SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 26TH JUNE, 1886. 617 20. As the maladies in the two sexes are not invariably identical, it follows that, in view of nsuring uniformity in the returns, it is necessary to call things by their wrong names.
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In the old form, no distinction is drawn between hunterian chancre, chancroid, ulceration and brasion of the os úteri. All these cases were put down as nvariably as gonorrhea. If a woman happens to be suffering from leucorrhoea and abrasion of the 'primary syphilis"; and leucorrhœa is uter, this is classified as gonorrhea and primary syphilis combined.
In the face of all these shortcomings, and in consequence of the alterations in the examination lays, I proposed a new form of return (form D) which would show in a few columns the daily and monthly number of the women examined, and those that are detained or discharged from the hospital, ind the nature of their disease.
Two other similar returns (G. & F.) were proposed for the women from unregistered brothels, and for those examined weekly at Wántsai.
I thought that it would be equally advantageous to have a special return (form E) for recording the complaints against the registered women.
22. As we are not authorized to dispense altogether with the old style of classification, the olumns of the forms A and C have been filled up accordingly by the Apothecary of this hospital, I DE SOUZA, to whom this task has always been entrusted.
23. For daily admissions and other purposes, there is no other alternative but to use the new bried bouce
The old one, C, as you are aware, is almost invariably misleading.
24. From the Registrar General's Department 107 women charged with carrying on clandestine. Prostitution were sent here for examination.
This testifies to the continued activity on the part of the Inspectors. Disease in its various stages and complications was detected in 44 of those women, and on this account they had generally to be kept longer in the hospital than the other patients.
25. Notwithstanding that they were fed and treated gratis, they did not appear to be thankful for it. One of them was induced by a male friend, who made signs to her from outside, to run
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away,
he was on the point of being cured. Many of them, on being discharged, change their
continue pursuing their old and dangerous career, úntil convicted again. necessity of controlling prostitution is forcibly seen in the women who lead this kind of gine that by ignoring this evil in large cities it will cease to exist, is to allow the worse one, and to entertain an error which has been confuted in all ages and in The fact of the non-enforcement of the law has no deterrent effect on the bulk of ges it keep them away from brothels.
nerally the stranger, the inexperienced, and those with their res
who suffer by it, by becoming often invalided for life, and a burd ed, they have an enfeebled and sickly offspring.
porarily disturbed pera. And ifakar
27. I understand that the Chinese in this Colony recognise the bene derived from the rdinance. The particular care with which the brothels for the well-to-do class are looked after, anders inspection amongst them not so pressing. But it is notorious that venereal diseases prevail
frightful extent amongst the lower section of prostitutes.
28 Till lately, European patients were absolutely free from any charge whatever; but this maly has been done away with. They and the Japanese will now have to pay 25 cents daily, and me rate for the Chinese has been raised from 10 to 12 cents.
29 Medicines are also dispensed to them for various other ailments, when applied for. So that the Government, to curtail the expenses incurred in enforcing the observance of this branch of Sanitary Science, were to make every registered woman pay one dollar monthly, as is done in Singa- pore, instead of charging four dollars for each house, no objection, I think, is to be apprehended from the
Inge.
30. Some Justices of the Peace recommended in the Visiting Book, what I suggested some time go, the employment and payment of those patients who are willing to do needle work required for this stablishment, instead of ordering it from outside. The Matron is ready to teach them. In this way, her time will pass agreeably and profitably.
31. The longest period of detention was 100 days; the shortest period 1 day, in two cases of fucorrhoea. The highest number of patients admitted on any single day, was 6; the lowest Tumber 1. The greatest number treated in one day amounted to 32, the smallest to 5. There were remaining on the last day of December 1884, 18; and in 1885, 18 patients.
tifying to be able once more to record no death. One patient who had contracted
oved to the other hospital, and she eventually made a good recovery.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
L. P. MARQUES,,
Medicat Officer in charge of the Hospital
B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Burgeon,
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