Prostitution, in relation to public health : forming the introductory chapter to the second edition of the Treatise on syphilis / by William Acton.

  • Acton, William, 1813-1875.
Date:
1851
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Credit: Prostitution, in relation to public health : forming the introductory chapter to the second edition of the Treatise on syphilis / by William Acton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Prostitution, extract from Quarterly Review on; the origin of venereal diseases ; meaning of the word ; division of, into non-specific and specific,! and definition of the terms ; origin of syphilis; syphilis does not arise de\ novo in the present day; analogy of with farcy in the horse ; cases of sup- posed syphilis ; leprosy probably consisted of secondary symptoms; fre- quency of syphilis in the present day, as shown by the British army returns ; amount of venereal diseases in the American army ; proportions! in the English navy and merchant service; condition of in the London! Hospitals; average stay in hospitals; condition of venereal diseases ini Grunpeck’s time, and in Queen Elizabeth’s reign; regulations against,! in the reign of James IV. of Scotland; treatment of syphilitic patients| in 1796, in Paris; neglect of syphilis in London, even within the last few years; Lock Hospital, derivation of term; little support that it lias] received; consequences of not treating prostitutes shown; mortality from] syphilis; probable number of prostitutes in London; what becomes oi them ; premature death, a rare occurrence in prostitutes : prostitutioi considered as a question of public health; Rev. T. Garnier’s reasons foi supporting Lock Hospitals. LONDON : PRINTED BY G J. PALMER, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.