00833pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002100040245008700061260000900148300001500157362001100172520035300183650003500536650004600571650002400617773003400641180718b2000   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aRamanna, Mridula  aControl and resistance: the working of the Contagious Diseases Acts in Bombay city  c2000  ap.1470-476  a22 Apr  aFocusing on the 1870s and the 1880s, the article looks into the controversy generated by the Indian Contagious Diseases Act among colonial officials and native Indians regarding the act's efficacy and implementation procedures to curb the spread of venereal diseases among the residents, especially the soldiers and sailors, of Bombay. - Reproduced  aDiseases - India - Maharashtra  aInfectious diseases - India - Maharashtra  aInfectious diseases  aEconomic and Political Weekly