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1. IOR/P/1664 Jan 1881 nos 38-43

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IOR/P/1664 Jan 1881 nos 38-43
Title:
Proposed amendment of the Contagious Diseases Act (XIV of 1868)
Scope & Content:
pp 33-39. Copy communication from the Government of Bengal regarding the proposed amendments, principally concerning 1) the definition of the term "common prostitute", 2) provision for compulsory registration, and 3) powers of summary arrest for unregistered prostitution. Resolution thereon by ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1880-Jan 1881
Extent:
7 pages

2. IOR/P/1664 Aug 1881 nos 32-33

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IOR/P/1664 Aug 1881 nos 32-33
Title:
Re-introduction of the Contagious Diseases Act in the City of Bombay
Scope & Content:
pp 341-56. The Government of Bombay submit report and copy despatches regarding their re-introduction of the Contagious Diseases Act. Incudes Report of the Acting Sanitary Commissioner for Bombay on the prevalence of venereal disease and the necessary measures to prevent it; copy Resolution of t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1881
Extent:
16 pages

3. IOR/P/1664 Jun 1881 nos 23-41

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IOR/P/1664 Jun 1881 nos 23-41
Title:
Remarks on the working of the Contagious Diseases Act (XIV of 1868) in light of its proposed amendment
Scope & Content:
pp 187-261. Correspondence and reports received from local administrations regarding the working of the Contagious Diseases Act. The reports are rich in statistical information. Includes Report of the Committee of Inquiry assembled at Calcutta under the orders of the Government of India, examin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1879-Jun 1881
Extent:
70 pages

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