Lock hospital

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A Lock Hospital was a hospital that specialised in treating venereal diseases. They operated in Britain and its colonies and territories from the 18th century to the 20th. 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.[1] There were more military than civil lock hospitals in India, due to the prevalence of venereal diseases amongst British troops. [2] In 1858 the Admiralty paid to have one opened in Portsmouth and in 1863 another in Plymouth.[3]

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  1. ↑ 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. 
  2. ↑ Sehrawat, Samiksha. "Institutions: Lock hospitals: Measures to halt venereal diseases". Medical History of British India. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 24 October 2013. 
  3. ↑ 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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