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Annual Statement No. II. of the Lock Hospital at Saugor for the year 1876.
Dated 1st January 1877.
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2
3
,
4
5
6
7
Number of registered
prostitutes.
Average number of pro-
stitutes on the register
in each month and for
the year.
Average number of pro-
stitutes attending the
periodical examina-
tion.
Number reported to Can
-tonment Magistrate or
other Civil authority
for non-attendance.
Number of prosti-
tutes found diseas-
ed at the periodical
examinations and
detained for treat
-ment.
Record of diseases.
Average number of
prostitutes 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 remain-
ing on the re-
gister at the
end of last year. 67
January ... 66.6 January ... 44.4 January
...
2 January ...
6 Gonorrhœa
... 9
57 66 90 ...
6 66 January ... 11.32
February ... 65.5 February ... 35.75 February ...
2 February ... 12 Syphilis Primary. ...
5
5
3 ...
2
5 February ... 13.62
March ... 65. March ... 37.5 March ...
2 March ...
9 Do
. "
. . .
. . .
1
1
1 ... ...
1 March ... 12.29
Number added
to the register
during the year
1876
... 18
April
... 64.4 April
.. 35.6 April
... ... April
... 11 Leucorrhœa
... 4
37 41 35 ...
6 41 April
... 12.33
May
..
63.25
M a y
. . .
33.75 May
. . . 1 May
...
5 Inflm. Labia ... ...
1
1
1 . . .
. . . 1 May
... 15.87
June
... 63 7 June
... 40.17 June
. . . 1 June
...
6 Menorrhagia ... ...
1
1
1 . . .
. . .
1 June
... 12.73
Total ... 85
July
... 63. July
... 40. July
... 2 July
... 6 Ulcer Labia ... ...
1
1
1
. . .
. . . 1 July
... 13.32
Number who re-
moved their
names from the
register, died or
absconded dur-
ing the year
1876
... 26
August ... 62. August ... 40.5 August ...
1 August ...
7
August ... 14.16
September... 63. September.. 43.6 September..
1 September.. 11
September.. 14.8
October .. 64.25 October ... 40.25 October ...
2 October ... 12
October ... 1 5 .
November.. 60.10 November... 30.75 November...
4 November...
8
November... 13.73
Number remain-
ing on 31st De-
cember 1875 ... 59
December.... 55.4 December.... 34.4 December....
1 December.... 10
D e c e m b e r . . . .
13.25
Total ... ... Average for
the year.
62.82 Average for
the year.
37.43Total for the
year.
19 Total for the
year.
103
Total ... 13 103 116 102 ...
14 116 Average for
t the year.
13.47
Inspections for the examination of all registered prostitutes were held regularly every week;
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Annual Statement No. III. of the Lock Hospital at Saugor for the year 1876.
Dated 1st January 1877.
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M o n t h s .
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. 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
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 100 0 0 44 0 0 30 4 3
174 4 3
129 4 3 45 0 0 ... ... . . . 174 4
3
February
...
. . . . . . . . . 4 0 0 4 0 0 100 0 0 44 0 0 33 14 8
177 1 4 8
112 14 8 65 0 0
. . . . . . . . . 177 14 8
March
... ... ... ... 0 8 0
0 8 0 100 0 0 44 0 0 33 5 6 177 5 6 132 5 6 45 0 0
. . . . . . ...
177 5 6
April
...
. . .
... ...
1 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 0 44 0 0 29 11 10
123 11 10
78 11 10 45 0 0
. . . ... . . . 123 11 10
May ...
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 50 0 0 44 0 0 39 9 1
133 9 1
88 9 1 45 0 0 ... ... ... 133 9 1
June
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . . ... 50 0 0 44 0 0 32 3 7 126 3 7
81 3 7 45 0 0
. . . . . . . . . 126 3 7
July
... ... ... . . . 2 0 0
2 0 0 50 0 0 44 0 0 35 11 10
129 11 10
84 11 10 45 0 0
. . . . . . . . . 129 11 10
August . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1 0 0
1 0 0 50 0 0 44 0 0 39 4 4 133 4 4
88 4 4 45 0 0 ... ... ...
