The negro sailor is held in very bad repute by these women, and some keepers will not allow him to enter their houses, believing that infection from a colored man is of the worst kind, and almost incurable.
The medical returns for the year 1846 give the following tables relating to the women in the St. Paul Suburb:
“In January there were 186 women, of whom 15 were sick; the diseases were
| Venereal disease | 9 | |
| Itch | 1 | |
| Colic | 1 | |
| Gastric fever | 1 | |
| Rheumatic fever | 1 | |
| Catarrh of lungs | 1 | |
| Calculus | 1 | |
| Total | 15 |
“In May, of 189 women, 21 were sick:
| Venereal disease | 9 | |
| Itch | 8 | |
| Gastric fever | 2 | |
| Inflammation of lungs | 1 | |
| Spitting of blood | 1 | |
| Total | 21 |
“In August, of 181 women, 17 were sick:
| Venereal disease | 13 | |
| Colic | 2 | |
| Itch | 1 | |
| Rheumatism | 1 | |
| Total | 17 |
“In December, of 161 women, 18 were sick: