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Annual Statement No. III of the Lock Hospital at Pachmarhi for the year 1884.
Pachmarhi, 1st January 1885.
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Remarks.
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 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.
January
...
......
. . . . . .
......
20 0 0 15 0 0
0 14 0 35 14 0
......
35 14 0
......
35 14 0
February
...
......
. . . . . . ......
20 0 0 15 0 0
0 14 0 35 14 0
......
35 14 0
......
35 14 0
March
...
. . . . . .
......
......
20 0 0 15 0 0
0 12 0 35 12 0
.....
35 12 0
.....
25 12 0
April
. . . ......
......
. . . . . . 20 0 0 15 0 0
2 4 0 37 4 0
.....
37 4 0
......
37 4 0
May...
......
. . . . . .
......
20 0 0 15 0 0
2 4 0 37 4 0
......
37 4 0
......
37 4 0
June
..
......
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 20 0 0 15 0 0
0 12 0 35 12 0
......
3 5 1 2 0
......
35 12 0
July
... ......
......
......
20 0 0 15 0 0
4 11 0 39 11 0
......
39 11 0
......
39 11
0
August
... ......
......
. . . . . . 20 0 0 15 0 0
0 8
0 35 8 0
. . . . . . 35 8 0
,.....
35 8 0
September
...
. . . . . .
............
20 0 0 15 0 0
0 8 0 35 8 0
. . . . . . 35 8 0
.....
35 8 0
October
... ......
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 20 0 0 15 0 0
5 15 0 40 15 0
......
40 15 0
......
40 15 0
November
...
...
......
......
20 0 0 15 0 0
3 12 0 38 12 0
......
38 12 0
...... 38 12 0
December
..
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 20
0
0 15 0 0
0 8 0 35 8 0
. . . . . .
15 8 0
......
35 8 0
Total ... ......
......
......
240 0 0 180 0 0 23 10 0 443 10 0
. . . . . .
443 10 0
......
443 10 0
II.—Any change in Medical charge of
the Lock Hospital during the year.
III.—The extent of venereal disease
amon g the European troops.
V.—Whether the Sub-committee meet
regularly or not.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LOCK HOSPITAL, SAUGUR,
FOR THE YEAR 1884.
From Lieutenant J. G. Morris, Cantonment Magistrate, Saugor, to the Secretary
to the Chief Commissioner, Central Provinces, Nagpur,—No. 104, dated
S a u g o r ,
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s t J a n u a r y
1 8 8 5
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I have the honor to forward a Report on the working of the Lock Hospital,
Saugor Cantonment, for the year 1884.
The Hospital is capable of containing twenty in-patients. For that number
the accommodation is suitable. There are two
wards, a dispensary and examination room, two
bath rooms, a cook room, and four rooms for
servants. There are two latrines : dry earth con
- s e r v a n c y i s p r a c t i s e d , a n d t h e s o i l r e m o v e d t w i c e d a i l y . N o c h a n g e s h a v e b e e n
made in the building during the year.
I.—The nature and extent of the Hospi-
tal accommodation, whether it is suitable,
and whether there has been any change
in it during the year.
Surgeon Major T. M. O'Brien has held
medical charge during the entire year.
During the year the Detachment 2nd Leices-
tershire Regiment, with a strength of 191, show-
ed 42 venereal diseases, or 219 .89 per thousand.
The forms of the diseases were gonorrhœa 25, primary syphilis 14, second-
ary syphilis 3,—total 42.
In 1883, with a strength of 207 men, there were 58 admissions, or 280 per
thousand.
In 1882, with a strength of 195 . 16 admissions, 67, or 343 .31 per thousand.
In Battery of Artillery, out of a strength of 154, there were 23 venereal
diseases, or 149 . 3 per thousand.
The forms of the diseases were gonorrhœa 8, primary syphilis 12, secondary
syphilis 3,—total 23.
In 1883, with a strength of 148 men, there were 46 admissions, or 310
per thousand.
In 1882, with a strength of 121 . 58 admissions, 23 or 189·17 per thousand.
The Senior Medical Officer of British Troops furnished the Cantonment
Magistrate with these returns, and they are regu-
larly submitted to me weekly.
IV.—Have the returns been regularly
received.
Regular monthly meetings of the Sub-committee
are held to discuss the affairs of the Hospital.
