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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]], |
The earliest lock hospitals in India were established around 1797 at [[Behrampur]], [[Kanpur]], [[Danapur]] and [[Fategarh]]{{dn|date=February 2018}}. They were usually located within 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 of being diseased and they could return home only after obtaining a certificate of discharge.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Wald|first=Erica|date=2009-05-05|title=From begums and bibis to abandoned females and idle women|url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/001946460804600102|journal=The Indian Economic & Social History Review|language=en|volume=46|issue=1|pages=5–25|doi=10.1177/001946460804600102}}</ref> |
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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 13:22, 4 February 2018
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[disambiguation needed]. They were usually located within 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 of being diseased and they could return home only after obtaining a certificate of discharge.[5]
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.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Wald, Erica (2009-05-05). "From begums and bibis to abandoned females and idle women". The Indian Economic & Social History Review. 46 (1): 5–25. doi:10.1177/001946460804600102.