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9.—MORADABAD.
41. During the year 1881 a monthly average of 67 women remained on the
register, against 58 in 1880.
The results of the management have been very unsatisfactory. For the eight
years, 1874-81, the ratios of admissions to hospital for venereal disease, amongst the
European garrison, have been 166, 162, 98, 115, 374, 369, 445, and 451 per 1,000 of
daily average strength.
42. The Medical Officer reports that the lock hospital is inconveniently distant
from cantonments, provides insufficient accommodation for the patient, and has no
attached quarters for the Native Doctor. The inconvenient and altogether unsuit-
able situation of the hospital, in the midst of Moradabad city, has been complain-
ed of for several years past.
Amongst the registered women there was great prevalence of disease during the year.
A considerable proportion of the 67 registered women are seldom visited by soldiers.
All no doubt receive the visits of natives—hence the great prevalence of disease
amongst the women. The older and less presentable of the registered women are,
chiefly, visited by soldiers and are seldom diseased. Of 45 women newly registered
during the year, 16 were found diseased on first examination. Out of 26 arrested, for
unlicensed prostitution with soldiers, 11 were found diseased. The examinations were
effected at 10 days' intervals. The attendance was fairly regular.
Amongst the soldiers also there was a high rate of admissions for venereal
disease—a very discouraging result. Notwithstanding all the precautions adopted
during the year, the soldiers have derived little benefit. Yet the ratio of disease is
less than it was in the three immediately preceding years (not when calculated
upon the correct daily strength). Eight or nine registered women were accused of caus-
ing disease, but upon examination were all found, as usual, perfectly healthy. There
is not the slightest doubt that, in most cases, the soldiers' diseases are attributable to
their intercourse with unregistered prostitutes. A considerable diminution of disease
resulted, when the city was placed out of bounds to the soldier. In all 12 cases of
disease occurred amongst the troops whilst the city was out of bounds, and as all the
registered women live in the city, these cases must have resulted from intercourse
with village women.
The Cantonment Sub-Committee assembled monthly. Six policemen in plain
clothes are employed for the prevention of intercourse with unregistered women.
They were of little or no use. A military police, composed of men cured of venereal
disease, is charged with this prevention about the barracks, lines, and cantonments.
The Native Doctor and the nurse performed their duties satisfactorily.
The Medical Officer observes that the registered women live scattered, as they
please, in the city. The soldiers wander in the city and know not whether they
consort with registered, or unregistered, women. And, when the city is out of bounds,
the soldier is driven to consort with diseased low-caste women, in the fields and vil-
lages. The Medical Officer recommends that a sufficient number of registered women
should be located in a cantonment brothel, where they could be easily managed and
kept from the visits of native men—a frequent cause of disease. Then the city might
be placed out of bounds without injury to the lock hospital system. And a lock
hospital should be built near to the brothel. These have been the opinions of all
officers who have held the medical charge.
43. The Commanding Officer remarks that a site for a bazaar and a lock hospi-
tal was selected in February, 1881, and estimates and plans prepared and submitted
for the orders of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. The reply received was,
that the question should be held in abeyance, pending the determination of the garri-
sen to be definitely maintained at Moradabad.
44. The Magistrate of the District thinks the results unsatisfactory. It seems
practically impossible to prevent the soldier's intercourse with low-caste vagrant