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The Medical Officer is of opinion that unregistered prostitutes are few in num
ber in the cantonments, and the police have exercised a careful scrutiny over
them, to the prevention of much unlicensed intercourse with soldiers. But in the
city many unregistered prostitutes reside, and against harm in this direction there is
no practical remedy.
As regards the cantonments the registration is complete, and during the last
six months of the year only two unregistered prostitutes were discovered. In June,
1881, the Medical Officer of the lock hospital relieved the Civil Surgeon of the duty of
examining the city women, under the orders of the Commander-in-Chief. Disease
amongst the registered women in 1881 was considerably less than in 1880, and gener-
ally their diseases were mild in character and easily cured.
The Medical Officer is of opinion, that the existing plan of keeping the registered
women in three separate localities is better, than bringing them all to live in one
place, as tending to prevent the disorderly scenes which might arise from the con-
gregation, at one place and hour, of men of different corps. He strongly recommends
a grant of rent-free quarters to the women, who earn only enough to feed and clothe
themselves properly. This concession is greatly required at Cawnpore, where the ox-
isting accommodation enjoyed by the women is thoroughly unsatisfactory.
9. The Cantonment Committee consider the result of the year's management
satisfactory. They concur with the Medical Officer in thinking the women should be
provided with rent-free quarters, which should be located in three separate places far
apart.
10. The Magistrate of the District notes that the satisfactory results of the
year's management have been due to Dr. Seaman's assiduous attention to his duties
as Medical Officer. The Magistrate approves the activity displayed by the police for
the prevention of forbidden intercourse.
11. The Commissioner of the Division notes a decrease in the number of
registered women, which cannot be considered quite satisfactory, in view of the
unlicensed prostitution known to prevail. Special explanation should have been
given in regard to the fact, that while 59 names were removed from the register, only
39 were added to it.
Without doubt most of the cases of virulent venereal disease affecting the
soldiers were communicated to them from unlicensed prostitutes; for, at a period of
the year when the soldiers were most diseased, the registered women were entirely
free from disease. The Commissioner accords praise to the police for the activity
displayed in arresting the unregistered women who had caused this disease amongst
the soldiers. He thinks the results of the management witness favourably in regard
to the working the system during the period of report.
3.—AGRA.
12. During the year 1881 a monthly average of 133 women remained on the
register, against 159 in 1880.
The results of the management have been satisfactory. For the eight years
1874-81, the ratios of admissions to Hospital for venereal disease, amongst the Euro-
pean garrison, have been 182, 101, 92, 247, 396, 344, 403 and 232 per 1,000 of
daily average strength.
13. The Medical Officer reports favourably concerning the lock hospital accom-
modation, but no well has yet been made for the supply of water, which has to
be brought from a distance.
The Medical Officer records a ratio of only 163 cases of venereal disease per 1,000
of garrison strength. (This very favourable result arises from the fact that, for the