The following are the Members :—
Senior Commanding Officer, British Troops.
Senior Medical Officer.
Deputy Commissioner.
District Superintendent of Police.
Cantonment Magistrate and Secretary.
The Police are empowered to send any unregistered woman who may be
found plying her vocation near the lines to the
Lock Hospital for examination. Two or three
women have in this way been sent to the Hospi
- tal; application has been made to the Cantonment
Magistrate to have women registered.
VI.—Special measures for control of
prostitution and specially for preventing
unlicensed prostitution.
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Women have voluntarily come forward for registration.
The total number of women who obtained leave during the year was 14,
giving a monthly average of 1.16 : although this is below the usual number, yet,
I think, the greatest caution should be taken on the matter, as some of them
occasionally overstayed their leave for a short time.
The registration appears to have been attended with a very considerable
degree of success, and the prevalence of venereal
disease amongst the European Troops is chiefly
due to the fact that the soldiers do not confine
themselves to the registered prostitutes.
In every case on the admission of a man to Hospital with venereal disease,
an endeavour has been made to trace the source, but with very limited success.
Many women have been indicated by the soldiers as having communicated the
infection ; but on examination these have almost invariably been found free from
disease : it is believed that a very large number of coolie women are in reality
prostitutes, and that to this class the contamination of the Troops is largely
attributable.
The registered prostitutes are two classes :—
1st,—those cohabiting with Europeans,
2 nd,—those cohabiting with Natives.
The registration extends over an area of 4 miles.
The number of prostitutes on the register has increased by 1 since the
termination of the preceding year.
VII.—Efficiency of registration and
extent of area.
VIII.—Registration fees.
These fees have not been levied.
The women have, as a rule, been regular in their attendance, and on an
average less than one-third absentee per week has been reported. (Total 8.)
Few fines have in consequence been levied during the year, only Rs. 4-8-0,
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 the Medical officer, in the
presence of the Native Doctor and Matron. If found diseased they are admitted
to Hospital, and are again subjected to examination on the ensuing and each
subsequent Wednesday. Women reported for absence are ordered to attend
at Hospital the day on which they are punished by the Cantonment Magistrate.
IX.—Arrangement for examination.
X.—lncrease or decrease of disease
among the women.
The total of admissions for venereal disease
in 1884 were 47 as against 67 in 1883 and 104
in 1882.
Three cases remained in Hospital under treatment on the 1st January 1884.
The following table is useful for comparison :—
1882..
1883.
1884.
Gonorrhœa
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7
9
10
Leucorrhœa
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72
46
31
Syphilis primary
...
23
12
6
Do. secondary
...
1
...
. . .
Condyloma
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
Total
... 104
67
47
This shows a slight decrease in numbers admitted during the past year.
It will be observed that the admissions for leucorrhœa have decreased by
15, and primary syphilis by 6, while those for gonorrhœa have increased by 1
since the last year.
XI.—Employment of dhaies.
XII.—Any information on other mat-
ters or suggestions for improvement of
the rules.
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One case has been a very long time under treatment, probably due to the
bad constitutional condition of the patient.
The most marked beneficial result of the Lock Hospital system is to be
found in the decrease of primary syphilis.
One dhaie is employed in the Hospital.
Altogether the working of the Lock Hospital
system at Saugor appears to be highly satisfac-
tory.
The total number of admissions in hospital for venereal affections in the
Detachment 2nd Leicestershire Regiment has decreased by 16, and in the
Battery of Artillery the number of admissions in. hospital for venereal disease
has decreased by 23—total 39—since the last year.
The women seldom voluntarily come forward to have their names placed in
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.
1st.—It is known that a number of women carry on clandestine prostitu-
tion in both the Cantonment and City, more especially in the latter place, and
are not detected ;t h i s
c a l l s f o r a b e t t e r a n d s t r i c t e r s y s t e m o f P o l i c e s u r v e i l l a n c e .
2nd.—The Regimental authorities should strictly prohibit women of the cooly
class, beggars, and grass cutters, &c., from loitering about the vicinity of Euro-
pean Regimental limits. I do not feel sure how far this rule is carried out.
3rd.—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.
4th.—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.
Twelve free quarters were built for registered women during the year.
Fourth class Native Doctor Jeyram has been
in Subordinate medical charge during the year.
T. M. O'BRIEN,
Surgeon Major,
In Medical charge Lock Hospital.
