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   65. The Cantonment Magistrate remarks upon the above, that there was only
slight increase of disease amongst the soldiers, and not great increase as stated by
the Medical Officer. This slight increase was doubtless due to intercourse with village
women, whose identity is difficult of discovery, and who, if discovered, could hardly
be treated as public prostitutes. Fines of Rs. 5 each were realized, from two women,
for the offence of remaining at Roorkee in the practice of prostitution, after return-
ing their registration tickets on plea of taking their departure.

   66. The Commissioner of the Division forwards the report with the remarks
that a properly-situated hospital building, in lieu of a hired house in the bazaar, is a
desideratum at Roorkee. It is obvious that one chaukidar cannot remain always on
watch. That there seems to have been rather less disease amongst the soldiers in 1881
than in 1880 — But the two years' records do not admit of useful comparison, because
in 1880 most of the garrison was absent and the hospital closed for some months.
With a return of the garrison, the number of registered women naturally increased,
and also the amount of disease amongst them.

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   67. During the year 1881 a monthly average of 27 women remained on the
register, against 29 in 1880. The results of the management have been satisfactory.
During the eight years, 1874-81, the ratios of admissions to hospital for venereal
disease, amongst the European garrison, have been 275, 95, 141, 255, 187, 345, 293,
and 238 per 1,000 of daily average strength.

   68. The Medical Officer reports the insufficient nature of the Hospital Assistant's
quarters and the want of servants' quarters at the hospital—a complaint of several
years' standing, now so far remedied, that the local authorities are taking steps to
remedy it.

   Amongst the women there was less disease in 1881 than in 1880 and very much
less than in 1879. They were regular in their attendance for examination. Three
annas a day was allowed for the support of each woman in hospital.

   Amongst the soldiers also there was less disease in 1881 than in 1880. Of a total
of 55 cases recorded in 1881, twelve were cases of disease discovered on arrival of the
detachment from the plains. As regards primary syphilis 21 cases were recorded in
1881, and 44 in 1880—a satisfactory result. But of gonorrhœa 22 cases occurred in
1881, against 11 in 1880. In every case the soldier was questioned as to the source
of his disease. Many confessed to have contracted it in the jungles, from village
women. Some asserted that they had contracted it from registered women, but in no
instance was the woman found diseased when thus pointed out. Herein is proof that
the true source of disease at Naini Tal is to be looked for amongst unregistered
women. Practically, no disease is contracted from the registered women.

   The Medical Officer complains that the Sanitary Commissioner, North-Western
Provinces, in last year's report, remarked that the work of the Naini Tal lock hospital
was not successful—a hardly fair statement, seeing that last year, as in this, the
prevalent disease was distinctly traced to unregistered women. If it could be
shown that the men contracted disease from the registered women, the charge of
unsuccessful working might be fairly made. But the duty of a lock hospital system
is to cure, not catch—the latter being entirely a matter of police.

   Two chaprasis were employed throughout the year, and did much good in keep-
ing unregistered women away from the lines. The Medical Officer is of opinion that
the system has worked well during the past year—a result partly due to the cleanliness
and good health of the registered women, and partly to the fact that a better class
than usual, of soldiers, was sent up to the Depôt in 1881. The disease observed
amongst the soldiers was mild in character, and on the whole the results recorded
are encouraging.

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