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67. The Medical Officer reports that the hospital accommodation consists of one
large ward accommodating 12 patients, one end of the ward being screened off
to form an inspection-room. The greatest number of patients at one time has
been 5.
The medical charge has passed into the hands of four different Medical Officers
during the year, but the permanent medical subordinate has been efficient.
The monthly average of soldiers for the year has been 254. The greatest number
at any one time, 400. Six soldiers arrived from the plains already diseased, and
70 cases of disease were contracted at Naini Tal. The soldiers concerned generally
stated that they had contracted disease from unregistered women, numbers of whom
frequent the neighbourhood and are not controlled in any way, Though the European
and native police are instructed to report any woman employed in the business of
prostitution without registration.
The attendance of the registered women for examination has been good. Forty-
six cases of disease were discovered amongst them, of which 15 were venereal.
There was decided comparative decrease of disease amongst the soldiers and the
registered women in 1883. But the Medical Officer cannot offer an opinion, as to the
efficiency of the management to control the spread of venereal disease in Naini
Tal.
68. The Officer Commanding countersigns the report without remark.
69. The Commissioner forwards the report for disposal.
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70. During the year 1883, a monthly average of 18 women remained on the
register, against 14 in 1882.
The results of the management have been very satisfactory. For the 10 years
1874-83 the ratios of admissions to hospital for venereal disease amongst the European
garrison have been, 112, 58, 185, 89, 188, 136, 133, 154, 103 and 108.
71. The Medical Officer reports the hospital accommodation ample.
Of 33 admissions to hospital amongst the soldiers, three were cases of disease
imported by an infantry company arrived from Gwalior. As regards the remaining
cases, the greater number of soldiers concerned stated their belief, that their disease
had been contracted from a registered woman. Upon examination of the women point-
ed out, only two were found diseased with gonorrhœa. Some soldiers said that, being
drunk, they did not know where the disease was contracted. As regards gonorrhœa,
the Medical Officer thinks that a registered woman, with her life of persistent promis-
cuous intercourse, is capable of communicating that disease in mild form to a suscept-
ible man, although no disease can he detected in her by examination— her vitiated
natural secretions being sufficient cause.
The sub-committee was in existence throughout the year.
The regimental police system, directed against the practice of unlicensed prostitu-
tion, operated as before. But no unregistered offender was arrested during the year of
report. The medical examinations were effected weekly. Only 3 cases of gonorrhœa
and 5 of syphilis, all of mild type, were discovered amongst the women. Amongst the
soldiers there were 27 cases of .gonorrhœa and 6 of syphilis. The figures show a want
of correlation between diseases of the men and of the women.
72. The Commissioner forwards the report with the remark that the results seem
satisfactory.
(The file contains no communication from any Cantonment or Military authority.)