133 4 4
September
... ... ... ... ... ... . . . ... . . . . . . 50 0 0, 44 0 0 36 12 7
130 12 7
85 12 7 45 0 0 ... ... . . . 130 1 2 7
October
... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . . . . . . . 50 0 0 44 0 0 39 11 1
133 11 1
88 11 1 45 0 0 ... . . . . . . 133 1 1 1
November
...
. . . . . . ... 0 8 0
0 8 0 50 0 0 44 0 0 36 0 6
131 0 6
86 0 6 45 0 0 ... ... . . . 131 0 6
December
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 44 0 0 34 14 11
128 14 11
83 14 11
4 5 0 0 ... ... . . . 128 14 11
... ... ...
9 0 0
9 0 0 750 0 0 528 0 0 422 8 2 1,700 8 2 1,140 8 2 560 0 0
. . . . . . . . . 1,700 8 2
Total
...
26 S t a t e m e n t s h o w i n g t h e e x t e n t o f v a r i o u s f o r m s o f v e n e r e a l d i s e a s e a m o n g t h e E u r o p e a n T r o o p s i n t h e C a n t o n m e n t o f S a u g o r , d u r i n g t h e y e a r 1 8 7 6 .
Statement showing the extent of various forms of venereal disease among the European Troops in the Cantonment of Saugor, during the year 1876.
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 1,000 of strength. for period
of occupation.
Gonorrhoea
...
. . . 28
F. 11th Royal A. ...
Entire year ...
150
206.66
Primary Syphilis
... ...
3
...
31
...Total . . .
Gonorrhœa
. . .
16
Detachment of 1-11th
Regiment.
Entire year ...
209
Primary Syphilis
...
. . .
5 710
Secondary „
...
. . .
2
Total ... 23
Grand Total
...
54
Deducted cases contracted at other
places
...
...
7
Balance number of cases contracted in
the Regimental bazar
...
...
47
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REPORT ON THE LOCK HOSPITAL, JUBBULPORE, .1876.
From. Captain T W. Hogg, Cantonment Magistrate, Jubbulpore, to the Secretary
to the Chief Commissioner, Central Provinces,—No. 148, dated Jubbulpore,
the 22 nd February 1877.
I am directed by the Cantonment Committee to forward the report on the
working of the Lock Hospital at this station for the past year, as also minutes
recorded thereon by the Magistrate of the District, and Senior Medical Officer,
British Troops.
Copy of a resolution passed thereon by the Committee is also submitted.
Extract from the proceedings of the Cantonment Committee assembled at Jubbul
pore on the 17th February 1877.
Read annual report on the working of the Lock Hospital for the year 1876,
as also the remarks recorded thereon by the Magistrate of the District, and
Senior Medical Officer, British Troops. The Committee remark as follows :—
There appears to be an increase of 48 cases of venereal among the British
troops, as compared with last year ; but this increase does not seem to have
resulted from any relaxation of the supervision of the Cantonment Lock Hospital.
Disease appears to be contracted almost, if not quite, from other sources than the
prostitutes of the Sadar bazar.
From the report of the Officer in medical charge of the Lock Hospital, it
would appear that disease is chiefly contracted in the City of Jubbulpore, and
in support of this view, he shows that while the City was " out of bounds"
during the months that cholera was prevalent in the station, cases of venereal
among the troops were very rare.
The Officer Commanding 1-11 Regiment, however, states that ever since
the arrival of the regiment at Jubbulpore, the men have been prohibited from
entering the City, unless provided with a pass, and that these have seldom been
applied for.
The Committee would not recommend that any further restriction should
be placed on the men of the regiment quartered at Jubbulpore, than has been
done by the Officer Commanding 1-11th Regiment.
