9 0
......
......
131
9 0
June
••.
.
......
...... ......
50 0 0
69 0 7
7 1 0
126
1
7
126
1 7
...... ......
126
1 7
July
•.
•••
•
......
. . . . . .
......
50 0 0
68 4 0
14 15 0
133
3 0
133
3 0
......
. . . . . .
133
0 0
August
...
•
......
......
. . . . . .
50 0 0
69 0 7
30 15 0
149 15 7
149 15 7
...... ......
149 15 7
September
•••
......
...... ......
50 0 0
69 0 7
12 4 0
131
4 7
131
4 7
...... ......
131
4 7
October
•••
......
. . . . . .
......
50 0 0 108 14 8
9 4 0
168
2 8
168
2 8
...... ......
168
2 8
November
•••
......
...... ......
50 0 0
69 0 7
13 5 0
132
5 7
132
5 7
...... ......
132
5 7
December
•••
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
......
25 0 0
15 0 0
......
43
0 0
43
0 0
...... ......
43
0 0
Total .
...... ......
. . . . . .
575 0 0 118 11 10 158 4 11 1,552 0 9 1,552 0
9 ......
......
1,552 0 9
Statement of expenses for the year 1878.
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 a n d r i c e m o n e y .
N u r s e s .
F e m a l e c o o l i e s ,
P e o n s .
Cooks.
W a t e r - m e n .
T o t i e s .
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 .
D i e t .
H o u s e r e n t .
R s .
a,p.
R s .
a.p. R s .
a.p. R s .
a.p. R s .
a.p. R s .
a. p . R s .
a.p. R s .
a.p. R s .
a.p. R s .
a.p. R s .
a.p.Rs.a.p.
Sitabaldi
. . .
5 7 5
0 0
5 0 3
1 10 . .
...
6 0
0 0
6 0
0 0 5 5 0 0 4 4
0 0
5 8
0 0
4 9
140 9 6 0
1 0 0
1 0 5500 0
Detailed Statement of sanctioned establishment for the year 1878.
2 0
Station.
M e d i c a l O f f i c e r .
H o s p t i a l A s s i s - t a n t .
Nurses or Mat-rou.
F e m a l e c o o l i e s .
B h e a s t i e s o r w a - t e r - m e n .
C o o k .
T o t i e s o r s w e e p - e r s .
P e o n s .
R e m a r k s .
O n R s . 1 0 0 . O n R s . 5 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 2 .
O n R s . 5
O n R s . 1 5 .
O n R s . 8 .
O n R s . 4 .
O n R s . 1 4 .
O n R s . 7 .
O n R s . 5
O n R s . 1 0 .
O n R s .
O n R s . 5 .
O n R s . 6 .
O n R s .
O n R s . 5 .
. . .
. . .
O n R s . 5 f o r 1 1
m o n t h s .
......
O n R s . 5 f o r 1 1
m o n t h s , 3 R s . f o r D e c .
. . .
. . .
5
O n R s . 4 f o r 1 1
months.
Sitabaldi
. . .
. . .
5 0 f o r 1 1 m o n t h s ; 2 5
f o r D e c e m b e r .
. . .
1 f o r 1 1 m o n t h s o n
R s . 4 0 ; 5 f o r D e c .
. . .
......... 5
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LOCK HOSPITAL KAMPTEE FOR TH
E
YEAR 1878.
From Major W. Vertue, Secretary to the Cantonment Committee, kamptee, to the
secretary to the Chief Commissioner, Central Provinces, Nagpur,—No. 37,
dated Kamptee, 8th February 1879.
I am desired to forward, with a few brief remarks, the report on the Lock
Hospital at Kamptee for the year ending 31st December 1878.
Admissions.
1876.
1877.
1878.
233
175
195
2. It is a matter of regret that the admissions
among the European troops were greater than in
1877, and that the increase in the cases of primary
and secondary syphilis was very marked.
The small number of admissions in the Royal Artillery is a point which
calls for special notice.
