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has taken place in the numbers admitted

this year.

The present Lock Hospital. put up a hundred beds and I do not

- think now the act has been

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and perform their ablutions regularly,

without inconvenienel.

I think the

can

required for

working

` so long and under the improvements

that have been made in it's

lately that so large

working

an accommodation

will ever be required in the future.

The principal

cause

of the

deminution in numbers has been

the inspection of the brothels regularly a definite number being laid down as

ai

to the accommodation each affords which prevents overcrowding and dirt and

the women

having

onore/ room are

now able to keep themselves clean and

the Lock

accommodation

may

be safely

redused to fifty for the future. The

only danger of increase of numbers

admitted now is an increase

e of trade

with the Coast Ports or in the event of

War as it

many of the worst eases

Cond

down from the coast.

I have

(signed) Ph. B.C. Ayres,

Colonial Surgeon.

Ive cosy сож

driver Anstie

Colonice Jeeratave

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