Although the soldiers may not visit the City to any extent, still it is quite
possible that the prostitutes who propagate the disease may reside there, and
until they are under the same control and supervision, as those of the Sadar
bazar, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to prevent the spread of the disease.
The Committee would, as last year, record their opinion as to the advisa-
bility of soldiers who contract venereal disease being placed under stoppages of
pay, while under treatment in hospital.
The action, and sufficiency of numbers of the Regimental police, has been
satisfactory, and the Regimental authorities have been active in taking all possi-
ble means for the prevention of the disease, The Cantonment police have also
been active in carrying out their duties in this respect.
The control, supervision, and general working of the Lock Hospital during
the year under review have been most satisfactorily and efficiently carried out.
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Memorandum on Lock Hospital Report 1876, by Surgeon Major J. Tulloch, M. D.;
Senior Medical Officer, B. in Medical chat ge 1 11th, Regiment,—dated
Jubbulpore, 240 January 1877.
Having been absent from Jubbulpore during more than half the year, I
am not in a position to judge correctly of the causes of increase of venereal in
1876.
It would appear, however, from Dr. Rice's report (paragraph. 3) that these
.diseases were not contracted so much. within Cantonment limits as in the City.
He remarks that on the appearance of .cb.olera the City was put " out o f
bounds," and this, and the accession of the rains, made the men associate with
Cantonment women, which led to immediate decrease of venereal.
Having sometimes observed. an increase .of venereal (how, or why, I cannot
.say) during the rainy season, I am inclined to attribute this decrease entirely to
the City being forbidden to the men.
And this raises the equestion,, why should
the soldier prefer the. City women to those in Cantonments ? Are they more
,comely ? Are they lower priced ? Or are there any other attractions which,
Allure the ;men ,away from the safer acid more legitimate lady of Cantonments.
Why as Dr. Rice states, did the men of the 25th Regiment resort to Can
tonment bazar women and escape with very little disease, and, as he insinuates,
the men of the 11th take to City women, and suffer greatly ? The carnal appe
tite and taste are, according to my observation, pretty much the same in one
Tegiment as another, so that it would seem probable there are now more unregis
tered women available in and about the City than ;there were formerly. And, lf
such ,be the,case, the sooner they are suppressed, the better.
We cannot direct or limit soldiers in their amours more than we can prevent
•their drinking native liquor when they get hold of it, but we can, and do, with
very considerable success,..prevent their getting hold of it, and so it is with
these unregistered women, we must suppress their trade by .strong legal mea
sures, if we are ever to suppress venereal.
As I have repeatedly pointed out in regard to the Contagious Diseases Act
in India, it is :the Police action, unsupported, which fails, and it always will fail,
until the suppression of venereal disease is made a matter of greater interest and
.importance. If we want to impress upon a people (and this matter of suppres
sion of syphilis is one which cannot be too strongly impressed on the people)
the importance ,of any legal measure, we should show the importance attached
to it, by the degree of punishment attending the infringement of the law on
which it is based. tut can a fine of a few annas, or in default, a few days'
prisonment, lead the people of this country, where prostitution is not a shame,
but a recognisecl „calling, to believe 7;e are in earnest in trying to stamp out this
dreadful disease ?
The liberty of the subject is too much cherished, and we have to fight a
desperate battle with imp,erfect weapon$.
If we are ever to,oppress venereal in India, it will be by heavy punish
ments for breach of the law, and not by the half measures which are now in
qeration.
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Annual Report of the Lock Hosptal, Jubbulpore, for the year 1 8 7 6 ,
b y S u r g e o n M a j o r
W. R. Rice,M . D
. ,
i n M e d i c a l
. c h a r g e L o c k H o s p i t a l , — J u b b u l p o r e ,t
h e
9 th
Jan-
uary 1877.
1 & 2.
