CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 371

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the consideration of this matter, and I most ardently desire and hope that your active interference may eventually succeed in checking this most serious and destructive evil.

With a view to obtain information as to facts, I lately requested Dr. Whitmore Clarke to ascertain the number of Venereal cases which had occurred in the Winchester in the course of last year, and you will perceive from his letter, herewith enclosed, that the cases treated in this ship alone amounted to one third part of the whole crew, and it may be inferred therefrom that a third part of the seamen generally who come into this Port become diseased.

What an aggregate of suffering, and misery, and loss of life, is herein represented to be the effect of the prevalence of this disease amongst the Women engaged in Prostitution. To say nothing of the inhumanity of allowing an evil of this nature and magnitude to remain unrestricted, how much of mere pecuniary interest and advantage are sacrificed by the defective health, and strength, and vigor, it induces amongst a class whose labors are so costly as those of seamen are.

But the class of seafaring persons are not the only class who suffer and are

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Page 32 31 364 the consideration of this matter, and I most ardently desire and hope that your active interference may eventually succeed in checking this most serious and destructive evil. With a view to obtain information as to facts, I lately requested Dr. Whitmore Clarke to ascertain the number of Venereal cases which had occurred in the Winchester in the course of last year, and you will perceive from his letter, herewith enclosed, that the cases treated in this ship alone amounted to one third part of the whole crew, and it may be inferred therefrom that a third part of the seamen generally who come into this Port become diseased. What an aggregate of suffering, and misery, and loss of life, is herein represented to be the effect of the prevalence of this disease amongst the Women engaged in Prostitution. To say nothing of the inhumanity of allowing an evil of this nature and magnitude to remain unrestricted, how much of mere pecuniary interest and advantage are sacrificed by the defective health, and strength, and vigor, it induces amongst a class whose labors are so costly as those of seamen are. But the class of seafaring persons are not the only class who suffer and are

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32 31 364 the consideration of this matter,. and I most ardently desire and hope that. + your active interference may eventually succeed in checking this most serious and destructive evil. With a view to obtain information as to facts, I lately requested. Dr.___ Whitmore Clarke to ascertain for the number of Venereal cases which had occurred in the Winchester in the Course me of last year, and you will perceive from his letter, herewith ___ enclosed, that the cases treated in this ship alone amounted to one third part of the whole crew, and it may be inferred therefrom that a third part of the seamen generally who come into this Port become diseased. What an aggregate of suffering, and __ misery, and loss of life, is herein ____ represented to be the effect of the - prevalence of this dinace amongst the Women engaged in Prostitution . _ To say nothing of the inhumanity of allowing an evil of this nature .__ and magnitude to remain unrestricted, how much of mere __ pecuniary interest and advantage are di sacrificed by the defective health, and strength, and vigor, it induces amongst a caff whose labes are so as those of seamen are .__ costly But the class of seafaring persons are not the only class who suffer and are

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the consideration of this matter,. and I most ardently desire and hope that.

+ your active interference

may eventually succeed in checking

this most serious and destructive evil.

With a view to obtain information as to facts, I lately requested. Dr.___ Whitmore Clarke to ascertain for the number of Venereal cases which had occurred in the Winchester in

the

Course

of last year, and you will

perceive from his letter, herewith ___ enclosed, that the cases treated in this ship alone amounted to one third part of the whole crew, and it may be inferred therefrom that a third part of the seamen generally

who

come

into this Port become diseased.

What an aggregate of suffering, and __

misery, and loss of life, is herein ____ represented to be the effect of the - prevalence of this dinace amongst the

Women

engaged in Prostitution . _ To

say nothing of the inhumanity of allowing an evil of this nature .__ and magnitude to remain unrestricted, how much of mere __ pecuniary interest and advantage

are di

sacrificed by the defective health, and strength, and vigor, it induces amongst a caff whose labes are so as those of seamen are .__ costly

But

the class of seafaring persons are not

the only class who suffer and are

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