ABSTRACT
InKanagawaPr·efecture(includingtheprostitute quartersofYokohamaandYokosuka)among2634womenthe averagepercentageofdiseasefor1898wasofficiallystatedas 2.771.Theseverylowfiguresmustberegardedwith:eat suspicion,astheyarenotonlyagainsttheexperienceof medicalpractitionersinothercountriesbutareclea'rlyproven tobemisleadingbythelateststatisticsoftheYoshi-warahospital. InMarch189:)thepercentageofpatientsintheYoshiwara rosetoabout6i%,andthisappearstobeamorereliable figure.ItiscurioustonotethatinaworkbyDr.0.Commenge(Recherchessurlesll:faladiesvener·iennesaParis,dans leurRapportsaveclaProstitut·ion1·eglernentai1·ede1878a1887) thepercentageofprostitutes(registeredbycards)suffering fromsyphilisalonewas7.3%whilethoseregisteredinhouses werediseasedtotheextentof12.0%.Inviewofthese figures,onecannothelpregardingtheJapanesestatistics,which aresupposedtoincludeallvenerealdiseases,assomewhat untrustworthyandmisleading,andtoconcludethatthis troublearisesfromthesuperficialnatureoftheinspection.