There has been no change in the Hospital, accommodation nor in the super-
intendence for the year under review.
3.
Venereal disease in the Troops has been 203 per 1000 per annum ; it was
155 last year in the same Regiment. Whereas during the two years the 25th
Regiment were here the figures were only 72 and 89.
This increase set in almost immediately after the arrival of the Regiment at
this station, and as early as the 15th March 1875 I brought the matter to the
notice of the Cantonment Committee ; none the less, however, the high rate con-
tinued until the 7th July last, when there was a sudden drop ; there were just
as many admissions in the month of June alone (23) as during the whole six
months from 1st July to 31st December ; for the first half of the year the ad-
missions were 89, for the second' half only 23.
There was no change in the management of the Lock Hospital or in the
inspection of the women.
I account for it in this wise :—After the 9th July the . men took to consort-
ing with the women in the Cantonment Bazar more than before, if not altoge-
ther ; the Bazar is quite near enough to the barracks to make it more conveni-
ent ; the women live in separate houses. Previously it was generally admitted
by all who were competent to form an opinion, that the men were more given to
associating with strange women whom they chanced to meet in outlying parts of
Cantonment in the ravines and quarries ; they also went more freely into the
city. Why this change ?
On the 9th July the city was put " out of bounds," because of cholera, and
it was not till after that date that the rains set in ; the men from these two
causes could not go far afield, and went into the more handy Cantonment Bazar,
The difference between the first six months of the year, and the second, 89 ad
- m i s s i o n s a n d 2 3 r e s p e c t i v e l y , i s w o r t h y o f — n a y c a l l s f o r — t h i s e x p l a n a t i o n . I
shall be glad if any one can offer a better. The 25th Regiment, it was well
known, resorted to the Cantonment Bazar women during the whole period of
their occupancy of these quarters, and escaped with very little venereal disease.
The men were invited to point out the women who infected them. On the
three occasions on which they named women on the Register, it was found that
the latter were quite free from disease, and had been so for several, months, so
that the men must unquestionably have been mistaken.
4.
The Deputy Commissioner.
The Principal Medical Officer, B. F.
The Cantonment Magistrate.
The Cantonment Sub-Committee con-
s ists of the officers named in the margin.
5, 6 & 7.
Call for no remarks beyond those made in the last year's reports.
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8.
The attendance of the women at the periodical inspections was very good
indeed ; only 4 women were absent through culpable negligence, and then only
once each.
9.
•
I have nothing new to say as regards registration of women, the remarks
made in the last year's report applying equally to the year under review. The
average number was 104 against 108 for the year preceding. It is better in
Cantonment, but worse in the City.
10.
The total number of women admitted into Hospital was 171 against 182
for the year preceding. The nature of the diseases is about the same, arid is set
forth in sufficient detail in Statement No. 2 which accompanies this report.
1 1 .
The Dhaies continue to give satisfaction ; they performed their duties effici-
ently in every respect.
The Hospital Assistant Golam Akbar is a very good hardworking subordi-
nate.
1 2 .
Cost of maintenance has been Rs. 2,086 against Rs. 2,007 for the year pr
e-ceding, due to increased cost of diet consequent on the increased number daily
under treatment, namely 17 against 15.
There is nothing in the items of expenditure calling for remark, they were
all ordinary and according to routine.
Memo, by Major H. C. E. Ward, Deputy Commissioner, Jubbulpore,—dated 2nd
February 1877.
I have nothing to add to the remarks recorded by me last year on the sub
ject of the difficulties the Pollee have in this matter.
From the statisties, the best precaution appears to be to close the city to
the soldiers.
Annual Statement No. I. of the Lock Hospital at Jubbulpore for the year 1876.
Jubbulpore, 1 st January 1877.
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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
form.
Estimated
native popu-
lation within
the area.
Details of monthly pay of establishment.
Whether a first
or second
Class Hos
- pital.
Remarks.
