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at present in the Port. I allude to the great extent to which the virulent venereal taint, of a very [bad] description as the Surgeons of the Squadron report to me, exists amongst the numerous unfortunate native women who live by prostitution, and who being under no Medical Treatment or Regulation, and having as I am informed no Hospital for that particular disease to which they ... miserable retreats diffeminating daily this destructive Malady amongst the Seamen of the Squadron, and I imagine also to ... the Soldiers of the Garrison, altho' can resort, remain in their
> these latter are better capable of restraint, from being kept in their Barracks at night on, than the Seamen who when given liberty to go on shore for 36 or 48 hours are of course without control whatever on the part of their Officers.
The consequences are really serious. and the number of men who are ruined in health and constitution, and who are invalided from the effects of this malady is very great ; to give you some idea, in the ship bearing my Flag the Crew of which has had liberty on shore in portions of 25/6d for 48 hours, there are between 40 or 50 Cases of Venereal some exceedingly [bad].
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at present in the Port. I allude to
the great extent to which the
virulent
venereal taint, of a very description as the Surgeons of the
Squadron report to me, exists amongst the numerous unfortunate native women who live by prostitution, and who being under no Medical. Treatment or Regulation, and having as I am informed no Hospital for that particular disease to which they miserable retreats diffeminating daily this destructive Malady. amongst the Seamen of the Squadron, and I imagine also to ___ the Soldiers of the Garrison, altho" -
can resort, remain in their
>
these latter are better capable of
restraint, from being kept in their Barracks at night on, than the Seamen who when given liberty to go on shore for 36 or 48 hours are of course
course without control whatever on the part of their Officers.
The
consequences are really serious. and the number of men who are
ruined in health and constitution, and
who are invalided from the effects of this malady is very great ; to give you some idea, in the ship bearing my Slay the Crew of which has had liberty on shore in portions of 25/mon for 48 hours, there are between 40 or 50 Cases of Venereal some exceedingly.
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