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Contagious Diseases Ordinance

as I understand is (/) to confine prostitution to brothels i.e. to collect the source of mischief into centres where it may be effectually dealt with (2) to regulate the brothels and their inmates so that they may be free from disease.

The peculiar customs and habits of the people here have made it quite possible to work in this way, and practically the great proportion of prostitution is confined to brothels. A great deal of what is urged against a system that renders it difficult to get all the prostitutes into brothels unless they are placed under medical inspection when they are there.

...all women suspected of being prostitutes liable to be compelled to submit to examination does not apply if the liability is confined to those who have voluntarily placed themselves in the avowed category of prostitutes by registering themselves as inmates of brothels.

On the other hand, it is ... of the people here ... have made it quite possible to work in this way.

I think therefore that there are special grounds...

much of the ... Larr...

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Contagious Diseases Ordinance as I understand is (/) to confine prostitution to brothels i.e. to collect the source of mischief into centres where it may be effectually dealt with (2) to regulate the brothels and their inmates so that they may be free from disease. The peculiar customs and habits of the people here have made it quite possible to work in this way, and practically the great proportion of prostitution is confined to brothels. A great deal of what is urged against a system that renders it difficult to get all the prostitutes into brothels unless they are placed under medical inspection when they are there. ...all women suspected of being prostitutes liable to be compelled to submit to examination does not apply if the liability is confined to those who have voluntarily placed themselves in the avowed category of prostitutes by registering themselves as inmates of brothels. On the other hand, it is ... of the people here ... have made it quite possible to work in this way. I think therefore that there are special grounds... much of the ... Larr...
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Contagions Diseases Ordinance

as I

xunderstand

is (/) to confine prostitution to

brothers ie. to collect the source

of mischief into centres

where it

may be effectually dealt with (2)

to

regulate

ate the brothels and their

may

imates so that they

be

Lonice

of

diseases.

The peculiar customs

all womew

7.10 12

220

suspected of being

prostitutes liable to be

Compelled to submit to examination

does not apply if the liability is

Confined

to

LVOL 7 AZ z z

who have

voluntarily placed themselves in the avowed category of

Jay

prostitutes by registering themselves

as inmates of brothels.

On the other hand, it is

and habits

of

the people here

of

7 1 0

have made it quite possible

to work in this way,

and

practically the great proportion of prostitution is confined to brothels. A great deal of what is

urged against a system.

that renders.

all

getting

all the prostitutes

into brothels unless they

aro

placed under medical inspection.

when they

are there.

I think therefore that

there are

special grounds

a tr

which po

much of the songhen

Larr

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