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law relating to compulsory

examination

in section 43

of

is contained

the existing

Ordinance 10 of 1867

ay

be

K

221

unregistered brother, there seems

case for liability

to be a

strong

to compulsory inspection.

The remaining class is

defended.

As re

regards

other persons.

suspected of being common prostitutes

the class most com

monly

those living in houses which are to all intents

and purposes brothels. but,

Contrary

to law

are

not

registered.

These are the prostitutes

who do most harm and whose

actions baffle the efforts made to check the spread of disease and wherever

a woman is caught under such circumstances i.e. living in an

unregistered

house

that

of

Common

prostitutes

living alone. There are

few of

them and they

are

well known.

and

most of them submit to

examination voluntarily

The

law might be limited to exempt

such persons and section 44 of

the Ordinance amended

accordingly; but I think the probable result would be to increase

the numbers

and possibly create

a new class of Chinese prostitutes.

I understand that according

to

7.

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law relating to compulsory examination in section 43 of is contained the existing Ordinance 10 of 1867 ay be K 221 unregistered brother, there seems case for liability to be a strong to compulsory inspection. The remaining class is defended. As re regards other persons. suspected of being common prostitutes the class most com monly those living in houses which are to all intents and purposes brothels. but, Contrary to law are not registered. These are the prostitutes who do most harm and whose actions baffle the efforts made to check the spread of disease and wherever a woman is caught under such circumstances i.e. living in an unregistered house that of Common prostitutes living alone. There are few of them and they are well known. and most of them submit to examination voluntarily The law might be limited to exempt such persons and section 44 of the Ordinance amended accordingly; but I think the probable result would be to increase the numbers and possibly create a new class of Chinese prostitutes. I understand that according to 7.
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law relating to compulsory

examination

in section 43

of

is contained

the existing

Ordinance 10 of 1867

ay

be

K

221

unregistered brother, there seems

case for liability

to be a

strong

to compulsary inspection.

The remaining class is

defended.

As re

regards

other persons.

suspected of being common prostitutes

the class most com

monly

those living an houdswhich and met with are to all intents

and purposes brothels. but,

Contraxy

to lav

are

notre

registered.

êtuese are the prostitutes

who do most harm and whos

baffle the efforts made to check the spread of disease and wherever

oman is caught under such circumstances i.e. living in an

unregistered

that

of

Common

prostitutes

living alone. There are

few of

them and they

are

well known.

and

of

them subruit to

cxamination voluntarity

The

law might be limited to exempt

such persons and section 44 of

the Ordinance amended

ccordingly; but I think the probable result would be to increase

the numbers

a.

and possibly create

new class of Chinese prostitutes.

dunderstand that according

7.

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