Control and resistance - The working of the Contagious Diseases Acts in Bombay City

Authors
Ramanna, M
Citation
M. Ramanna, Control and resistance - The working of the Contagious Diseases Acts in Bombay City, ECON POLIT, 35(17), 2000, pp. 1470-1476
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Politucal Science & public Administration
Journal title
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY
ISSN journal
00129976 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
17
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1470 - 1476
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-9976(20000422)35:17<1470:CAR-TW>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Focusing on the 1870s and the 1880s, the article looks into the controversy generated by the Indian Contagious Diseases Act among colonial officials a nd native Indians regarding the act's efficacy and implementation procedure s to curb the spread of venereal diseases among the residents, especially t he soldiers and sailors, of Bombay.