Rs. a. p.
2 n d C l a s s H o s p i t a l .
Medical Officer...
5 0
0 0
Hospital Assistant
...
25 0 0
Matron
...
15 0 0
Cook...
5
0
0
Central Provinces ...
3rd August
1866.
Legislative
Council's
Act XXII. of
1864.
4 mile
round
Canton-
ment
55,902
Bhistee
...
6
0 0
Sweeper
...
5 0 0
Hospital Assistant ..
10 0 0 *
* T h e E s t a b l i s h - me n t a t t a c h e d t o t h e C i t y B r a n c h .
Matron ..
12 0 0 *
Peon
...
6 0 0 *
Total monthly cost of establishment ... 134 0 0
Annual Statement No. 1I. of the Lock Hospital at Jubbulpore for the year 1876.
Jubbulpore, 1 st January 1877.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
A r e a .
N u m b e r o f R e g i s t e r e d P r o s t i t u t e s .
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 o n t h e r e g i s - t e r i n e a c h m o n t h a n d f o r t h e y e a r .
Average number of prost i t ut es at t endi ng t he peri odi cal exami nat i ons
Number r epor t ed t o Cant onment Magi st r at e or ot her ci vi l aut hor i t i cs f or non- at t endance.
Number of prostitutes
found diseased at the
periodical examinations
detained for treat-
ment.
Record of diseases.
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 .
Remai ni ng.
T o t a l .
Average number of
prostitutes in hospital
for each month and th
e year.
T h e a r e a o v e r w h i c h t h e r u l e s f o r t h e p r e v e n t i o n o f v e n e r e a l d i - s e a s e h a 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 .
Number remain-
ing on the
Register at the
end of last
year 1876
...
January ...
109·
January ..
99·5
January ...
5 January ..
9 Gonorrhœa ...
1
7 4
75
73
...
2
75 January ...
10·61
February... 108·75 February .. 98·5 February ..
4 February ...
20 Primary Syphilis...
3
40
43
42
. . .
1
4 3 February ..
12·4
110March
... 113 . 75 March
... 112 .
March
...
6 March ...
1 2 Secondary Do.
..
2
5
7
6
...
1
7 March
. . .
15·26
Number added
to the Regis-
ter during th
e year 1876
..
April
... 108·5
April
...
94·5 April
...
12 Apr i l . .
17 Warts
..
1
6
7
7
. . .
. . .
7 April
...
15·07
38
May
... 110·5 May ...
90·5 May ...
4
May ...
3 2 Abrasions
...
. . . 20
20
19
...
1
20 May
...
27·84
June
...
109·25June
...
88·
June
. . .
5 June
...
1 2 Seabies.
. .
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
1 June
...
26·83
Total
...
148
July... 107·75
J ul y . . .
95·
July ...
3 July
...
1·3
Leucorrhœa Vagina
...
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
1 July
...
15·71
Number. who re-
moved their '
names from
the Register
died or abs-
conded durin
g the year 1876
August ...
1 0 1 · 7 5 August ...
87·5 August
...
4 August ...
9
Do.
Uterine
...
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
1 August ..
15·90
September .
99·
September .
84·5 September .
8 September
10 Menorrhagia
. . .
. . .
2
2
2
. . . ...
2 September.
17·23
51
October
...
90·25 October
...
8 4 · 5 October ...
9
Oc t o b e r . . .
14 Bubo
..
1
1
2
2
..
...
2 October
...
14·52
November .
92·
November .
81 . 5
November ..
7 November ..
16 Abscess
..
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
1 November ..
12·60
Number remain-
ind on 31st De-
cember 1876..
97
December
96·35 December .
79·5
December ...
1 December ...
1 3
Ulcers Uterine ...
1
19
20
18
...
2
20 December ...
17·65
Total
...
104·39
Total
...
91·3
Total
...
7 3
Total
. . .
179
Total
...
9
171 180 173
...