With an average strength of 248 against 548 in Her Majesty's 33rd Regi-
ment, the Royal Artillery show only 18 admissions out of a total of 195, and
out of these 18 there were only 3 cases of syphilis, and all primary. No expla-
nation of this remarkable difference has been attempted, but perhaps it may be
in some degree due to the fact that the men of the Royal Artillery are very hard-
worked and have but little leisure to roam about within the limits of the Canton-
ment, much less beyond them.
The following table shows the admissions during each month of the year:—
January
•••
...
••• 31
February
...
...
... 19
March
•••
...
... 22
April
•••
...
... 21
May
•••
•••
... 18
Jun
•••
• ••
... 15
July
•••
...
... 21
August
...
. . .
••• 17
September ...
•••
... 4
October
...
...
. . . 7
November ..,
•••
... 10
December
...
•••
... 10
195
It is in some degree satisfactory that during the last 6 months the decrease
was very considerable, the numbers being 69 against 126.
4. The admissions among the registered prostitutes were very large, the
total number being 127, divided as follows :—
Primary syphilis
•.•
... 59
Secondary ...
•••
... 3
Gonorrhoea ...
•••
... 65
—
127
Thus among them also the cases of syphilis were very numerous.
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The total number of admissions in each mouth is shown in the following
table :—
January
•••
...
.•• 15
February
•••
..•
... 17
March
•••
•••
... 17
April
...
..•
... 15
May
•••
•.•
... 9
June
...
. . .
... 5
July
. . .
. . .
... 17
August
...
...
... 3
September
...
...
... 10
October
..•
•••
... 2
November
...
...
... 3
December
...
•••
. . . 1 4
127
5. As has been pointed out by Doctor Suffrein, exceptional difficulties were
experienced during the year in dealing with clandestine prostitution. In the
first place the soldiers were for several months debarred from going into the
bazars owing to the prevalence of small pox and cholera, and besides this one
company of Her Majesty's 33rd was for several weeks in camp at Sooradevi,
some miles distant from the station. It was while access to the bazaar was pro-
hibited that the admissions were at their highest ; and it appears not unlikely
that soldiers sometimes contract disease beyond the limits of the cantonment
where it would be difficult and indeed dangerous for native police men to follow
them.
6. Ten women were brought before the Cantonment Magistrate for carry-
ing on clandestine prostitution. All of these were brought on the register.
Doctor Suffrein remarks that the Regimental Police did not succeed in catching
a single woman.
7. As noticed in last year's report the number of women on the register is
undoubtedly very small, and in December 1878 there was a decrease of 12 in the
1st, and of 3 in the 2nd class. The numbers fluctuate a good deal, and frequent
cases occur of women leaving the station for a time and then returning.
Annual Report of the Kamptee Lock Hospital for the year 1878.
The Lock Hospital at this station is well adapted for the purpose for which
it is required. The accommodation is sufficient,
the ventilation is excellent, and the building is situ
-ated in a central position with regard to the Cantonment. The building has
been frequently described in previous reports, and it is therefore only necessary
to observe here that that the following repairs, &c., have been executed during
the year under report.
The floor and two windows of the surgery. and all the windows of No. 2
ward were repaired. The additional back verandah, the roof of the bathroom,
and 3 cisterns were also repaired. The door of No. 2 ward was repaired, and
cracks in the walls of the back verandah filled up. Openings were made in the
compound walls to carry off the surplus water during the rains. The insides of
the walls of the wards and surgery were washed with buff colored limewash
as usual, and the front and. back yards were gravelled.
1. Nature and extent of Hospital
accommodation, &c,
2. Any change in the Medical
charge of the Lock Hospital.
I have been in charge continuously throughout
the past year.
The weekly returns have been received regularly, and show a total number
of admissions among Europeon troops for venereal
affections of 195 during the past year, against 175
in 1877, and 233 in 1876.
3. The extent of venereal disease
amongst European troops.