Abstract:This study focusses on lock hospitals, venereal diseases, soldiers and prostitutes in Awadh. The colonial administration implemented a policy to protect soldiers from sexually transmitted diseases. In the nineteenth century across the globe British colonial administrations established legislation to stem the growing tide of venereal diseases and mid-nineteenth century the Contagious disease act was passed through which identified female prostitute on the principal source of contagion. This studies primarily ba… Show more
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