Diseases Act a
large increase
had been noticed in the
number of cases of venereal
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disease among
the seamen
of Her Majesty's Navy, I in- structed the Acting Colonial Surgeon (D: Atkinson) and the Acting Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital (D! Lowson) to furnish me with a joint report on the subject. I enclose a copy of Maro! of their report, which, while 1896. it confirms Admiral Buller's
statement
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31st
statement as regards
men, shows
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regards the sea-
shows further that
а
even more marked increase has occurred in the
spread
the
of the disease
among soldiers of the garrison, since
the compulsory medical ex- amination of prostitutes
abolished.
was
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
Williain Rober