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   73. The Deputy Commissioner agrees with the Cantonment Committee that the
situation and peculiarities of the cantonment site make it unusually difficult to effect
good results from lock-hospital management and rules there. The high price of
food drove many women to prostitution.

   The area of lock-hospital jurisdiction should be increased. At present it does
not extend beyond cantonment boundaries.

   The Deputy Commissioner also agrees with the committee in thinking that
unlicensed prostitution should be more severely punished, and that solicitation should
be made punishable.

   74. The Commissioner notes an increase of disease during 1878. The Deputy
Commissioner will be asked to state how he proposes to enforce the rules in the
additional area he wishes taken up. It is not necessary to discuss changes in the
law in an annual report.

(14)—NAINI TAL.

   75. During the year 1878 a monthly average of 26 women remained on the
register against 22 in 1877.

   The results of the management have been satisfactory as compared with those of
former years.

   During the five years, 1874-78, the ratios of venereal cases per 1,000 of the
European garrison present at Naini Tal, have been 275, 95, 141, 255, and 187 respec-
tively.

76. The Medical Officer reports that the quarters of the medical subordinate
attached to the hospital should be enlarged, and points out that no servant's quarters
are available, although much needed. This is a complaint of long standing. Kutcha
huts of trifling cost would provide the necessary accommodation.

   The convalescents came up on the 7th of April.

   The Cantonment Sub-Committee assembled monthly to audit accounts and to
enquire into matters brought before it. Two chaprasis were employed to arrest
unregistered women engaged in illicit prostitution.

   They arrested five women, who were registered. Most of the soldiers admitted to
hospital for venereal affections acknowledged that they had cohabited with unregis-
tered women. Admissions to hospital amongst the women were more numerous in
1878 than in the previous year, but were principally for non-venereal affections.

   The employment of a dhaie is very necessary to control the women, and the
Deputy Surgeon-General at his annual inspection recommended her employment.

   Nothing has been left undone by the authorities to prevent the spread of disease,
and the prevalence would have been less but for the difficulty of preventing men from
wandering outside cantonment boundaries, where they have connection with unregis-
tered women, who solicit the soldiers with impunity.

   Nearly all admissions of men to hospital are traceable to this source.

   77. The Cantonment Committee forward the report without remark.

   The President adds the remark that no complaints have been made by any
person concerned with the working of the lock-hospital system, which has been very
satisfactory.

   78. The Commissioner forwards the report with the remark that he thinks the
results are as favorable as could be expected.

(15)—ROORKEE.

   79. During the year 1878 a monthly average of 28 women remained on the
register against 20 in 1877.

   The results of the management have been unsatisfactory

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