CDA + women '64-'70

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- CDAs fundamentally restructured business of prostitution

- state regulation consisted of medical exams, hospital treatment and registration of known prostitutes

- ramifications more extensive

- many U/MC women feared they endangered dignity of women mistakenly id'd as prostitutes

- in appearing to lay VD blame on women, gov also provided stark lesson to women all social ranks ; parliament of men more than capable of passing laws to degrade women and benefit basically men alone

regulated prostitution

- '71 royal commission that investigated the acts found ev. that legislation improved conditions for prostitutes in protected areas

- 1 lock hospital surgeon alleged provision medical care encouraged infected women to travel voluntarily to protected regions

- certificates given to disease-free prostitutes on release (valued assets)

- prostitutes could use certificates as clearance documents w/ clients allowing some to secure increased payments

- CofE clergy in lock wards in aldershot, chatham and devonport rep, that while incarc. + under treatment, both health and self esteem of prostitutes appeared to improve

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- frequent checks and timely treatment increased working life of women beyond customary 3-4yrs

- while VD usually brought about premature death, regular checks preserved health and allowed them to stay in business for longer

- '71 commission found most popular aspect reduced scabies / 'the itch' which kept women awake at night, corrupted fingers and acused constant genital and anal scratching

- scabies caused most immediate discomfort and treatment provided great relief to many ps

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