Native Medical Subordinate.
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1884.
Regiment.
Peri
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 o i d o f o c c u p a t i o n .
Number of Admissions from
venereal disease 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 Battn. S. L. I. ... From April to 31st
690 Primary syphilis
... 22
2nd „ R. M. F.
December 1884.
Secondary „
... 13
Gonorrhœa
...
1 0 5
Gleet
...
9
Balanitis
...
1
160
Total ... 150
O. 1st R.A.
... From 1st January
to Nove. 1884.
146 Deduct cases contracted
at other places.
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267
U. 1st R. A.
... From November to
31st December
1884.
Balance number of cases
contracted at Kamptee. 130
The Cantonment Sub-Committee which meets once very month is composed
of the following Officers: (1) Deputy Surgeon General
N. F. and C. I. Regiments (2) . Medical Officer in charge
of Lock Hospital. (3) Cantonment Magistrate.
The same measures were taken as in the previous years; namely, (a) no women
were employed for any purpose in the neighbourhood of
the single men's barracks; ' (b) the watch maintained to
apprehend and hand over to the Cantonment Police any
female of a suspicious character found entering or loitering near the barracks;
(c) periodical health inspection of the men, with a view to the early detec-
tion of any disease among them, and to the identifying of the women who have
communicated those diseases.
Registration is not as efficient as it might be. The total number of
on the list on an average was 51 . 71, an increase 2·62 on
previous year. This seems small for Can tonment with
an average strength of 836 British troops, a Cavalry and
two Native Regiments, and a very large Civil population.
Those who are on the Register are only those of the very lowest and poorest
classes, and inadequately represent the extent prostitution is practised in the
station.
Registered prostitutes are of two classes,—those for European, and others
for Natives. The area over which registration extends is 7 square miles.
Remarks by Brigade Surgeon J. Mc. Donnelly, M. D.—" It is a remark-
able fact that few new members of the sisterhood of public women have been
admitted on the Register ; of the 1st class there were only five and of the 2nd
class only two. This may point either to the inefficiency of the Police agency
employed in this department or to its corruption. But the problem of how to
carry out effectually a check upon clandestine prostitution without producing the
evils of interference with private rights is one very difficult of solution, and I am
unable to suggest a method."
IV.—Whether a Cantonment
Sub-Committee for exercising
special supervision, &c., &c.
V.—What special measures
have been taken for the con-
trol of prostitution, &c.
VI.—How far the registra-
tion has been efficient, to what
classes it extends, and over
what area, &c.
V I I . — W h e t h e r r e g i s t r a t i o n f e e s h a v e b e e n l e v i e d , & c .
N o r e g i s t r a t i o n f e e s h a v e b e e n l e v i e d .
VIT.—Whether registration
fees have bees lensed,
No registration fees have been levied.
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VIII.—Whether the women
have been regular at the peri-
odi cal exami nat i ons.
The women have, as a rule, been regular in their
attendance at the weekly examination; twenty-seven were
reported as absent, and were duly punished by the
Magistrate.
The total amount of fines collected for absenting themselves for examina-
tion was Rs. 9-8-0.
The same as previous year. On Monday the 1st class registered prostitutes
presented themselves at the Lock Hospital, examined by
the Medical Officer in charge and assisted by the Hos-
pital Assistant and Chowdran. On Wednesday all
in-patients in hospital, and those who were unable to be examined on the regular
inspection day. On Saturday the 2nd class registered prostitutes were examined.
Admissions for venereal disease among the registered women have been
slightly higher than the previous year, the total number
being 66 against 57 in 1883 ; of these only 17 cases were
for primary syphilis, and many of them mild form, being
a sore of the soft kind. The remaining admissions were
for gonorrhœa 44, leucorrhœa 2, and ulceration 3.
Brigade Surgeon J. Mc. N. Donnelly, M. D. recorded on leaving the fol-
lowing remark :—" During the year no case of any great medical interest has
presented itself amongst the women on the register, and for the most part their
ailments were of so trivial a character that they disappeared in a brief time under
the simplest method of treatment."
No relation whatever could be traced between the disease in the European.
hospital and that in the . Lock Hospital.
No admissions for normal periodical changes are recorded.
IX.. —The arrangement for
examining and treating the
women of the City and Canton-
ment.
