Article Title: The Contagious Diseases Acts
Journal Title: Lancet, The
Orientation: medical profession; liberal; medical reform
Date Run: 1857 to 1890 indexed
Publication Place: London
Publication Frequency: Weekly
Periodical Location: British Library
Creator/Author: Unsigned
Date of Publication: May 24, 1873
Description: This Leader is typical of many in Volume 1, 1873 for noting the decline of prostitution where the C. D. Acts are in force and, at the same time, discrediting the opposition to the C. D. Acts; for example, see also,pp. 217, 293 and 671.
Publication Information: v. 1, pages 743-744
Subject Heading (LCSH): Prostitution (LCSH)
Contagious Diseases Acts (LCSH)
Sexually transmitted diseases--Hospitals. (LCSH)
Language: English
Editor: James G. Wakley (Principal Ed.), Thomas H. Wakley and Thomas Wakley Jr.
Publisher: John James Croft
Temporal Coverage: 1870s
Article type: Leader [editorial]

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