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Contagious Diseases Act

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Contagious Diseases Act has 39 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 7 references, with 2 live disagreements.

39 facts·36 predicates·7 sources·2 in dispute

Mostly:proved failure in(3), repealed in(2), is disgrace to(1)

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Proved Failure inin disputeprovedFailureIn

Repealed inin disputerepealedIn

Is Disgrace toisDisgraceTo

Referenced Intertextually byreferencedIntertextuallyBy

Disgrace todisgraceTo

Evaluated As FailureevaluatedAsFailure

  • null[4]all time · Loop16 Native Police Officers

Referenced in Context ofreferencedInContextOf

Considered Disgrace byconsideredDisgraceBy

Intertextual tointertextualTo

Led toledTo

Targeted for Repeal bytargetedForRepealBy

Characterized by Mr Jordan AscharacterizedByMrJordanAs

  • exercised-in-most-objectionable-way[2]all time · Prostitution

Inbound mentions (14)

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assumedWomenWouldSupportIfUnderstoodAssumed Women Would Support If Understood(1)

concernsConcerns(1)

demandedRepealOfDemanded Repeal of(1)

deniedLegalisationOfViceDenied Legalisation of Vice(1)

makesNoReferenceToMakes No Reference to(1)

petitionsForRepealOfPetitions for Repeal of(1)

prayedForRepealOfPrayed for Repeal of(1)

praysForRepealOfPrays for Repeal of(1)

presupposesActExistsPresupposes Act Exists(1)

presupposesExistenceOfPresupposes Existence of(1)

presupposesRegulationPresupposes Regulation(1)

referredToReferred to(1)

referredToActReferred to Act(1)

regulatedUnderRegulated Under(1)

Other facts (24)

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24 facts
PredicateValueRef
Claimed Effect by Mr Jordanlegalises-vice-fosters-white-slavery-violates-british-chivalry-and-laws-of-god[2]
Compatible Withmoral-law-and-obligation[2]
Exists on Statute Bookyes[2]
Has Evil Side Acknowledgednull[2]
Has Evil Side But Lesser Evil Than Nonenull[2]
Object Is Protection ofCommunity Especially Females[2]
Would Check Horrible Trafficnull[2]
Repeal Petitioned{}[2]
In Force inGarrison Towns England[2]
Applied toCommon Prostitutes[1]
RequiredMedical Examination[1]
Target of Petition for Repealnull[7]
Brought Under OperationCases of Virtuous Girls[2]
Refers toQld Legislation 19th Century[2]
Colonial Legislationnull[2]
Promotes Public Prostitution{}[2]
Exists in Brisbanesupposed[2]
Historical Context Garrison Townsnull[2]
CausesMedical Examination[1]
Deontic RequirementMedical Examination[1]
Historical LawColonial Australia[1]
Portrayed As RegulatoryText[1]
Presupposes Need for Replacementnull[4]
Protested Against by Philanthropistsnull[5]

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appliedTotrove-cooktown/prostitution-sex-work
ex:common-prostitutes
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broughtUnderOperationtrove-cooktown/prostitution
ex:cases-of-virtuous-girls
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causestrove-cooktown/prostitution-sex-work
ex:medical-examination
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characterizedByMrJordanAstrove-cooktown/prostitution
exercised-in-most-objectionable-way
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claimedEffectByMrJordantrove-cooktown/prostitution
legalises-vice-fosters-white-slavery-violates-british-chivalry-and-laws-of-god
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colonialLegislationtrove-cooktown/prostitution
null
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compatibleWithtrove-cooktown/prostitution
moral-law-and-obligation
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consideredDisgraceBylaura-corridor/loop11-hodgkinson
ex:mr-macfarlane
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deonticRequirementtrove-cooktown/prostitution-sex-work
ex:medical-examination
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disgraceTolaura-corridor/loop16-native-police-officers
ex:colony-and-members
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evaluatedAsFailurelaura-corridor/loop16-native-police-officers
null
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existsInBrisbanetrove-cooktown/prostitution
supposed
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existsOnStatuteBooktrove-cooktown/prostitution
yes
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hasEvilSideAcknowledgedtrove-cooktown/prostitution
null
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hasEvilSideButLesserEvilThanNonetrove-cooktown/prostitution
null
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historicalContextGarrisonTownstrove-cooktown/prostitution
null
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historicalLawtrove-cooktown/prostitution-sex-work
ex:colonial-australia
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inForceIntrove-cooktown/prostitution
ex:garrison-towns-england
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intertextualTolaura-corridor/loop11-hodgkinson
ex:england-france-repeals
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isDisgraceTolaura-corridor/loop16-native-police-officers
ex:colony-and-house
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ledTolaura-corridor/loop11-hodgkinson
ex:repeal
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objectIsProtectionOftrove-cooktown/prostitution
ex:community-especially-females
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portrayedAsRegulatorytrove-cooktown/prostitution-sex-work
ex:text
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presupposesNeedForReplacementlaura-corridor/loop16-native-police-officers
null
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promotesPublicProstitutiontrove-cooktown/prostitution
{}
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protestedAgainstByPhilanthropiststrove-cooktown/fallen-women
null
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provedFailureInlaura-corridor/loop11-hodgkinson
ex:england
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provedFailureInlaura-corridor/loop16-native-police-officers
ex:england-and-france
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provedFailureInlaura-corridor/loop11-hodgkinson
ex:france
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referencedInContextOflaura-corridor/loop11-hodgkinson
ex:other-colonies
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referencedIntertextuallyBylaura-corridor/loop16-native-police-officers
ex:mr-powers
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refersTotrove-cooktown/prostitution
ex:qld-legislation-19th-century
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repealedInlaura-corridor/loop11-hodgkinson
ex:england
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repealedInlaura-corridor/loop16-native-police-officers
ex:england-and-france
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repealPetitionedtrove-cooktown/prostitution
{}
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requiredtrove-cooktown/prostitution-sex-work
ex:medical-examination
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targetedForRepealBylaura-corridor
ex:women-queensland
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targetOfPetitionForRepealtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
null
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wouldCheckHorribleTraffictrove-cooktown/prostitution
null

References (7)

7 references
  1. [1]Prostitution Sex Work6 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution-sex-work
  2. [2]Prostitution16 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
  3. [3]Loop11 Hodgkinson7 facts
    customctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop11-hodgkinson
  4. [4]Loop16 Native Police Officers7 facts
    customctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop16-native-police-officers
  5. [5]Fallen Women1 fact
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/fallen-women
  6. [6]Laura Corridor1 fact
    customctx:genes/laura-corridor
  7. [7]Coloured Persons1 fact
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons

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