CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 84

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Fearing my Hag the Crew of which has had liberty on shore in portions of 25 Men for 48 hours, there are between 40 or 50 cases of venereal

exceedingly bad cases, the Surgeon states _ and several. obliged. to be sent to the Minden,

some

Hospital Ship, and other Ships

are in the same position

i

the Winchuster.

I need not state to

As

your Excellency that in France and other places this evil is put ___ under regulation both of Police and medically, that the - districts inhabited by of this description are divided

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and subdivided, and subject to

frequent examinations and .__

visiting, and that those afflicted with the dinase are immediately

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removed and placed in Hospital and hept in till cused, thereby diminishing very much the sisht of infection

I am not aware how far

your Excellency may enabled to interfere

in your

Government on this subject should imagine

But I should

establishment of a Hospital for

females in this wretched State

might be effected and,

acted and placed.

under proper medical.