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prostitutes, the obvious course for the Cantonment Magistrate to pursue
was to bring them on the register.

      Point 10th.—The Lieutenant-Governor would commend the exer-
tions of Dr. Evatt and Dr. Fairland. The reports of these officers show
how much can be done by an active medical officer, when cordially sup-
ported by the General.

      Point 12th.—I am to state that the Lucknow city lock hospital was
formerly supported by the municipality. The municipal committee have
lately withdrawn their contribution, as the municipal funds are hardly
sufficient to meet charges even more urgent than this. If the artillery
are to be withdrawn from the Machi Bhawan fort, the city lock hospital
will not be required.

      Point 13th.—This is under separate consideration.

      Point 14th.—The City Magistrate of Lucknow says that it is custom-
ary in cantonments for the police to send unregistered and unconvicted.
women to the lock hospital. Such procedure is, no doubt, illegal. But
it is not clear from Dr. Fairland's report that this is actually the
practice. He merely says, "that all unregistered women captured by the
police in the act of prostitution were, when diseased, treated in hospital."
The proper procedure is that the fact of prostitution should first be
proved before the Cantonment Magistrate, and the necessary order for
the detention of the woman in the lock hospital obtained.

      Point 17th.—The medical officer, in charge of the lock hospital
of Sitapur, reports the cases of two idiot women who have been found
practising prostitution (page 109). It seems to the Lieutenant-Governor
that he should endeavour, through the Magistrate in charge of the can-
tonments, to find out their relations and make them over to them. If this
cannot be done, and the women are really lunatics, they should be made
over to the civil authorities for transmission to a lunatic asylum.

      Point 18th.—The same officer also suggests that a copy of the
lock hospital report should be sent to him (page 111). It is not circu-
lated at present, but His Honour thinks that it is desirable to circulate
the whole of Dr. Planck's report, i. e., from page 112 to the end, with
the orders issued on points that can be disposed of by this Government,
and this will accordingly be done.

      3. In conclusion, the Lieutenant-Governor and Chief Commissioner
would especially note the success achieved in Oudh, and I am to say
that while the medical officers at Fyzabad and Lucknow deserve great
credit for it, His Honour is assured that their success would have been
less had they not been zealously supported by the General Commanding.

                                                                                    I have the honour to be,

                                                                                                    SIR,

                                                                                   Your most obedient servant,

                                                                                            C. ROBERTSON,

                                                                               Secy. to Govt., N.-W. P. and Oudh.