law relating to compulsory

examination

in section 43

of

is contained

the existing

Ordinance 10 of 1867

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.

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