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X.—How far disease has increased or decreased among the women, &c.

       Forty-four cases of syphilitic affections and 60 cases of gonorrhœa were
admitted, as compared with 38 cases of the former and 115 of the latter in the
previous year.

       No cases of secondary syphilis were treated in the lock-hospital.

       The diseases were not of a virulent type; and all the cases of chancre appeared
to be of the soft variety.

       At the general hospital a considerable number of secondary affections were
found. The fact of the sores treated at the general hospital being followed by
secondaries, whilst those treated at the lock-hospital were not so, appears
significant.

       Women are not detained in hospital during the monthly periods nor for
non-venereal affections.

XI.—How far dhaies have been employed and with what success.

       None are employed.

XII.—Any information on other matters or suggestions for the improvement of the rules.

       Registration must be more strictly enforced, and, as I have stated in the
previous year's report, the police appear unable to carry out proper supervision.
If any real good is to be done, a special officer must be appointed for the work
of detection.