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Title: Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) Report of the Special
Committee of the Board of Health appointed by the Hon. Minister of
Health
Author: Committee Of The Board Of Health
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1922.
NEW ZEALAND.
VENEREAL DISEASES IN NEW ZEALAND.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
APPOINTED BY THE HON. MINISTER OF HEALTH.
_Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave._
CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMITTEE.
Hon. W.H. TRIGGS, M.L.C., Chairman. J.S. ELLIOTT, M.D.,
Member of the Medical Board. Mr. MURDOCH FRASER (New
Plymouth), representing the Hospital Boards of the Dominion. J.P.
FRENGLEY, M.D., D.P.H., Deputy Director-General of Health. Lady
LUKE, C.B.E. Sir DONALD McGAVIN, K.C.M.G., C.M.G., D.S.O.,
Director-General of Medical Services.
CONTENTS.


PART I.--INTRODUCTORY AND
HISTORICAL. Page
Section 1.--Origin and Scope of Inquiry: Witnesses; Sittings, Date and
Place of; Appreciation of Services rendered 2
Section 2.--Venereal Diseases and their Effects: Ignorance, Effect of;

Sex Education for Young; Syphilis and Gonorrhoea, Origin and
Description; Treatment after Exposure; Diagnosis, Methods of;
Treatment, Importance of Early and Completed 4
Section 3.--Accidental Infection: Sources of Infection; Metchnikoff's
Investigation; Food-conveyance; Lavatories, Towels, Drinking-cups,
&c. 5
Section 4.--Previous Inquiries and Conferences: Contagious Diseases
Act, England; Royal Commission, 1913, Evidence, View of
Compulsory Notification, Divorce and Venereal Disease, Sex
Education, Instruction, and Propaganda; Australasian Medical
Congresses. Committee appointed; Auckland Congress, 1914, Report
presented, Nature of Notification recommended; Melbourne
Conference, 1922, Review of Legislation, Comments and
Recommendations; England, Committee recently appointed to report
on Venereal Diseases 5
Section 5.--Legislation in New Zealand, Past and Present: Contagious
Diseases Act, 1869 (A), Reference to; Cases Cited (B) which require
New Legislation to deal with; Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act,
1913 (C); Detention Provisions; The Prisoners Detention Act, 1915 (D);
Provisions for dealing with Venereal Diseases in Convicted Persons;
Social Hygiene Act, 1917 (E); Provisions of the Act outlined; Subsidy
for Maintenance in Hospitals 7


PART II.--PREVALENCE OF VENEREAL
DISEASE IN NEW ZEALAND.
Section 1.--Medical Statistics (A): Medical Practitioners, Special
Returns from, Cases reported, Gonorrhoea and Syphilis: Chancroid;
Prevalence. Clinic Statistics (B): Department of Health Data; Clinic
Distribution; Age Distribution; Marital Condition. Mental Hospital

Statistics (C): Syphilis and Dementia Paralytica; Computations as to
Prevalence of Syphilis based on Fournier's Estimate. Incidence among
Maoris (D): Early Days, Miscarriages; Prevalence at Present, Origin.
Death-certificates (E): Two Certificates, one for Relatives, other for
Registrar; British Empire Statistical Conference, Resolutions passed;
Committee's Conclusion 9
Section 2.--Causes of the Prevalence of Venereal Diseases in New
Zealand: Infected Individuals, neglect to undergo or continue
Treatment; Chiropractors; Herbalists: Overseas Introduction;
Promiscuous Sexual Intercourse; Professional Prostitution; Police
Evidence; "Amateur" Prostitution; Social Distribution; Extra-marital
Sexual Intercourse, Result of; Parental Control; Sex Education;
Housing and Living Conditions; Hostels, Advantages of; Moral
Imbeciles, Danger from; Delayed Marriages; Alcohol; Accidental
Infections; Dances; Cinema; Returned Soldiers 11


PART III.--BEST MEANS OF
COMBATING AND PREVENTING
VENEREAL DISEASES.
Section 1.--Education and Moral Control: Chastity, Value of;
Relationship between Sexes; Infected Persons, Responsibility; Church
and Press influence; Parents duty to Children; Pamphlet for Parents;
Sex Hygiene in Schools, Mode of Teaching; School Mothers, Value of,
in Girls' School; Instruction in Sex Hygiene; Adolescents; Moral
Standard, Value of 12
Section 2.--Clinics for the Treatment of Venereal Disease: Distribution;
Work performed; Male and Female Attendance; Locality of Clinics;
Hours of Attendance; Lady Doctors; Supply of Apparatus and Drugs
for certain Cases; Advertising Clinics; Extension of Clinics; Training at

Clinics for Nurses, Students, &c.; Cases attending until non-infective;
Male and Female; Lady Patrols; Social Hygiene Society, Work of;
Laboratories and Free Treatment: Complement Fixation Test for
Gonorrhoea 14 Page Section 3.--Licensed Brothels: Observations on;
Dangers of Infection from; Statistics; North European Conference's
Resolution; Flexner's Views; American Opinion. 15
Section 4.--Exclusion of Venereal Cases from Overseas: Health Act,
1920, Provisions; Attendances at Clinics; Recommendations;
Immigration Restriction Act and Syphilis. 16
Section 5.--Prophylaxis: Packet System; Early Treatment;
Inter-departmental Committee on Infectious Diseases, Conclusions;
Notices in Public Conveniences; Prophylaxis, Efficiency of 16
Section 6.--Legislation required: Conditional Notification
(A)--National Council of Women, View on; Number or Symbol
Notification; Infectious Diseases Notification Bill, England (1889),
Opposition to, Comparisons with Control of Infectious Diseases;
Present System, Disadvantages of; West