X.—How far disease has in-
creased or decreased among
the women &c.
XI.—How far Dhaies have
been employed and with what
success.
One Chowdran visited those on the Register at their
own houses once a week, and she also assisted at the
weekly examinations at the Hospital.
Since the 15th July 1884 a Dhai was employed by the Cantonment Com-
mittee, at the ,suggestion of the Commander-in-Chief; her duty being to
examine the women daily at the huts where the prostitutes receive the soldiers
who come to them.
XIL—Any information on
other matters or suggestions
for the improvement of the
rules.
Have not been sufficiently long in medical chargeof
this institution to enable me to offer any suggestion.
Annual Statement No. 1. of the Lock Hospital at Kamptee, for the year 1884.
Dated 1 st January 1885.
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 po-
pulation
within this
area.
Details of monthly pay of Establishment.
Whether
a First or
Second
class Hos-
pital.
Remarks.
Rs. a. p.
Central Provinces.
24th August
1861.
Act III of
1880.
4 Miles.
50,930. Medical officer
... 100 0 0
Nativen Doctor or 1st Class
Hospital A ssistant
... 60 0 0
Matron
... 10 0 0
1st Class
Lock Hos-
pital.
Cooly Female
...
5 0 0
Peons at Rs. 5 each per
mensem
... 10 0 0
Bhistie
...
4 0 0
Cook
...
5 0 0
Mehtrani
...
5 0 0
Total monthly cost of Establish-
ment
... 199 0 0
Annual Statetnent No. 11. of the Lock Hospital at Kamptee, for the year 1884.
Dated 1 st January 1885.
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Number of registered
prostitutes.
Average number of
prostitutes on the
Register in each
month and for the
year.
Average number of
prostitutes attending
the periodical exami-
nations.
Number reported to
Cantonment Magis-
trate 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
prostitutes in Hospital
for each month and
the year.
Diseases.
R e m a i n e d .
Admi t t ed.
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 .
Number remaining on
the register at the
end of the last year.
'January
... 51·00 Jannary ..
4 3 · 7 5
January ...
. . January ... ... Gonorrhœa
... 3 4 4 4 7 41 ... 6 47 January
..
5·38
51 February ... 50·58 February ... 44 25 February ...
2 February ...
4 Syphilis, primary... 4 17 21 21 ... ... 21 February
... 4·82
Number added to the
register during the
year 1884
...
March
... 50·00 March
... 40·60 March
...
1 March
...
8 Syphilis, secondary. ... .. . ... ... ... .. March
... 6·74
10 April
... 51·93 April
... 40·20 April
. . 3 April
. . .
6 Leucorrhœa
... . . . 2 2 2 .. .. 2 April
4·96
Total ...
May
.. 51·.58May ... 40 22 May
..
4 May
...
4 Ulcer Os Uteri ... ... 3 3 1 ... 2 3 May
... 5·41
61 June
. . . 52·00 June
...
43·33 June
...
1 June
. . .
6
June
... 5·56
Number who remov-
ed their names
from the register,
died, or abscouded
during the year
1884
...
— July
.. 52·77 July
.. 11·75 July
...
3 July
. . .
3
July
..
5·67
August
. . . 52·61 August
... 41·77 August
...
1 August
. . .
3
August ..
5·32
September ... 53·00 September ... 41·55 September ..
3 September ...
2
September
... 6·76
8 October ... 53·00October
... 39 00 October ...
4 October
... ...
October
... 6·16
Number remaining
on 31st December
1884 ...
November ... 51·70 November .. 39·77 November ...
2 November ...
3
November
...
4·75
53 December ... 50·38 December ... 43·11 December ..
3 December ..
4
December ...
6·06
Total ...
6 1
Average for
the year ... 51·71
Average for
the year ... 41·60
Total for the
year ... 27
Total for the
year
. . .
4 3
Total
...
7 66 7 3
6 5
...
8 7 3
Average for
the year ...
5·63
Annual Statement
No III
Annual Statement No. III. of the Lock Hospital at Kamptee, for the year 1884.
Kamptee, 1 st January 1885.
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Remarks.
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 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 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.
.
January ...
......
5
0 0
5 0
0 100 0 0 101 3 2 20 5 2
221 8 4
162 3 2 59 .
5 2
......
221 8 4
100 0 0 101 8 0 18 2 7
219 10 7
162 8 0 57 2 7
......
