CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4] — Page 596

Diseases Act a

large increase

had been noticed in the

number of cases of venereal

органо

disease among

the seamen

of Her Majesty's Navy, I in- structed the Acting Colonial Surgeon (D: Atkinson) and the Acting Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital (D! Lowson) to furnish me with a joint report on the subject. I enclose a copy of Maro! of their report, which, while 1896. it confirms Admiral Buller's

statement

Enelo316

31st

statement as regards

men, shows

593

regards the sea-

shows further that

а

even more marked increase has occurred in the

spread

the

of the disease

among soldiers of the garrison, since

the compulsory medical ex- amination of prostitutes

abolished.

was

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

Williain Rober