7 180
Total
...
16·78
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Annual Statement No. III. of the Lock Hospital at Jubbulpore for the year 1876.
Jubbulpore, 1 st January 1877.
1
2
3
4
M o n t h s .
Receipts.
Expenditure.
How paid.
R e g i s t r a t i o n f e e s 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 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 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
. . . . . . . . . ..
2
0
0 2 0 0 50 0 0
84 0 0 27 9 2
161 9 2
7 5 0
0
8 4 9 2
2 0 0
161 9 2
February
. . . .. . . . . . . 5 0 0
5 0 0 50 0 0
84 0 0 26 3 0
160 3 0
75 0 0
80 3 0
5 0 0
160 3 0
March
... ...
. . .
...
3 0 0 3 0 0 50 0 0
84 0 0 32 8 0
166 8 0
7 5 0 0
8 8 8 0
3 0 0
166 8 0
April
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 2 0 0 50 0 0
84 0 0 32 3 7
166 3 7
75 0 0
89 3 7
2 0 0
166 3 7
May
... ...
. . ...
3 0 0 3 0 0 50 0 0
8 4 0 0
6 1 1 0 4
195 10 4
7 5 0 0 117 10 4
3 0 0
195 10 4
June
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 0
1 4 0 50 0 0
84 0 0 58 5 10
192 5 10
75 0 0
116 1 1 0 1 4 0
192 5 10
July
... ...
. . .
...
...
. . . . . .
. . . ... . . . 50 0 0
8 4 0 0 41 7 8
175 7 8
75 0 0
100 7 8
...
. . . ...
175 7 8
August
...
. . . . . .
...
1
12
0
1 12 0 50 0 0
8 4 0 0 40 0 0
174 0 0
75 0 0
97 4 0
1 12 0
174 0 0
September
..
. . . . . . . . . 0 8 0
0 8 0
5 0 0 0
8 4 0 0 41 14 8
175 14 8
7 5 0 0 100 6 8
0 8 0 175 14 8
October
... ...
. . . . . . 1 0 0
1 0 0 50 0 0
84 0 0 36 9 7
170 9 7
75 0 0
94 9 7
1 0 0
170 9 7
November
... ...
. . .
...
2 8 0 2 8 0 50 0 0
84 0 0 35 10 11
169 10 11
75 0 0
92 2 11 2 8 0
169 10 11
December
... ... ... . . .
0 8 0
0
8 0
5 0 0
0
84 0 0
4 4 2 8 178 2 8
7 5 0 0 102 10 8
0 8 0 178 2 8
Total
..
. . . ... . . . 22 8 0 22 8 0 600 0 0 1,008 0 0 478 5 5 2,086 5 5
900 0 0 1,163
1 3
5 22 8 0 2,086
5
5
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decided that the extra expense is one well worth incurring. Whether female
punkah coolies should be employed in barracks is also a matter for depart-
mental consideration.
5, The difficulties in the way of detecting unlicensed prostitutes are
again noticed. Soldiers cannot be induced to betray the unlicensed women
from whom they have contracted disease. They have frequently, at Jubbulpore
and elsewhere, been found rather to seek to screen them by blaming women
whose names are on the register, and who on examination are found to be
quite free from disease. All this would seem to indicate that it may yet be
found necessary to adopt in India some of the repressive measures against the
soldier himself (such as hospital stoppages, &c.) which are adopted elsewhere.
6. The advantage of regular examination has been illustrated at Kamptee
by the experience of the last three months of the year, the less satisfactory
results recorded during that period being attributed to the women having
absented themselves from examination. This is a matter which it is not difficult
to deal with, and more attention has been promised to it.
7.
I
n conclusion then it seems to the Chief Commissioner that all that it
is possible to assert is that the figures of 1877 show that Lock Hospitals have
continued to mitigate the severity of venereal disease.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
A, H. L. FRASER,
Asst. Secretary.