Fourth report on the operation of the Contagious Diseases Acts : with comments on the report of the Royal Commission, and extracts from the published evidence : with appendix / Association for Promoting the Extension of the Contagious Diseases Acts.

  • Association for Promoting the Extension of the Contagious Diseases Acts.
Date:
1872
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Credit: Fourth report on the operation of the Contagious Diseases Acts : with comments on the report of the Royal Commission, and extracts from the published evidence : with appendix / Association for Promoting the Extension of the Contagious Diseases Acts. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Prevalence op “ Contagious Diseases,” and influence of the Contagious Diseases Acts in causing their DIMINUTION. . Varieties of disease Serious internal diseases now known to result from Syphilis Comments on the investigations of the Medical Officer of the Privy Council to ascertain the amount of disease Amount of disease underestimated by his observers Inmates of Workhouses and Prisons largely affected .. Comparison of “ Contagious Disease ” in London and Paris Loss to the public service Diminution of more important forms of disease by the Acts Improvement in the effective strength of the Army Comparison of the British with the French and Belgian Armies Experience in the Coldstream Guards Experience at Dover of the importance of the periodical examination Diminution of expense to the taxpayer .. Seduction of true syphilis Progressive improvement in the health of the women .. PAGES 37—50 37 38 39 40 41 43 43 43 44 44 45 46 47 48 49 APPENDIX. Medical Memorial in favour of the Acts .. .. .. 51 Tables issued by the MetrojSitan Police, illustrating the preventive and rcclamatory influence of the Acts at Plymouth and Devonport .. .. .. .. .. 55