The History of Prostitution: Its Extent, Causes, and Effects throughout the World
CHAPTER XXVI. GREAT BRITAIN.--SYPHILITIC DISEASES.
First Recognition in England.--Regulations of Henry VI.-- Lazar Houses.--John of Gaddesden.--Queen Elizabeth's Surgeon.--Popular Opinions.--Proclamation of James IV. of Scotland.--Middlesex and London Hospitals.--Army.--Navy.-- Merchant Service.--St. Bartholomew's Hospital.--Estimated Extent of Syphilis. 354