law relating to compulsory
examination
in section 43
of
is contained
the existing
Ordinance 10 of 1867
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ay
be
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unregistered brother, there seems
case for liability
to be a
strong
to compulsory inspection.
The remaining class is
defended.
As re
regards
other persons.
suspected of being common prostitutes
the class most com
monly
those living in houses which are to all intents
and purposes brothels. but,
Contrary
to law
are
not
registered.
These are the prostitutes
who do most harm and whose
actions baffle the efforts made to check the spread of disease and wherever
a woman is caught under such circumstances i.e. living in an
unregistered
house
that
of
Common
prostitutes
living alone. There are
few of
them and they
are
well known.
and
most of them submit to
examination voluntarily
The
law might be limited to exempt
such persons and section 44 of
the Ordinance amended
accordingly; but I think the probable result would be to increase
the numbers
and possibly create
a new class of Chinese prostitutes.
I understand that according
to
7.