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A '''lock hospital''' was a hospital that specialized in treating [[venereal disease|sexually transmitted disease]]s. They operated in Britain and its colonies and territories from the 18th century to the 20th.<ref name=Loundes>Frederick W. Loundes, ''Lock Hospitals and Lock Wards in General Hospitals'' (London: J. & A. Churchill,1882), on Internet Archive website, at https://archive.org/stream/lockhospitalsloc00lown/lockhospitalsloc00lown_djvu.txt .</ref> The military had a close association with a number of the hospitals. By the mid 19th century most of the larger army bases in India were home to a lock hospital.<ref name=Dartnell>{{cite journal |author=Dartnell, George R |year=1860 |title=On the prevalence and severity of syphilis in the British army and its prevention |journal=British Medical Journal |volume=1 |issue=174 |pages=317–319.|pmc=2252720 }}</ref> There were more military than civil lock hospitals in India, due to the prevalence of venereal diseases amongst British troops.<ref name="Medical History of British India">{{cite web|last=Sehrawat|first=Samiksha|title=Institutions: Lock hospitals: Measures to halt venereal diseases|url=http://digital.nls.uk/indiapapers/institutions.html|work=Medical History of British India|publisher=National Library of Scotland|accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref> In 1858 the [[Admiralty]] paid to have one opened in [[Portsmouth]] and in 1863 another in [[Plymouth]].<ref name=stark>{{cite book |title=Female Tars: Women aboard ship in the age of sail |last=Stark |first=Suzanne J. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1998 |publisher=Pimlico |isbn=0-7126-6660-5 |page=33 }}</ref> |
A '''lock hospital''' was a hospital that specialized in treating [[venereal disease|sexually transmitted disease]]s. They operated in Britain and its colonies and territories from the 18th century to the 20th.<ref name=Loundes>Frederick W. Loundes, ''Lock Hospitals and Lock Wards in General Hospitals'' (London: J. & A. Churchill,1882), on Internet Archive website, at https://archive.org/stream/lockhospitalsloc00lown/lockhospitalsloc00lown_djvu.txt .</ref> The military had a close association with a number of the hospitals. By the mid 19th century most of the larger army bases in India were home to a lock hospital.<ref name=Dartnell>{{cite journal |author=Dartnell, George R |year=1860 |title=On the prevalence and severity of syphilis in the British army and its prevention |journal=British Medical Journal |volume=1 |issue=174 |pages=317–319.|pmc=2252720 }}</ref> There were more military than civil lock hospitals in India, due to the prevalence of venereal diseases amongst British troops.<ref name="Medical History of British India">{{cite web|last=Sehrawat|first=Samiksha|title=Institutions: Lock hospitals: Measures to halt venereal diseases|url=http://digital.nls.uk/indiapapers/institutions.html|work=Medical History of British India|publisher=National Library of Scotland|accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref> In 1858 the [[Admiralty]] paid to have one opened in [[Portsmouth]] and in 1863 another in [[Plymouth]].<ref name=stark>{{cite book |title=Female Tars: Women aboard ship in the age of sail |last=Stark |first=Suzanne J. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1998 |publisher=Pimlico |isbn=0-7126-6660-5 |page=33 }}</ref> |
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The earliest lock hospitals in India were established around 1797 at Behrampur, Kanpur, Danapur and Fategarh. They were usually located with bazaars and surrounded by a mud wall with a doctor and a woman assistant. The local police were in charge of rounding up women who were suspected to be diseased and they could only return home after obtaining a certificate of discharge. The system was stopped in 1831 due to widespread failure in reducing venereal disease. |
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The term ''lock hospital'' originates from their use as [[leprosarium]]s, in which the patients were kept in restraints.<ref name=Loundes/>{{rp|3}} |
The term ''lock hospital'' originates from their use as [[leprosarium]]s, in which the patients were kept in restraints.<ref name=Loundes/>{{rp|3}} |
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Revision as of 16:12, 27 August 2017
A lock hospital was a hospital that specialized in treating sexually transmitted diseases. They operated in Britain and its colonies and territories from the 18th century to the 20th.[1] The military had a close association with a number of the hospitals. By the mid 19th century most of the larger army bases in India were home to a lock hospital.[2] There were more military than civil lock hospitals in India, due to the prevalence of venereal diseases amongst British troops.[3] In 1858 the Admiralty paid to have one opened in Portsmouth and in 1863 another in Plymouth.[4]
The earliest lock hospitals in India were established around 1797 at Behrampur, Kanpur, Danapur and Fategarh. They were usually located with bazaars and surrounded by a mud wall with a doctor and a woman assistant. The local police were in charge of rounding up women who were suspected to be diseased and they could only return home after obtaining a certificate of discharge. The system was stopped in 1831 due to widespread failure in reducing venereal disease.
The term lock hospital originates from their use as leprosariums, in which the patients were kept in restraints.[1]: 3
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References
- ^ a b Frederick W. Loundes, Lock Hospitals and Lock Wards in General Hospitals (London: J. & A. Churchill,1882), on Internet Archive website, at https://archive.org/stream/lockhospitalsloc00lown/lockhospitalsloc00lown_djvu.txt .
- ^ Dartnell, George R (1860). "On the prevalence and severity of syphilis in the British army and its prevention". British Medical Journal. 1 (174): 317–319. PMC 2252720.
- ^ Sehrawat, Samiksha. "Institutions: Lock hospitals: Measures to halt venereal diseases". Medical History of British India. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ Stark, Suzanne J. (1998). Female Tars: Women aboard ship in the age of sail. Pimlico. p. 33. ISBN 0-7126-6660-5.
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