[59] For latest regulations, see [appendix].

[60] i.e.—Written in a very easy style so that even illiterate women can read the same.

[61] Brothel-keeping; prostitution; introducing houses.

[62] See Appendix under the head of “[Hospital Regulations].�

[63] Illicit prostitution has actually increased in Gumma and Wakayama since the abolition of licensed brothels.

[64] A great many of these women are by no means virtuous. These statistics are very incomplete, inasmuch as they fail to take into account the vast number of secret prostitutes in Japan. Even in the case of courtesans and geisha, it is almost certain that the numbers are understated.

[65] It used to be the custom for lower class houses to air all their showy bedding on the balconies facing the road.

[66] The actual word used is “Ki-yaku� (�約) “an agreement� or “covenant,� but, in the sense in which it is used here the term “Constitution� seems most appropriate.

[67] The wards are divided of follows:—

(1)Forsyphilis.
(2)“gonorrhœa.
(3)“chancres.
(4)“skin diseases.
(5)“miscellaneous diseases.
(6)“cases of serious illness.
(7)“isolated rooms for infectious diseases.