219 10 7
February
...
......
. . ..
.
. .
. . .
March
...
. . . . . .
. . ..
. .
. .
..
. . 100 0 0 101 10 9 26 6 3
228 1 0
162 10 9 65 6 3
......
228 1 0
April
...
......
. . ..
. .
. .
..
. . 100 0 0 101 2 0 21 11 3
222 13 3
162 2 0 60 11 3
......
222 13 3
May
. . .
. . . . . .
. . ..
. .
. .
..
. . 100 0 0101 10 9 22 9 5
224 4 2
162 10 9 61 9 5
. . . . . . 224 4 2
June
..
. . . . . . 2 0 0
2 0 0
100 0 0 101 9 4 22 0 10
223 10 2
162 9 4 61 0 10
......
223 10 2
July ...
......
1 0 0
1 0 0
100 0 0 101 10 9 24 6 3
226 1 0
162 10 9 63 6 3
......
226 1 0
August.
...
......
. . .. . .
. . .. . . 100 0 0 101 10 9 21 15 5
223 10 2
162 10 9 60
1 5 5
......
223 10 2
September
...
......
. . .. . .
. . .. . . 100 0 0 101 2 0 25 14 8
227 0 8
162 2 0 64 14 8
.....
227 0 8
October
...
......
. . .. . .
. . .. . . 100 0 0 101 12 11 49 4 9
250 1 8
161 12 11 88 4 9
......
250 1 8
November
...
. . . . . 1 8 0
1 8 0
100 0 0 101 2 0 19 10 6
220 12 6
162 2 0 58 10
6
. . . . . . 220 12 6
December
..
......
. . .. . .
. .
..
. .
100 0 0 101 3 2 24 14 0
226 1 2
162 3 2 63 14 0
......
226 1 2
Tatal
•••
. . . . . .
9
8 0
9 8 0 1,200 0 0 1,216 5 7 297 5 1 2,713 10 8 1,948 5 7 765
5 1
...... 2,713
1 0 8
1 7
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LOCK HOSPITAL, KAMPTEE.
Strength of prostitutes.
Remained on the Register on the 31st December 1883 ,.. ...
51
Registered during the year
...
...
...
...
10
Total
61
Number who have removed their names or absconded, died, unregistered
prostitutes
...
... ... ... ... ...
8
N u m b e r
o f S i c k
.
Remained on the 31st December 1883
...
... ...
7
Admitted during the year
...
...
....
...
66
Recovered
..
... ...
... ...
65
Remaining in Hospital on 31st December 1884
... ...
8
Daily average number of sick ...
...
...
..
5.63
Average number of days in Hospital
...
... ...
27.51
Average cost of each patient dieted in Hospital
. . . . . .
A s . 1 - 8 . 2 5
Average cost of each patient for contingencies
... ... As. 0-7.65
British Troops.
Average strength during the year
...
...
...
836
Number of venereal sick, remained on the 31st December 1883
.
...
1
Number of venereal admissions into Hospital during the year.
...
1 5 0
Remaining in Hospital on 31st December 1884.
. . .
. . .
13
Ratio of admissions per mills of strength ...
...
...
427
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 .
Me d i c a l Su 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 i e s . 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 & a m p ; c .
W a s h i n g .
D i e t s .
Ho u s e r e n t .
Remarks,
Rs. Rs. a. p. Rs. Rs Rs. Rs Rs Rs Rs. a. p. R s . a. p . Rs a. p.
Kamptee 1,200 * 748 5 7 120 60 120 60 48 60 66 13 8 18 8 0 211 15 5
... * Includes
rice money
Rs. 28-5-7.
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 .
N u r s e o r M a t r o n . F e m a l e c o o l i e s .
B h i s t i e o r w a t e r - m a n .
C o o k s .
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p e o n s .
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O n 1 0 0 R u p e e s . O n 5 0 R u p e e s .
& a m p ; c .
O n 6 0 R u p e e s . O n 4 0 R u p e e s . O n 2 5 R u p e e s . O n 2 0 R u p e e s . O n 1 0 R u p e e s .
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O n 1 0 R u p e e s .
O n 5 R u p e e s .
& a m p ; c . & a m p ; c .
O n 6 R u p e e s . O n 5 R u p e e s .
& a m p ; c .
K a m p t e e .
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